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Download full textLeinbach, D. Timothy; Bailey, Thomas R. – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2006
The City University of New York (CUNY) has played a central role in educating minority and immigrant New Yorkers, and Hispanics comprise the largest minority and immigrant populations in the City. To examine the extent to which CUNY provides Hispanic native- born and immigrant students with access and the opportunity for achievement, a study was…
Descriptors: Latin Americans, Immigrants, Access to Education, Academic Achievement
Rumbaut, Ruben G. – 1996
This paper seeks to make sense of the new diversity in the United States, with a focus on immigrants from Latin America and the Caribbean. Some key facts and figures about contemporary immigrants are presented, looking at their patterns of settlement and comparing their distinctive social and economic characteristics to major U.S. racial-ethnic…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Demography, Educational Attainment, Employment Level
Rodriguez, Roberto – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1994
In recent years, Latinas (females) have been graduating from high school, attending college, and attaining bachelor's and master's degrees at higher rates than their male counterparts, whereas Latinos (males) continue to attain doctorates, tenure-track professorships, and high-level administrative positions at higher rates than their female…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Bachelors Degrees, College Attendance, Comparative Analysis
Garfield, Joan B.; Romano, John L. – 1983
A 3-year followup evaluation of the Personalized Education Program (PEP) of the General College, University of Minnesota, is presented. The program, which is designed to improve the academic retention and achievement of underprepared, freshman minority students, has served 273 students since the fall 1979 quarter, including 86 American Indians, 72…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, American Indians, Blacks
Lee, Valerie – 1985
Characteristics of Blacks, four Hispanic groups, and low/high socioeconomic status Whites are examined with attention to their access to higher education. The data source is the first followup of 1980 high school seniors from the "High School and Beyond" (HS&B) survey. The four Hispanic groups are Mexican Americans, Cubans, Puerto Ricans, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Black Students, College Attendance
Romano, Joan L.; Garfield, Joan B. – 1980
An end-of-year evaluation of the 1979-80 University of Minnesota's General College (GC) Pilot Education Program (PEP) for academically underprepared minority group students is presented. The results show that compared to other GC students, the PEP students came to the college with weaker academic skills, and had different personal characteristics.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, American Indians, Basic Skills
