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From: Howard Lawrence <hrl@xxxxxxx>
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Date: Sat, 16 Nov 1996 11:05:01 -0500
Female and minority students in accredited architecture programs (academic
years 1990-94)
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90-91 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95
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total enrollment 38233 39626 37127 36096 35524
(part-full)
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female 10925 10892 10585 10281 10885
(% total) 28.6 27.5 28.5 28.5 30.6
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female graduates 1309 1304 1346 1373 1355
(% total) 25.8 29.4 26.6 28.2 30.3
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african-american 1969 2045 2172 2004 2018
(% total) 5.2 5.2 5.9 5.6
5.7
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african-american 214 200 168 180 172
graduates
(% total) 3.4 4.5 3.3
3.7 3.8
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hispanic 2535 2188 2496 2877 2952
(% total) 6.6 5.5 6.7 7.9
8.3
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hispanic graduates 266 214 242 263 272
(% total) 5.2 4.8 4.7
5.4 6.1
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Source: National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Statistics.
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According to The Boyer Report,
Women, furthermore, remain a small minority within the professiro itself.
In 1972, only one percent of the members of the American Institute of
Architects were women. As of June, 1995, roughly 10 percent were women:
5,622 out of 53,706.
The rate of progress has been even more discouraging for ethnic and racial
minority groups, and if anything, minority practitioners told us tha the
outlook today may be bleaker than ever. . .companies simply don't take
blacks serioulsy as potential lead designers. . .The AIA has not spoken up
as it should. . .most architecture of the world is hostile to our (black)
students. . .
Howard Ray Lawrence
College of Arts and ARCHITECTURE
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
United States of America
Telephones: Voice: Office: 814 865 9535
FAX: 814 865 3289
E-Mail: HRL@xxxxxxx
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