Browsing by Author "Ruiz Alvarado, Adriana"

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    The Climate for Underrepresented Groups and Diversity on Campus
    Hurtado, Sylvia; Ruiz Alvarado, Adriana (HERI, 2012-06-01)
    Since the 2008 election of President Barack Obama, there has been some debate about whether the nation face a postracial era in which race no longer influence Americans’ thinking and experiences. However, surveys of college students indicate that race is still a significant issue and that the underrepresentation of Black, Latina/o, and Native American students only serves to reinforce stereotyping and discrimination in college environments. This report illustrates the conditions apparent for underrepresented groups on campuses with variation in Black, Latina/o, and Native American undergraduate enrollment.
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    Discrimination and Bias, Underrepresentation, and Sense of Belonging on Campus
    Hurtado, Sylvia; Ruiz Alvarado, Adriana (HERI, 2015-10-01)
    The central question that this report addresses is whether distinctions in the college composition of Blacks, Latina/os, and Native Americans are associated with rates of discrimination and bias on campus. In a previous HERI report, it concluded low representation of these groups is detrimental to campus climate and subsequent participation in a diverse workforce. The report extends this research to show the relationship between students’ discrimination and bias experiences among African American and Latina/o college students averaged across six years of national data collection and students’sense of belonging on campus, a key antecedent to retention in college. The data for this brief come from the experiences of 8,887 underrepresented minority (URM) students who attended 58 four-year campuses that took part in the Diverse Learning Environments (DLE) survey between 2010 and 2015.
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    Realizing the Potential of Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Multiple Dimensions of Institutional Diversity for Advancing Hispanic Higher Education
    Hurtado, Sylvia; Ruiz Alvarado, Adriana (Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, 2012-07-01)
    Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) have the potential to span many borders based on drawing a local and international Latina/o student population, faculty research across U.S. and international borders, and community partnerships to advance the economic, health, social and political lives of Latinos in the U.S. and the Americas. In this paper, the authors argue that more information is needed to understand how HSIs bring meaning to the “Hispanic-serving” designation in order to advance research and practice on these institutions and the students they serve.