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Journal of College Student Development

Volume 45, Number 2, March/April 2004

E-ISSN: 1543-3382 Print ISSN: 0897-5264

DOI: 10.1353/csd.2004.0024

Lopez, Mike.
The Majority in the Minority: Expanding the Representation of Latina/o Faculty, Administrators and Students in Higher Education (review)
Journal of College Student Development - Volume 45, Number 2, March/April 2004, pp. 253-255

The Johns Hopkins University Press

Mike Lopez - The Majority in the Minority: Expanding the Representation of Latina/o Faculty, Administrators and Students in Higher Education (review) - Journal of College Student Development 45:2 Journal of College Student Development 45.2 (2004) 253-255 The Majority in the Minority: Expanding the Representation of Latina/o Faculty, Administrators and Students in Higher Education. Jeanett Castellanos and Lee Jones (Editors). Sterling, VA: Stylus, 2003, 317 pages, $24 (softcover). What are the difficulties encountered by Latino/a students in making the transition from high school to college, and what obstacles to success do they encounter once in college? What is it like to be one of very few Latino/a students in a graduate program, having no mentors who can truly relate to your background and cultural experience? What are the barriers to promotion and tenure that must be overcome by young Latino/a assistant professors? What does it take for a new Latino/a administrator to establish his or her credibility and leadership in a predominantly Anglo institution? And finally, what must we do to overcome the current under-representation...


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