This historic under-representation has created a vicious cycle of limited social and economic mobility. Regardless of the type of higher education institution they attend, Latinas/os often encounter social and academic isolation, unaffordable costs, and lack of support. When Latina/o students do enter higher education, few attend those colleges or universities that are gateways to graduate degrees. Given that by twelfth grade half will drop out or be pushed out of high school, and only seven percent will complete a college degree, it is not surprising so few enter graduate studies. The under-education of Latina/o youth begins early. It proposes educational and administrative strategies to open up the pipeline, and institutional practices to ensure access, support, models and training for Latinas/os aspiring to the Ph.D. This is the first book specifically to engage with the absence of Latinas/os in doctoral studies.
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