Smiling Faces and Colored Spaces: The Experiences of Faculty of Color Pursing Tenure in the Academy

Autor/inn/en	Diggs, Gregory A.; Garrison-Wade, Dorothy F.; Estrada, Diane; Galindo, Rene
Titel	Smiling Faces and Colored Spaces: The Experiences of Faculty of Color Pursing Tenure in the Academy
Quelle	In: Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 41 (2009) 4, S.312-333 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0042-0972
DOI	10.1007/s11256-008-0113-y
Schlagwörter	College Faculty; Minority Groups; Tenure; Experience; Barriers; Faculty Recruitment; Labor Turnover; Gender Bias; Racial Bias; Mentors; Focus Groups + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fakultät; Ethnische Minderheit; Amtszeit; Beschäftigungsdauer; Erfahrung; Geschlechterstereotyp; Racial discrimination; Rassismus
Abstract	Through a comprehensive literature review, this article identifies and discusses barriers to recruitment and retention of faculty of color. Marginalization, racism and sexism manifested as unintended barriers are presented as a few of the barriers faculty of color face in successfully navigating the tenure process. Informed by this literature review, we conducted a self-study that presents the experiences of four faculty of color navigating the tenure process in a predominately white Research Institution. The purpose of this study was to share the experiences of three junior faculty of color as they navigate the tenure process, and one tenured faculty of color who is informally mentoring them through the process. This article highlights the findings of one component of a broader study: focus group discussions about how diversity efforts and activities are subsequently evidenced in teaching, research agendas and service. Four themes are presented: Academic Identity; Confronting Diversity, Mentoring, and Safe Spaces. A discussion of the consequences of these findings on faculty of color retention and recruitment is included. Recommendations are made to other predominately white institutions on how to address issues facing faculty of color. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10