Hey Deb, Great to hear the gap is closing for one minority group in the world (excuse my foreign ignorance: are Hispanics considered a minority group in the US?). As a matter of interest, what are some of the barriers to higher ed that the group generally face? paul emerson teusner -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Debashis Aikat Sent: Tuesday, 10 March 2009 23:20 To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] U.S. Census Bureau: Hispanics become more prevalent on college campuses Hispanic students comprised 12 percent of full-time college students (both undergraduate and graduate students) in 2007, up from 10 percent in 2006, according to U.S. Census Bureau tables released March 4, 2009. Hispanics comprise 15 percent of the nations total population. See more details at http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/education/013391.h tml Deb ******************************************** Debashis 'Deb' Aikat, Ph. D. Associate Professor and Media Futurist School of Journalism and Mass Communication CB # 3365, Carroll Hall 374 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3365 Phone: 919 962 4090 (office) Fax: 919 962 0620 Email: da@unc.edu URL: http://www.unc.edu/~daikat/ ****************************************** _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/