Registration Cost

• ACPA Professional or Faculty Member – $30
• ACPA Student Member – $10
• Non-member Professional or Faculty Member – $50
• Non-member Student – $20
• Graduate Program Group Rate (10 registrations) – $150

Registration for the event can be found by following this link.

Schedule of Events

Reminder all times on the agenda are in Eastern Time 

Keynote, Endnote, and portions of the Panel Discussion and Educational Sessions will be recorded and available for those who have registered.

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Encamping within and through masculinities: Disrupting and transgressing the demands of oppressive norms

The Institute for Critical Perspectives and Practices on College Masculinities provides a space for student affairs educators, scholars, and higher education professionals to critically explore and reflect on the future of men and masculinities scholarship and practice. This virtual institute will curate opportunities for critical reflection and provide tools for professional practice related to examining power and privilege.

For this year’s institute we are wrestling with how scholarship and practice of masculinities is being enacted within higher education environments. In our communities we will find ourselves upholding oppressive norms and at other times disrupting these harmful notions of scholarship and practice. How can we hold ourselves accountable for our actions and supporting other well-being of all? Through coalition building, we can sort through the contradictions and create new systems of accountability to foster change in academia and beyond. Participants will leave this institute gaining 

• Knowledge on new masculinities scholarship not often highlighted in the academy.
• Critical practitioner insights that will expand ways to make change working within men and masculinities programs and events on college campuses. 
• Connections through interactive conversations to build coalitions of support across our higher education experiences

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Quortne R. Hutchings

Dr. Hutchings keynote will focus on envisioning masculinities scholarship and practice that expands and disrupts binary normative assumptions within gender and sexualities studies in Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) research and practice.

Quortne R. Hutchings (they, them) is a first-generation college graduate, proud Ronald E. McNair scholar alum, and assistant professor in higher education at Northern Illinois University. Quortne teaches courses on college student development, qualitative methodology, teaching and learning pedagogies, and dissertation proposal writing. Quortne introspectively and intentionally teaches and examines higher education as a critical researcher and educator with an equity praxis lens. Their teaching centers change and evolve of colleges and universities to meet their most marginalized communities’ needs through transformative educational and engagement practices.

First Session of Educational Presentations Options 

Exploring the Motivations of Latino men who Pursue Higher Education presented by Dr. Lazaro Camacho, Jr.

This session will explore the question, “In what ways are Latino men allowed to exist in relation to postsecondary education?” The presentation will ask attendees to consider the postsecondary education motivations of Latino men from a place of agency and liberation. Using key takeaways from two studies that examined the gendered experiences of undergraduate and graduate Latino men students, this presentation will encourage the attendees to reimagine Latino men students as change agents

Mentoring Masculinities presented by Cristian Noriega

The presentation will identify mentorship as a tool to disrupt restrictive and toxic masculinity ideologies within a higher education context. Using examples from a Mxn of Color Mentorship Program, this presentation will illustrate the potential of such programs to re-define healthier and liberatory forms of masculinity. A small discussion section will be included for practitioners to talk through similar programs or how to get started in creating a similar program in their respective institutions. 

Turning a New Page: Insights from a Black Men’s Book Club Presented by Kevin Pajaro-Mariñez

This session explores the intellectual and personal process of developing a community-based Black men’s book club called the Black Men’s Reflection Group (BMRG). The BMRG represents an intersectional approach that demonstrates how vulnerability and communal healing through dialogue informs equitable and inclusive practices for cultivating expansive masculinities. This presentation encourages attendees to think critically about how the BMRG model can position men across intersections of marginalization and perspectives to meaningfully contend with their gender socialization. 

Second Session of Educational Presentations Options 

Unveiling Vulnerability and Redefining Masculinity in Black Men presented by Quashon Bunch

This presentation delves into the critical role of artistic expression in exploring and redefining Black masculinity. It highlights how storytelling, in various artistic forms, serves as a powerful tool for unveiling vulnerability, breaking down traditional stereotypes, and fostering deeper self-awareness amongst Black Male college students. By examining the intersection of creativity, culture, and personal growth, the presentation underscores how Black men use art to navigate their identities, challenge societal norms, and contribute to broader cultural dialogues connected to their emotions. 

Beyond the Brother Code: Black Masculinities, Black Feminism, and the Agency of Black Men in Graduate Engineering Programs presented by Dr. Joshua Wallace

In this session, Dr. Wallace will present on utilizing Black feminist theoretical frameworks to disrupt oppressive norms in Black masculinities. Specifically, he will share findings from my recent work which explores how agency is exerted beyond hegemonic masculinities in engineering and illuminated the influences of a discipline’s culture on masculine thinking and being. Moreover, this study, guided by Black feminism, epistemologically and theoretically, moves Black masculinities scholarship and practice toward an emphasis on divesting from patriarchy.

Muslim Men in Higher Education and Masculinities: Navigating Challenges and Redefining Narratives presented by Dr. Faran Saeed

This session will explore the challenges Muslim men face in higher education, focusing on the intersection of religion, race, and gender. We will discuss the impact of Islamophobia, stereotypes, and underrepresentation, along with the mental health implications. Through reflection and dialogue, the session will offer strategies for challenging harmful narratives, promoting well-being, and supporting Muslim men’s leadership and inclusion on campus.

Panel Discussion

Disrupting Oppressive Masculinities: A Jotería Microaffirmation Approach with Panelists Dr. Ángel de Jesus González, Dr. Omi Salas- SantaCruz, & Dr Sergio A. Gonzalez and Moderated by Dr. Souksavanh Keovorabouth.

This panel explores Jotería pedagogy to challenge oppressive masculinities in education. Dr. Angel Gonzalez highlights disrupting cisheteropatriarchy in the classroom, and Dr. Sergio Gonzalez discusses his Jotería microaffirmation approach to resisting toxic masculinity. Dr. Omi Salas-SantaCruz addresses trans masculinities, emphasizing soft masculinity and femmeness to create caring, non-competitive spaces, challenging traditional, extractive masculine norms.

Additionally, breakout discussion groups will be created for participants to discuss takeaways from the sessions and ways to build on what we have learned.  Full details on the presentation descriptions and day’s events available upon registration.