Full Description
"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.
Contents
Foreword. Laura Rendón; Introduction. Lee Jones and Jeanett Castellanos; 1, Latina/o Undergraduate Experiences in American Higher Education. Jeanett Castellanos and Lee Jones; 2, Historical Perspectives on Latino Access to Higher Education, 1848-1990. Victoria-María MacDonald and Teresa García; PART ONE. UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCES AND RETENTION. 3, Access to Higher Education for Hispanic Students. Real or Illusory. Amaury Nora; 4, Latino/a and African American Students at Predominantly White Institutions. A Psychosociocultural Perspective of Cultural Congruity and Climate and Academic Persistence; Alberta Gloria and Jeanett Castellanos; 5, Active Faculty Involvement. Maximizing Student Achievement Efforts. Guadalupe Anaya and Darnell Cole; PART TWO. STUDENT VOICES. 6, Reflections of a Latina Graduate Student Experience. Katherine Nerona; 7, Notes from a Latino Graduate Student Experience at a PWI. Raymond Herrera; 8, Latina Undergraduate Student. Veronica Orozco; 9, Latina/o Retention in Four-Year Universities. Sylvia Hurtado; PART THREE. LATINO ADMINISTRATORS' EXPERIENCES AND RETENTION. 10, Latinos and Administrative Positions in American Higher Education. Roberto Haro and Juan Francisco Lara; PART FOUR. LATINO FACULTY EXPERIENCES AND RETENTION. 11, Barriers to Accessing the Professoriate. Raymond Padilla; 12, Latino/a Faculty and the Tenure Process in Cultural Context. Robert Ibarra and Jeanett Castellanos; 13, Latina Faculty in Higher Education. Patricia Arredondo; 14, Scholarship, Community Service and Job Status-The Hispanic Professoriate. Richard Verdugo; 15, Developmental Career Challenges for Latino/a Faculty in Higher Education. Lisa Flores, Alberta Gloria, Patricia Arredondo and Jeanett Castellanos; 16, A Structure that Facilitates the Recruitment and Retention of Latinos/as in Higher Education. Jeanett Castellanos and Lee Jones
