http://www.hispanictips.com Hispanic & Latino News Redefined - Empowering & Engaging Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:56:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.hispanictips.com/2011/11/08/r-i-p-dr-harry-pachon-longtime-california-educator-and-expert-on-hispanic-policy-issues-has-died-past-president-of-the-tomas-rivera-policy-institute/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2011/11/08/r-i-p-dr-harry-pachon-longtime-california-educator-and-expert-on-hispanic-policy-issues-has-died-past-president-of-the-tomas-rivera-policy-institute/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:09:28 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=159548 Tomás @ HispanicTips from www.sfgate.com
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The purpose of the report is to provide an analysis of the fields of medicine, business, law, and public affairs, and to present other relevant data pertaining to African American and Latino students in graduate education. The first section provides an overview of action policy and court cases. The second analyzes the relationship between affirmative action and nationwide enrollment trends of African American and Latino students in the four selected professional programs indicated. Discovery: * There have been significant improvements since the 1970s in high school graduation rates of African American and Latino students. Despite this, a low rate of African American and Latino high school alumni restricts the pool for medicine, business, law and public affairs students, because these disciplines require a bachelor's degree. * Multiple reasons and processes account for an underrepresentation of African American and Latino students in certain graduate programs, including factors stemming from affirmative action policy and court cases that have resulted from it. * Institutional enrollment data from a significant number of schools need to be more transparent and more available so that the results of data analysis can be made public. * Latino and African American applicants do not often have a lineage rooted in education from elite institutions, reducing their access to these gateways in fields of law, medicine, business and public affairs. (Half of the country's business leaders come from elite schools, which comprise .5% of the nation's colleges.) National Enrollment Trends: * The elimination of affirmative action has sharply decreased the number of underrepresented students enrolling in medical schools. African American applicants who applied to the top 10 public and private medical schools declined by 25%, from 5,379 in 1995 to 4,033 in 2001. Latino applicants to the same schools decreased 38.6%, from 2,769 in 1995 to 1,700 in 2001. Together, African American and Latino enrollment in the nation's top 10 public and private medical schools declined by 11.2% and 27.2% respectively. * From fall 1995 to fall 2006, the number of admitted African American and Latino students in University of California's three law schools declined by 28% under California's anti-affirmative action movement. * Over the past nine years, there has been an increase in undergraduate business degrees awarded to African American and Latino students. These degrees rose from 9% of total degrees in the US in 1995-1996, to 15% in the 2003-2004 academic year. However, it should be noted that this statistic is not in keeping with growth of the African American and Latino population in the U.S., currently at 25%. * MBA degrees for African Americans and Latinos are increasing faster than that of other master's degrees (though it is also not in keeping with growth of the African American and Latino population in the U.S.). * Public affairs master's degrees train students for careers in government, business, media, nonprofit organizations, NGOs and other international organizations. M.A.s in underrepresented groups have increased from 18% in 1996 to 25% in 2004 (though the numbers are inconsistent with the growth of the African American and Latino populations in the U.S.). Going further, TRPI's Professor President Harry P. Pachon said, "It is not a question of affirmative action, it is a question of realizing the full intellectual potential of minority students in these programs." Download this report from Publications page under the education header at www.TRPI.org. The report was prepared by Rodolfo de la Garza, and Sepehr Hejazi Moghadam, from the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute office at Columbia University. Special thanks to the Ford Foundation who made this project possible. " HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/18/tomas-rivera-policy-institute-research-documents-trends-in-blacklatino-higher-education/feed/ 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/remittances-from-mexican-immigrant-communities-in-the-us-how-are-they-perceived-in-mexico/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/remittances-from-mexican-immigrant-communities-in-the-us-how-are-they-perceived-in-mexico/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 13:50:58 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/remittances-from-mexican-immigrant-communities-in-the-us-how-are-they-perceived-in-mexico/ "A major survey released by the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute (TRPI) today gauged Mexican attitudes on the impact of remittances sent by their co- nationals living in the U.S. Remittances are defined as moneys earned and sent back to family or other organizations. The TRPI study revealed how positively these remittances from the U.S. to Mexico are perceived. In this groundbreaking study, a nationally representative sample (N = 1000, error margin +/-3.1%) of Mexican nationals were interviewed to determine the impact of immigrant remittances. Findings: * Remittances are part of the fabric of everyday life for many families in Mexico: 32% of the respondents have received one to two remittances in the past year; 35% have received three to five remittances; and 33% have received six or more. * In the past, Mexican immigrants were sending remittances to family members on a person to person basis. Responses from the study show a trend toward remittance money benefiting beyond familial support. Remittances include support for economic, social and health programs as well as funding for economic development and non- governmental organizations. * Around one-third of respondents are aware of groups and programs working to extend the productive impact of remittances. 34% indicate some awareness of U.S. based immigrant and Mexican hometown associations that send money back to communities. * Concerns surrounding the remittance industry are evolving. 51% of respondents said that the most important factor when receiving money from the U.S. is that it arrives securely. For 17%, the most important factor is that the monies arrive on time while 16% stated that collecting the money easily was a factor. Thirteen percent (13%) cited the cost of the transaction and only 4% mentioned the exchange rate. * 95% said that there are more choices now than five years ago regarding the number of companies available to receive a remittance. "Mexicans in remittance receiving communities recognize the value of monies sent by their co- nationals in the U.S. in improving the qualities of Mexican life," said Rudy de La Garza, Ph.D., Vice-President of research for TRPI. The World Bank estimates that over 24 billion dollars are received by Mexico, accounting for 3% of the country's GDP. "The amount of monies these remittances represent is enormous," said Harry P. Pachon, President of TRPI. "For most countries in Latin America, remittances exceed U.S. foreign aid." If you have questions about the survey and the study's findings, please contact Dr. Rudy de La Garza via phone at (212) 854-2292 or Dr. Harry P. Pachon at (213) 821- 5615. About TRPI Founded in 1985, the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute (TRPI) advances informed policy on key issues affecting Latino communities through objective and timely research contributing to the betterment of the nation. TRPI is an affiliated research unit of the University of Southern California School of Policy, Planning, and Development and is associated with the Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy at Columbia University." 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Further exacerbating this shortage is a lack of diversity and the increasing average age among nurses. The new TRPI study also provides recommendations for policies and interventions most likely to increase Latina and Latino participation in the nursing workforce. Barriers for Hispanic nurses and assistant nurses: * Lack of time to study due to family obligations. * Difficulty getting admitted to nursing school due to limited seating availability. * Lack of financial support for nursing school. * Lack of academic preparation and training. Barriers for Hispanic non-nurses: * Lack of knowledge about the nursing profession. * Lack of a role model in the field. * Nursing is considered too stressful and demanding. Recommendations: * Improvements in educational access in terms of better academic preparation during high school, more financial aid for higher education, more awareness and information about nursing degree programs, and greater cultural sensitivity in the teaching and treatment of nurses. * An overall improvement in working conditions faced by nurses in terms of understaffing, administrative support and job-related stress. To view the full report, please click here. The report was prepared by Rainbow Vogt, Ph.D., and Maria Teresa V. Taningco, Ph.D. If you have questions about this report and the study's findings, please contact Dr. Vogt via phone at (213) 821 5615. TRPI would like to extend a special thanks to the California Wellness Foundation who made this project possible. About TRPI Founded in 1985, the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute (TRPI) advances informed policy on key issues affecting Latino communities through objective and timely research contributing to the betterment of the nation. TRPI is an affiliated research unit of the University of Southern California School of Policy, Planning, and Development and is associated with the Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy at Columbia University. Website: http://www.trpi.org " HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/05/new-tomas-rivera-policy-institute-trpi-report-asks-latina-and-latino-nurses-why-are-there-so-few/feed/ 0