Marta Tienda

Maurice P. During '22 Professor of Demographic Studies; Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs

Princeton University

Marta Tienda is the Maurice P. During ’22 Professor in Demographic Studies, a professor of sociology and public affairs, and a research associate in the Office of Population Research at Princeton University. She is a member of the National Academy of Education, the American Academy of Political and Social Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is past president of the Population Association of America and is an independent trustee of the Teachers Insurance Annuity Association, the Jacobs Foundation of Switzerland, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the Population Reference Bureau. Her research addresses ethno-racial differences in social inequality.

Black and Hispanic youth are coming of age in an aging white society. Ramping up human capital investments to close achievement gaps and raise college attainment rates will not only protect the nation’s economic competitiveness and restore broadly shared prosperity but also ensure that minority workers achieve the earning power needed to balance the support demands of the burgeoning retiree population.

Marta Tienda