Minority participation in community colleges: A status report

Abstract

Activities to rekindle minority participation in community colleges are evidenced throughout the nation.

“Dangerous Work”: Improving Conditions for Faculty of Color in the Community College

“…And in California, combining full-time and part-time faculty, of which counselors are included, the figure is approximately 25% (NCES, 2011), a figure that includes Asians as well as African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans. The main body of research that addresses community college faculty of color provides statistical confirmation that community college faculty are predominately White and recognition that several conditions prevent faculty diversity, such as lack of diversity in leadership roles, the pipeline problem that may limit the number of candidates for faculty positions, and college cultures or climates that are racist or do not embrace diversity (Barrera & Angel, 1991;Opp & Gosetti, 2002). The scholarly literature on community college faculty has significant limitations because it assumes a homogenous faculty body (Grubb et al, 1999) and ignores social and cultural identities (Levin, 2013).…”