DONDE ESTAN?

LATINAS IN HIGHER
EDUCATION
Kenny Coronel
Family
Demographics
o Immigrant Households
o Doctor, Engineer, and/or Lawyer
o Financial Stability
o Breaking Generational Curses
o First Generation Degree Holders
US Census Bureau
Pew Research Center
 In 2021, almost 400,000 Latinos
worked in higher education
institutions

Hispanic/Latinas
6.1% of workers in the industry
is Higher
are Hispanic/Latina
Education

2.8% of Latinas hold a senior

position
USC Data Dashboards
USC Data Dashboards
Solutions

■ Mentoring and leadership programs

■ Setting role models
■ Comprehensive discussion of other opportunities in
education
■ Fostering conversation in pay equity
Citations

■ Abraído-Lanza, Ana F, et al. “Latina Women in Academia: Challenges and

Opportunities.” Frontiers in Public Health, U.S. National Library of Medicine, 26 Apr. 2022,
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9087036/.
■ Mora, Lauren. “Key Facts about U.S. Latinos with Graduate Degrees.” Pew Research Center,
Pew Research Center, 3 Oct. 2023, www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/10/03/key-facts-
about-us-latinos-with-graduate-degrees/.
■ “Tools & Resources.” University of South Carolina,
sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/institutional_research_assessment_and_analytics/
uofsc_data_dashboards/workforce/faculty.php. Accessed 30 Oct. 2023.
■ U.S. Census Bureau Quickfacts: United States,
www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045222. Accessed 31 Oct. 2023.