African American Faculty and Student-Oriented Challenges: Transforming the Student Culture in Higher Education from Multiple Perspectives

Contributing Factors to Earning Tenure Among Black Male Counselor Educators

“…The themes of requisite personal dispositions and institutional support for Black male counselor educators align with prior literature about supporting faculty success (Vereen & Hill, ). As such, there is an inherent need to develop strategies for support that account for the significantly different experiences of Black male faculty compared with those of White and potentially other non‐Black faculty.…”

“…Although multiple factors are considered for tenure, the feedback Black faculty receive from colleagues and students is critical. The formal and informal messages they receive can reinforce isolation, discrimination, and a sense of not belonging (Henfield, Washington, De La Rue, & Byrd, ; Jackson & Crawley, ; B. P. Smith & Hawkins, ; Tuitt, ; Vereen & Hill, ; Woodson & Pabon, ).…”

“…Instructional performance is another context in which Black faculty can experience exacerbated hardship due to race. Black faculty are more likely to be viewed with bias by students, more likely to receive lower student evaluations (B. P. Smith & Hawkins, 2011;Vereen & Hill, 2008), and less likely to be viewed favorably than White colleagues (Brown, 2009;Jackson & Crawley, 2003;Tuitt, 2012;Vereen & Hill, 2008;Woodson & Pabon, 2016). Student bias against Black faculty can influence tenure, given how course evaluations can be a heavily weighted tenure criterion.…”

“…The formal and informal messages they receive can reinforce isolation, discrimination, and a sense of not belonging (Henfield, Washington, De La Rue, & Byrd, 2018;Jackson & Crawley, 2003;B. P. Smith & Hawkins, 2011;Tuitt, 2012;Vereen & Hill, 2008;Woodson & Pabon, 2016).…”

“…Black faculty (both men and women) have reported experiencing systemic barriers such as racism, discrimination, and tokenization (see Haskins et al, 2013;Wells & Olson, 1998;Whitfield-Harris & Lockhart, 2016;Wingfield & Wingfield, 2014). This experience is congruent with research about Black existence in contexts outside of academia (Vereen & Hill, 2008;Vereen et al, 2017), particularly for Black males (Hannon & Vereen, 2016). Challenges to recruit and retain Black faculty exist in all disciplines (Pabon, 2016;Pabon, Anderson, & Kharem, 2011).…”