DEMOGRAPHIC DILEMMA.

The article looks at the relative lack of Hispanics in higher education primarily in graduate schools despite a significant increase in the Hispanic population in the U.S. as of 2006. It offers information on obstacles faced by many Hispanic students which made them think of not finishing high school or going to college, including the challenge of learning a new language. It details various approaches employed by universities to increase the number of students in their graduate programs. A chart is presented which lists changes in Hispanic doctoral degree disciplines from 1994-2004.