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America faces a serious challenge: the looming surge in Latino
college enrollment. Latinos are now the largest minority in the
United States, accounting for 12 percent of the population. Yet
their presence is scarce in higher education, just 1.7 percent of
first-time, full-time students in American public universities in
1998 are Latino.
Because of the evolving demographics, Latinos will make up an
increasingly greater percentage of prospective and potential
applicants to higher education programs. Will postsecondary
institutions be ready for this wave? Can the community colleges
accommodate it, and if not, what steps should four-year
institutions take? And how can Latinos themselves increase their
presence in higher education? Ultimately, it is not enough for
Latinos to attend the colleges. They must also become part of the
colleges. Will distance learning boost their enrollment in graduate
programs? How can they increase their numbers among faculty and
administrators?
The answers to these questions will affect our whole society, and
Latinos in Higher Education addresses those questions. The volume
has three main sections: Demographics and Demand, The Crossover to
College, and Rising in Academia. The first section focuses on the
growing Latino demand for higher education in this country. The
second examines the means of getting Latinos over the gap between
high school and college. And the third treats routes to careers as
faculty and administrators. Like most major phenomena, the issue of
Latinos in US education has many facets, and each chapter explores
and illuminates a new one.
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