Being Hispanic/Latino in Academia

Fifty Shades of Brown [ Being Hispanic/Latino in Academia ]Miguel Centellas

“Where are you from?”

I’m fromM!CH!GAN

“What do you do?”

“What’s it like being Hispanic/Latino in academia?”

THERE ARE FEWER FACULTY THANTHERE ARE STUDENTSMa, Jennifer. (2005) “Trends and Issues: Recruiting and Retaining Female and MinorityFaculty.” TIAA-CREF Institute.Moreno, José F., et al. (2006) “The Revolving Door for Underrepresented Minority Faculty inHigher Education.” AAUP.Ivie, Rachel, Arnell Ephraim, and Susan White. (2010). “African Americans & Hispanicsamong Physics & Astronomy Faculty.” Focus On (American Institute of Physics newsletter).Indiana University. (2004) “Diversity in Higher Education: Minority Faculty Representation atthe Big Ten Universities.” Academic Support and Diversity, Indiana University.

US Population (2010 Census) Faculty Representation (2003 NCES) Black or Asian Other Black or Other African 5% 2% African 1%American American 6% Asian 13% 9% Hispanic or Latino 4% Hispanic or Latino White 16% 64% White 80%

WE’RE LESS LIKELY TO BE TENUREDOR PROMOTEDNuñez-Smith, M, et al. (2012) “Institutional variation in the promotion of racial/ethnicminority faculty at US medical schools.” American Journal of Public Health 102 (5): 852-858.U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003 National Studyof Postsecondary Faculty.

WE’RE LESS LIKELY TO BE ON TENURETRACKU.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003 National Studyof Postsecondary Faculty.

White Faculty by Rank (2003 NCES) Hispanic/Latino Faculty by Rank (2003 NCES)100 100 90 85.8 90 80 79.4 80.6 80 74.6 Professor 80 Professor 70 70 Associate Associate 60 Professor 60 Professor Assistant Assistant 50 50 Professor Professor 40 Instructor 40 Instructor 30 30 Lecturer Lecturer 20 20 10 10 4.2 4.8 5.1 2.6 3 0 0

WE BARELY EXIST IN SOME FIELDSIvie, Rachel, Arnell Ephraim, and Susan White. (2010). “African Americans & Hispanicsamong Physics & Astronomy Faculty.” Focus On (American Institute of Physics newsletter).Indiana University. (2004) “Diversity in Higher Education: Minority Faculty Representation atthe Big Ten Universities.” Academic Support and Diversity, Indiana University.

WE’RE CONCENTRATED IN AREASUBFIELDSLewis-Stevenson, et al. (2001). “Female and underrepresented minority faculty in academicdepartments of family medicine: Are women and minorities better off in family medicine?”Family Medicine 33 (6): 459-465.Indiana University. (2004) “Diversity in Higher Education: Minority Faculty Representation atthe Big Ten Universities.” Academic Support and Diversity, Indiana University.

12Minority Faculty inSelected Departments in 10.6Big Ten Schools 10Indiana University. (2004) “Diversity in HigherEducation: Minority Faculty Representation 8.7at the Big Ten Universities.” AcademicSupport and Diversity, Indiana University. 8 7.5 Education English History 6 Psychology 5.1 Business Biology 4 2.7 2 1.7 0

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