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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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An Examination of Latina/o Transfer Students in California's Postsecondary Institutions. Latino Policy & Issues Brief. Number 16
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Rivas, Martha A.; Perez, Jeanette; Alvarez, Crystal R.; Solorzano, Daniel G. – UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center (NJ1), 2007
California's three-tier public postsecondary system is meant to provide equal access to higher education for all students in the state. Yet even though Latina/os will soon make up the majority of students in K-12 education, the enrollment of Latina/os in the state's postsecondary institutions remains low. When compared to the percentage of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Transfer Students, Hispanic American Students, Minority Group Students
Community College as a Pathway to Chicana/o Doctorate Production. Latino Policy & Issues Brief. Number 11
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Solorzano, Daniel G.; Rivas, Martha A.; Velez, Veronica N. – UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center (NJ1), 2005
Compared to all other racial/ethnic groups, Chicana/os are the most under represented population within doctorate production in the United States. Furthermore, even though data shows a slight increase in Chicana/o doctorate production, these gains are small in relation to the dramatic population growth of Chicana/os in the U.S. from 1990 to 2000…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Community Colleges, Hispanic American Students, Access to Education