Kip Austin Hinton

Affiliation

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Biography

Kip Austin Hinton is Associate Professor in Bilingual & Literacy Studies, and Graduate Coordinator of Bilingual Education at UT Rio Grande Valley. He earned his Ph.D. in Cultural Studies in Education from UCLA; his master’s in Bicultural-Bilingual Studies from UT San Antonio; and his bachelor’s in English summa cum laude from the Ohio State University. He has taught in English and Spanish in Texas, California, and Querétaro. His research interests include language ideology, the borderlands, immigrant students, and equity within bilingual education programs. Dr. Hinton gives presentations at AERA, TABE, and other conferences. He publishes in journals including Equity & Excellence in Education; Journal of Latinos in Education; Education, Citizenship and Social Justice; and Bilingual Research Journal. Dr. Hinton is Regional Vice President for the Texas Council of Faculty Senates, and volunteers as a child advocate/ guardian ad litem for unaccompanied minor refugees inside RGV detention centers and immigration courts.