Legal Watch: Minority Faculty and Measuring Merit: Start by Playing Fair

Attitudes and Advocacy: Understanding Faculty Views on Racial/Ethnic Diversity

“…This is consistent with past research that faculty of color can enhance the overall quality of education at higher education institutions, for example, by serving as role models, advisors, and leaders (Irvine, 1992). The presence of faculty of color also impresses upon students of color the institution's commitment to equity and diversity issues (Alger, 1998).…”

“Brother Where Art Thou?” African American Male Instructors' Perceptions of the Counselor Education Profession

“…Most of the researchers addressing African Americans in the academy and AAMCEs have focused on either their career-related experiences in the profession (Bradley & Holcomb-McCoy, 2004;Williams & Williams, 2006) or their limited representation among senior and tenured male and female faculty members (Flowers & Jones, 2003). A few researchers have highlighted the phenomenon of African Americans feeling isolated in their departments (Laden & Hagedorn, 2000;Turner, Myers, & Creswell, 1999) or marginalized when pursuing research agendas that focus on racial, ethnic, and cultural issues (Alger, 1998).…”

Perceptions of African American Male Junior Faculty on Promotion and Tenure: Implications for Community Building and Social Capital

“…Often typecast as ''ethnic specialists'' because of their interest in researching racial or ethnic issues, faculty of color have been frequently discredited and not regarded as qualified experts in their disciplines (Garza, 1988). Consequently, a stigma or taboo has been attached to ''brown-on-brown'' approaches to inquiry (Blackwell, 1996;De La Luz Reyes & Halcon, 1988) and further reinforces a sense of isolation, resulting in scholarship segregation and stagnation (Alger, 1998;Gregory, 1998). According to the 1999 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (U.S. Department of Education, 1999), African Americans reported the smallest number of refereed publications and presentations per 2-year period, 2.5 and 9.6, respectively.…”