Turn out, Having Latinx Faculty Doesn't Mean the School Sucks: The Faux Relationship Between Latinx Saturation Rate and Institutional Prestige

Authors

• Julianne Pena, St. Mary's University

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Contributor

Sperling Rick (Faculty Mentor)

Digital Publisher

Digital Commons at St. Mary's University

Publication Date

Spring 2026

Keywords

Latinx, Faculty, Diversity, Educational experiences, Institutional Prestige

Description

• 25% or more full time students that are of Latinx decent (U.S. Department of Education) • Since 1992, enrollment and attendance of students increased (Vela & Gutierrez, 2017) • Latinx students more likely to enroll in HSIs over non HSIs (Vargas et al., 2019) • Latinx faculty to Latinx students 146:1, White faculty to White students 10:1 (Vargas et al., 2019) • Overrepresentation of White faculty and Underrepresentation of Latinx faculty (Robertson, 2023) • Diverse faculty is impactful (Contreras, 2017; Dayton et al., 2004; Turner & Gonzales, 2014) Purpose: The purpose of this topic is to bring awareness to Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI), the misconceptions that come with prestige, and illustrating how students learn better through having a diverse faculty (Contreras, 2017; Dayton et al., 2004). Hypothesis: If university administrators are correct in their assessment of Latinx faculty as less valued, we would expect to see a negative statistical relationship between Latinx saturation rate and institutional prestige.

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pdf

Size

1 poster

City

San Antonio, Texas

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