Getting on the Computing Faculty Pathway: A Perspective on Equity for Latinos
Faye Jones, Marcia A. Mardis, Ebe Randeree · 2024
Latinos are the largest minority group in the nation and major contributors to the middle-skilled STEM workforce. Although many of these positions require technical computing competencies, they typically do not require advanced degrees. This limited pathway means that most Latino students will never experience a Latino or Hispanic professor, much less stay in college long enough to become faculty members themselves. This degree stagnation presents equity imperatives for higher education leaders to embrace servingness and strategies to build authentic STEM identity and meaningful experiences for Latinos that lead to advanced degrees.