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The majority in the minority : expanding the representation of Latina/o faculty, administrators, and students in higher education

Title: The majority in the minority : expanding the representation of Latina/o faculty, administrators, and students in higher education / edited by Jeanett Castellanos and Lee Jones ; foreword by Laura I. Rendón.
Publication: Sterling, Va. : Stylus Pub., 2003.

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xxx, 317 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

"As a volume destined to be employed by researchers, practitioners and policy makers, "The Majority in the Minority" appears at the right time in our nation’s demographic history. It connects us to the triumphs an tragedies of our Latino collective pasts and leads us to a more hopeful scenario for the future." -- from the Foreword by Laura RendónLatinas/os are the largest ethnic minority group in the U.S. They are propelling minority communities to majority status in states as disparate as California, Florida, New Jersey, New York and Texas.Their growth in the population at large is not reflected in higher education. In fact Latinos are the least represented population in our colleges and universities, whether as administrators, faculty or students; and as students have one of the highest levels of attrition.Opening access to Latinas/os, assuring their persistence as students in higher education, and their increased presence in college faculty and governance, is of paramount importance if they are to make essential economic gains and fully to participate in and contribute to American society.In this ground-breaking book, twenty-four Latina/o scholars provide an historical background; review issues of student access and achievement, and lessons learned; and present the problems of status and barriers faced by administrators and faculty. The book also includes narratives by graduate students, administrators and faculty that complement the essays and vividly bring these issues to life.This is a book that should be read by policy makers, college administrators, student affairs personnel and faculty concerned about shaping the future of higher education--and constitutes an invaluable resource for all leaders of the Latino community--Publisher's description.

Alternative Title

Expanding the representation of Latina/o faculty, administrators, and students in higher education

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Foreword / Laura I. Rendón -- Preface / Lee Jones, Jeanett Castellanos -- Latina/o undergraduate experiences in American higher education / Jeanett Castellanos, Lee Jones -- Historical perspectives on Latino access to higher education, 1848-1990 / Victoria-María MacDonald, Teresa García -- PART ONE : UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCES AND RETENTION -- Access to higher education for Hispanic students: real or illusory? / Amaury Nora -- Latina/o and African American students at predominantly white institutions: a psychosociocultural perspective of cultural conguity, campus climate, and academic persistence / Alberta M. Gloria, Jeanett Castellanos -- Active faculty involvement: maximizing student achievement efforts / Guadalupe Anaya, Darnell G. Cole -- PART TWO : STUDENT VOICES -- Notes from a Latino graduate student at a predominantly white university / Raymond "Ramón" Herrera -- Latinas and the undergraduate experience: no estamos solas / Veronica Orozco -- Latnia/o retention in four-year institutions / Sylvia Hurtado, Mark Kamimura -- PART THREE : LATINA/O ADMINISTRATORS' EXPERIENCES AND RETENTION -- Latinos and administrative positions in American higher education / Roberto Haro, Juan Francisco Lara -- Latina/o cultural values and the academy: Latinas navigating through the administrative role / Kathleen Harris Canul -- PART FOUR : LATINA/O FACULTY EXPERIENCES AND RETENTION -- Barriers to accessing the professoriate / Raymond V. Padilla -- Latina/o faculty and the tenure process in cultural context / Roberto A. Ibarra -- Latinas and the professoriate: an interview with Patricia Arrendondo / Patricia Arrendondo, Jeanett Castellanos -- Discrimination and merit in higher education: the Hispanic professoriate / Richard R. Verdugo -- Developmental career challenges for Latnia/o faculty in higher education / Edward A. Delgado-Romero [and others] -- Infrastructure that facilitates the retention of Latina/os in higher education / Jeanett Castellanos, Lee Jones.

ISBN

157922072X
9781579220723
1579220738
9781579220730

LCCN

2002155870

OCLC

ocm51266153
51266153
SCSB-8920803

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Princeton University Library