Good article via Bloomberg regarding the increase of Latino PhDs over the last decade: Hispanics with doctorates jumped 161 percent from 1990 to 2010, almost double the non-Hispanic rate of 90 percent, according to U.S. Census data. There are programs around the country that are making this happen. Kudos to them. While this is a…
With many warning of the impending student loan bubble, here’s a great piece via MySA.com regarding Sallie Mae’s 2012 “How America Pays for College.” Once again, Latinos are less likely than other demographic groups to borrow money to pay for college. How do they offset the cost? According to the study, more Latino college students…
A new report by Stanford University’s Center for Education Policy Analysis examined race, income and enrollment patterns at top-tier universities from 1982 to 2004. The study found that Latino and Black students remain significantly underrepresented at the most highly selective colleges and universities: Black and Hispanic students are dramatically underrepresented in the most selective colleges,…
…that’s the increase of professional Latinos employed by the Federal government from 2010 to 2011. Hispanic employment in professional occupations increased by 764 to 24,907 in FY 2011 from 24,143 in FY 2010. Hispanics represented 5.1 percent of all Federal employees in this occupational category in 2011, the same as in 2010. Bonus! Latinas represent…
PayScale shows at what point women’s pay peaks as compared to men. According to this NYT article, the break begins when couple’s begin to have families: At age 30, both college-educated men and college-educated women have experienced wage growth of almost exactly 60 percent, compared to what they earned at age 22. The typical 30-year-old…
A Work Trends study just released by Rutgers University paints a gloomy picture for this month’s college graduates. Despite encouraging news by some, these findings show that only half of the college graduates interviewed had full-time jobs. Furthermore, most graduates characterized their current positions as either a “stepping-stone” or a “to get by job.” A…
I’ve noted many times via this blog that Latinos, women, and other minorities use community colleges as a pathway to four-year institutions. Unfortunately, this report by the American Association of Community Colleges indicates the pipeline is still very “leaky:” More than half of U.S. Hispanic and Native American undergraduate students are enrolled in community colleges,…
After decades of arguing they’re vital to the U.S. workforce, women remain wedged in the lower ranks of organizations. According to this study by the Center for American Progress, they’ve seen very little movement. For Latinas, it’s even lower: $518—the median weekly earnings for Latinas compared to white women ($703), black women ($595), and Asian…
Excelencia in Education answers the question. Check out the exec summary here.
Once again, a report by PEW Hispanic Research illustrates why Latinos are such a diverse community. A lot of good information in this report. Bottom line – keep in mind that attracting Latinos to your organization means recognizing these nuances and understanding them in the context of the workplace. Some highlights: When it comes to…
