Emphasizing and supporting those disciplinary fields where Chicana and Chicano doctorate students are least likely to be found. These include professional fields such as engineering, physical sciences and humanities. The study found 40 percent of community college graduates with doctorates specialized in the field of education.
- Solórzano also recommends that in accordance with the recent University of California and California Community College partnership, dubbed “C4 at UCR,” University of California campuses should establish and coordinate undergraduate research and policy training programs with faculty and students at UC and community college campuses throughout the state.
The study can be found at <www.chicano.ucla.edu/press/briefs/current.html>.
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