INVITATION: Latina/o Equity in U.S. Higher Education: A National Campaign for Equity Assessment Policy, Oct. 13, 2020 at 1PM CST

Friends,

Mark your calendars for this important webinar on equity pertinent to Latina/o faculty that takes place on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 from 1-2:30PM CST. 

Sponsored by National LULAC, the Texas Center for Education Policy at the University of Texas at Austin, and the National Latina/o Education Research and Policy Project, it features Dr. Alberto Martinez, Dr. Emilio Zamora, and Dr. Nora de Hoyos Comstock who will address the findings of the Independent Equity Committee at the University of Texas at Austin about which I have previously blogged. You can either RSVP below or go to the actual website for this event.

Please share widely.

-Angela Valenzuela

Latina/o Equity in U.S. Higher Education: A National Campaign for Equity Assessment 

Policy

According to the Independent Equity Report at UT Austin, Latino employees and 

students experience vast inequalities around student enrollments, disparities in 

employee compensation, the lack of diversity in positions of leadership, and more. 

This webinar sparks the discussion to formulate a strategy to address Latina/o 

Equity in higher education as a partnership with LULAC, the Texas Center for 

Education Policy (TCEP) at The University of Texas at Austin, and local 

organizations, including the National Latina/o Education Research and Policy 

Project (NLERAPP). The Independent Equity Committee at the University of Texas 

at Austin has proposed to extend the Latina/o equity initiative to other colleges and 

universities in Texas and California. Together, our aim is to build a national campaign 

and develop a plan of action for equity assessment policies in higher education.

Date: Tuesday, October 13

Time: 2:00 p.m. ET / 1:00 p.m. CT / 12:00 p.m. MT / 11:00 a.m. PT

Place: A confirmation email with the link to participate in the virtual webinar will 

be sent to you. Please review your spam folder in case you do not see it in your inbox.

Opening Remarks:

• Domingo Garcia, LULAC National President

• Barbara Flores, Ph.D.,CEO, National Latino/a Education Research and Policy Project

Presenters:

• Angela Valenzuela, Ph.D., Director, Texas Center for Education Policy
• Dr. Emilio Zamora, Ph.D., Professor of History, UT Austin
• Dr. Nora de Hoyos Comstock, Ph.D., Trustee, Austin Community College
• Alberto A. Martínez, Ph.D., Professor of History, UT Austin

Resources:

• Hispanic Equity Report: click here

• Policy Memorandum by Emilio Zamora Ph.D.: click here

• Austin American-Statesman, Nov.3, 2019, Editorial Board, “EDITORIAL: 

UT Must Show Hispanic Faculty Are Valued, Needed”

• Houston Chronicle, Jan.22, 2020, Editorial Board, “EDITORIAL: Why Can’t UT 

Austin Hire, Keep Latino Faculty?”

• UNIVISION TV, Nov.22, 2019, Mariana Veraza, “Denuncian pagos injustos para 

profesores hispanos en la UT en Austin”

• NBC News, Nov.25, 2019, Suzanne Gamboa, “Latino Professors at the 

University of Texas are Paid Less, Few are in Leadership, Study Finds”

National LULAC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lulac.national.dc

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