Fifty Shades of Brown [ Being Hispanic/Latino in Academia ] Miguel Centellas
Fifty Shades of Brown
[ Being Hispanic/Latino in Academia ]
Miguel Centellas
“Where are you from?”
I’m from
M!CH!GAN
“What do you do?”
“What’s it like being
Hispanic/Latino in
academia?”
THERE ARE FEWER FACULTY THAN THERE ARE STUDENTSMa, Jennifer. (2005) “Trends and Issues: Recruiting and Retaining Female and Minority Faculty.” TIAA-CREF Institute.
Moreno, José F., et al. (2006) “The Revolving Door for Underrepresented Minority Faculty in Higher Education.” AAUP.
Ivie, Rachel, Arnell Ephraim, and Susan White. (2010). “African Americans & Hispanics among Physics & Astronomy Faculty.” Focus On (American Institute of Physics newsletter).
Indiana University. (2004) “Diversity in Higher Education: Minority Faculty Representation at the Big Ten Universities.” Academic Support and Diversity, Indiana University.
US Population (2010 Census)
White64%
Hispanic or Latino
16%
Black or African
American13%
Asian5%
Other2%
Faculty Representation (2003 NCES)
White80%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African
American6% Asian
9%
Other1%
WE’RE LESS LIKELY TO BE TENURED OR PROMOTEDNuñez-Smith, M, et al. (2012) “Institutional variation in the promotion of racial/ethnic minority 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 Study of Postsecondary Faculty.
WE’RE LESS LIKELY TO BE ON TENURE TRACKU.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty.
White Faculty by Rank (2003 NCES) Hispanic/Latino Faculty by Rank
(2003 NCES)
2.6 3 4.2 4.8 5.1
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Instructor
Lecturer
85.8
80
74.679.4 80.6
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Instructor
Lecturer
WE BARELY EXIST IN SOME FIELDS
Ivie, Rachel, Arnell Ephraim, and Susan White. (2010). “African Americans & Hispanics among Physics & Astronomy Faculty.” Focus On (American Institute of Physics newsletter).
Indiana University. (2004) “Diversity in Higher Education: Minority Faculty Representation at the Big Ten Universities.” Academic Support and Diversity, Indiana University.
WE’RE CONCENTRATED IN AREA SUBFIELDSLewis-Stevenson, et al. (2001). “Female and underrepresented minority faculty in academic departments 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 at the Big Ten Universities.” Academic Support and Diversity, Indiana University.
Minority Faculty in Selected Departments in Big Ten Schools
10.6
8.7
7.5
5.1
2.7
1.7
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Education
English
History
Psychology
Business
Biology
Indiana University. (2004) “Diversity in Higher Education: Minority Faculty Representation at the Big Ten Universities.” Academic Support and Diversity, Indiana University.