Bridges of Belonging: Latinx Students and scholars as Advocates, Mentors, and Change Agents
Special Issue in Honor of Latinx Heritage Month
As we celebrate Latinx Heritage Month, we invite scholars, educators, students, and community partners to contribute to a special issue that centers the lived experiences, leadership, and cultural wealth of Latinx students and scholars in higher education. This issue seeks to honor the vibrant and multifaceted ways Latinx students and scholars engage in advocacy, mentoring, and community-building across educational spaces.
We welcome submissions that explore, interrogate, and uplift Latinx student voices through a range of lenses, including but not limited to:
- Student-led advocacy and activism for equity, inclusion, and justice
- Mentoring relationships that foster academic, personal, and professional growth
- Community engagement initiatives rooted in reciprocity, cultural pride, and social responsibility
- Pedagogical practices and institutional programs that support Latinx student success
- Narratives of resilience, identity, and belonging in predominantly white institutions
- Research methodologies that center Latinx perspectives and community knowledge
This special issue aims to amplify the contributions of Latinx students and scholars, and to foster dialogue that bridges academic inquiry with community impact. We encourage submissions from emerging scholars, student researchers, and practitioners working in multilingual, multicultural, and community-engaged contexts.
Submissions should be sent according to the below guidelines. Submit by filling out this submission form, then emailing any files to contingencies-journal@nyu.edu with “Submission” in the subject line.
Timeline
- Article Submission Deadline: December 20th, 2026
- Notification of Acceptance: January 30, 2026
- Publication Date: April 2026
Submission Guidelines
- Submissions must consist of original work that has not been previously published. They may take the form of scholarly essays, qualitative and quantitative research studies, assignment models, or reflections on teaching practice/experience. Because the journal is interdisciplinary, submissions should briefly explain any discipline-specific jargon or acronyms.
- Submitters should edit their work carefully before submitting it for initial consideration. Submissions that contain extensive errors of fact or style will not be reviewed.
- The journal focuses on higher education pedagogy; work involving examples from secondary education is acceptable if its main focus is on higher education.
- Text submissions must take the form of a Word document .docx file; not a pdf or any other format. Submissions must be double-spaced, use 12-point Times New Roman and standard margins. They must be prepared for anonymous review, with no individually-identifiable information or references to the author(s) in the manuscript.
- Illustrations, figures, audio, and video are welcome; they should be included in the document to show position. Upon acceptance they will be requested as separate files (png, gif, mp3, wav, mp4, H.264). Do not include direct links to Youtube or other commercial websites within the text itself.
- Submissions that include photos, audio, video, etc. depicting living persons must be accompanied by the appropriate permissions for sharing those images (what is appropriate depends on the laws in the nation where the images are produced). The editors will review submissions and alert you if they see anything that may violate FERPA or copyright law, but it is your responsibility to keep in compliance with those regulations. For US regulations, see http://www.nyu.edu/about/policies-guidelines-compliance/policies-and-guidelines/FERPA.html for information on FERPA and http://www.nyu.edu/footer/copyright-and-fair-use.html for information on copyright and fair use.
- Length should be between 1500 and 7500 words (not including citations and list of works cited).
- Documentation should follow MLA format.
- The minimum resolution for images should be at least 600 px wide with 72 DPI in JPG or PNG file formats only.
- Images should include alt text for accessibility purposes.
- The maximum file size for video is 2GB.
- Submissions to Contingencies cannot be under simultaneous consideration by another publication.
- There is no fee for publishing in the journal.
- Reviews normally take two to three months. If a reviewed submission is deemed publishable with revision, it will be returned, with feedback, to the submitter, who will then have one to two months to revise and resubmit.
- When resubmitting their revised work, the submitter should include a version of the submission with changes visibly tracked, annotated, or summarized in a narrative statement.