Ethnic Diversity in Geography Undergraduate Programs

Abstract

The discipline of geography in the United States has not done a good job of attracting people, other than Asians, from underrepresented ethnic groups. This article examines undergraduate geography programs in the United States to understand better the status of their ethnic diversity, particularly regarding Hispanics and African Americans, and to offer insights that may be constructive in creating more diverse academic environments.

Key Words:

• ethnic diversity
• geography undergraduate programs
• Hispanics
• African Americans

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* Includes Pacific Islanders. (Source: U.S. Department of Education 2008a).

1. For the purpose of this study, the definition of ethnicity discounts racial differentiation.

2. The term African Americans includes all people of African origin in the United States and is used interchangeably with the term black.