The employment-population ratio of Hispanics aged 25 and over is higher than other groups for all levels of educational attainment. In 2007, Hispanics with less than a high school diploma had an employment-population ratio of 59% compared to 43% of all others. Hispanics with a bachelor’s degree or higher had an employment-population ratio of 80% compared to 76% of all others.
Profile
Vasti Torres
Chair, ¡Excelencia in Education!; Professor of Educational Leadership and Director, Policy Studies Center for Postsecondary Research (CPR), Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Prior appointments include as faculty at The George Washington University in Washington, DC, and 16 years of experience in administrative positions most recently serving as Associate Vice Provost and Dean for Enrollment and Student Services at Portland State University in Portland, OR. Dr. Torres’ research focuses on how the ethnic identity of Latino students influences their college experience. She has written numerous articles on Latino college students, survey development and use, as well as other diversity issues. She is active in several student affairs and higher education associations and serves as President of American College Personnel Association (ACPA).
Events
Ex-Citings
-
May 17, 2012Diverse Issues in Higher Education
-
May 10, 2012VOXXI
-
May 5, 2012Las Vegas Sun
Fast Facts
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, Annual Averages, Household Data, Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, Table 7
