HBLI Scholars are individuals who are sharing their expertise with the HBLI community (I.E. doctoral fellows, school board members, community college trustees, and state legislators).  They also share their expertise with HBLI collaborators such as LULAC and WICHE.  HBLI scholars contribute to the improvement of Hispanic education through writing policy papers, conducting seminars for doctoral fellows, and facilitating presentations at HBLI leadership seminars and workshops.  

Many distinguished individuals make up the pool of  HBLI Scholars.  They include (in alphabetical order):

Baltazar Arispe y Acevedo, Jr.

Houston, TX

Dr. Gilbert Cardenas

Director, Julian Samora Research Institute, Michigan State University

Dr. Jorge Chapa

Director, Hispanic Research Institute, Indiana University

[ Dr. Rey Contreras ]

Professor, San Francisco State  University

Dr. Richard Cornejo

Professor, San Diego State University

Dr. Robert Haro,

Director, Cesar Chavez Institute, San Francisco State University

Dr. John A. Garcia

Professor, University of Arizona

Dr. Maria "Cuca" Robledo Montecel

Executive Director, Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA)

Dr. Gary Orfield

Professor and Co-Director, The Civil Rights Project, Harvard University

Dr. Tacho Mindiola, Jr.

Director,  Center for Mexican American Studies, University of Houston

Dr. Waldemar "Bill" Rojas

Superintendent,  Dallas Public Schools

Dr. Barbara J. Robles

Professor, LBJ School of Public Affairs

Dr. Jay Scribner

Professor, University of Texas, Austin

Dr. Concepcion Valadez 

Professor, University of California Los Angeles

Dr. Carlos Velez-Ibañez

Professor, UC Riverside

Ronald T. Vera, Esq.

Attorney, Claremont, CA