The Majority in the Minority

Expanding the Representation of Latina/o Faculty, Administrators and Students in Higher Education

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Edited by Jeanett Castellanos and Lee Jones,

Foreword by Laura I. Rendon

Stylus Publishing Inc.

Due/Published August 2003, 320 pages, paper

ISBN 1579220738

Latinas/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 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 includes narratives by graduate students, administrators and faculty that 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.

"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 Rendón

'An excellent compendium of perspectives, experiences and knowledge-based research that covers the spectrum of Latina/o access and performance in higher education.' -- Juan Andrade Jr., President, United States Hispanic Leadership Institute

Contributors: Guadalupe Anaya, Patricia Arredondo, Jeanett Castellanos, Darnell G. Cole, Lisa Flores, Teresa García, Alberta M. Gloria, Roberto Haro, Raymond Herrera, Sylvia Hurtado, Roberto Ibarra, Lee Jones, Mark Kamimura, Juan Francisco Lara, Victoria-María MacDonald, Veronica Orozco, Amaury Nora, Raymond Padilla, Laura I. Rendón, Richard Verdugo