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Exposing the Ivory Tower

Hispanic Challenge for Equity Behind the Podium. American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education, Inc. Seventh Annual National Conference March 8-10, 2012 Costa Mesa, California, USA. Exposing the Ivory Tower. Current issues.

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Exposing the Ivory Tower

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  1. Hispanic Challenge for Equity Behind the Podium American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education, Inc. Seventh Annual National Conference March 8-10, 2012 Costa Mesa, California, USA Exposing the Ivory Tower

  2. Current issues • Increasing public controversy over limited diversity in higher education faculty & administration • Growing Hispanic student population vs. ‘miniscule’ Hispanic faculty/administrators population • Limited Research/Data related to Hispanics in higher education faculty & administrative positions • Are Hispanic academics in a caste-like position?

  3. Hispanic faculty & administrators:EQUITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION • Demographic Trends- Hispanic Faculty & Admin. • Macro Perspective • Micro Analysis • Why Reflect Current Hispanic Population in Higher Education Faculty & Administration? • Barriers to Hispanic Equity • Obstacles & “Ivory Tower’ Gamesmanship • Deliberate vs. Unintentional Discrimination • Strategies & Action to Achieve Hispanic Equity

  4. Professor, Ed. Leadership, Calif. State Univ., Fullerton Former Dean, Coastline Community College, CA Founder/President, Leadership Innovation Linda Orozco, Ph.D.

  5. 0 BY THE NUMBERS US Population is 16.3% Hispanic. (Fastest growing pop. group in the US.)

  6. 0 BY THE NUMBERS Percentage of Hispanics by top States New Mexico 46.5% California 37.7% Texas 37.7%% Florida 22.6 Arizona 29.8 Colorado 20.8%

  7. Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.– John Dewey

  8. HISPANIC FACULTY

  9. 0 BY THE NUMBERS • 3.9% of faculty* were Hispanic in 2009. • 3.5% of all full time faculty were Hispanic in 2007 (Chronicle of Higher Ed.) • 2.6% in 1997 (National Center for Education Statistics) • 2.3% in 1993 (American Council on Education) * Not designated full time

  10. 0 BY THE NUMBERS 2.9% of tenured faculty were Hispanic in 2006. [Lum] Tenure rate for Latino males was 44%, compared to Latina female tenure rate of 38% in 1996. The tenure rate for Latino/a undergraduate faculty declined by 19% from 1989-1996.

  11. Percentage of Faculty Members by Rank and Racial/Ethnic Group, 2009 The Chronicle, 2011 0

  12. HISPANIC ADMINISTRATORS

  13. 0 BY THE NUMBERS 3.9% of college administrators were Hispanic in 2003. Hispanic females outnumbers Hispanic males as administrators. Hispanic males outnumbered Hispanic females as presidents/chancellors

  14. HISPANIC PRESIDENTS

  15. 0 BY THE NUMBERS 4.6% of all college presidents were Hispanic in 2006 (ACE) The overwhelming majority of Hispanic presidents serve at 2-year colleges. (61%) 31% of HSI’s had Hispanic presidents. (2007)

  16. Why Hispanic equity in Faculty & Admin? • Compelling national interest/Economic self interest • Socially just • Equitable access for the public good • Higher Education as center of educational equity • Prepare all students for a diverse society • Continuing evidence that a diverse faculty is important to success of a diverse student body • Evidence that diverse faculty assists in the recruitment of students of color to higher education • New scholarship • New teaching approaches

  17. Barriers to hispanic equity? • Micro level search committees, departments, chairs and deans • Hiring Problems • Minority Burden (over-commitment to minority activities/teaching) • Tenure Issues • Racism, classism and tokenism • Retention Issues • IntracultureIssues • Lack of Support Groups • Promotion Problems

  18. Pre-packaged Data = Shell Game i.e. “Higher Education” i.e. “Full time Faculty” i.e. “Staff & Administration” Challenges in Measuring Equity

  19. Higher Education Community Colleges Four-year Public Colleges/Universities Research Universities DATA MINING: HISPANICS in LEADERSHIP

  20. Full Time Faculty Lecturers Tenure-Track Assistant Professors Tenure-Track Associate Professors Tenured Assistant Professors Tenured Associate Professors Tenured Full Professors DATA MINING: HISPANICS & ACADEMIC RANK

  21. Staff & Administration Staff Managerial Administrators Deans Executive President DATA MINING: HISPANICS in LEADERSHIP

  22. How is the data currently packaged? Use Institutional Research Office Hispanic Equity Report Card- Establish basic indicators of Hispanic equity throughout the institution: faculty (disaggregated by rank) & administration (disaggregated by executive, dean, admin, staff) DATA MINING

  23. 6% of all colleges/universities are Hispanic–Serving Institutions (HSI= over 25% Hispanic students) This 6% served 52% of all Hispanic undergraduates (2006). What is the Hispanic Equity Report Card of an HSI? HSI: leaders in hispanic equity?

  24. CSUF: FULL time faculty trend

  25. HISPANIC Equity report CardCSUF - 2010 • 32% of All Students are Hispanic • 40% Incoming Freshman are Hispanic • 0/10 University Deans are Hispanic • 1/8 University Executives are Hispanic • 1% of Full Tenured Professors are Hispanic • 6% of Full Time faculty are Hispanic

  26. Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything.If you’re a man, you take it. -Malcolm X

  27. Increase the ‘supply’ of Hispanics qualified for faculty & administrative positions Adapt recruitment procedures to ensure a diverse set of candidates Faculty development Mentorships Review tenure &promotion processes to ensure the equitable treatment of Hispanic faculty Conduct Exit interviews of Hispanic faculty, administrators leaving the institution Strategies TO Achieve Hispanic Equity

  28. Creating equity at all levels of the organization begins at the top Engage stakeholders in critical dialogs regarding race/ethnic equity throughout the institution Create an Institutional Equity Report Card Commit to measureable goals Monitor goals Strategies TO Achieve Hispanic Equity

  29. Education makes a difference. A college graduate in the United States earns 79% more than their counterparts with only a secondary education. The global economic crisis disproportionately affects people without college degrees. (Labi, 2011) Value of education

  30. 37.7% of Hispanics 25 and over have not completed high school (compared to 12.9% for whites) 9.4% of Hispanics have a bachelor’s degree and 4% an advanced degree (compared to 20.6% and 11.2% for whites) Value of education

  31. 87% of Hispanics believe a college education is extremely or very important (compared to 78% of the overall US population) - Associated Press, 2010 Value of education

  32. True equity in higher education will only be achieved when the distribution of racial/ethnic groups among students, faculty and administrators mirrors that of the general population.

  33. Professor, Educational Leadership California State University, Fullerton Founder/President, Leadership Innovation Lorozco14@yahoo.com USA Telephohe: (562) 368-4844 Linda Orozco, Ph.D.

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