Faculty Diversity: Removing the Barriers - Softcover

Moody, JoAnn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415878462 ISBN 13: 9780415878463

Publisher: Routledge, 2011

Synopsis

Why do we see so little progress in diversifying faculty at America’s colleges, universities, and professional schools? This book explores this important question and provides steps for hastening faculty diversity. Drawing on her extensive consultant practice and expertise as well as research and scholarship from several fields, Dr. Moody provides practical and feasible ways to improve faculty recruitment, retention, and mentorship, especially of under-represented women in science-related fields and non-immigrant minorities in all fields. The second edition of Faculty Diversity offers new insights, strategies, and caveats to the current state of faculty diversity.

This revised edition includes:

• New strategies to prevent unintended cognitive bias and errors that damage faculty recruitment and retention
• Expanded discussion on the importance of different cultural contexts, political, and historical experiences inhabited and inherited by non-immigrant faculty and students
• Increased testimonials and on-the-ground reflections from faculty, administrators, and leaders in higher education, with new attention to medical and other professional schools
• Updated Appendix with Discussion Scenarios and Practice Exercises useful to search and evaluation committees, department chairs, deans, faculty senates, and diversity councils
• Expanded chapter on mentoring that dispels myths about informal mentoring and underlines essential components for formal programs.

Moody provides an essential, reliable, and eye-opening guide for colleges, medical, and other professional schools that are frustrated in their efforts to diversify their faculty.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

• "This book provides an incredible set of resources for any campus wishing to improve not only the faculty hiring and search process but also retention. Dr. Moody brings a wealth of scholarly expertise to her task as well as knowledge of day-to-day practices gained through her extensive consulting work with faculty and administrators. Both conceptual and eminently practical--a terrific combination."---Daryl Smith, Professor of Education and Psychology, Claremont Graduate University.
• "A must read! Dr. Moody clearly knows what she is talking about. I am especially impressed with her honesty, specificity, and keen insights. This book leads to our taking a fresh look at current practices and offers concrete suggestions for removing barriers and biases. Dr. Moody is wise to give attention to the abysmally small number of native-born minorities entering the professoriate."---Freeman Hrabowski, President, University of Maryland-Baltimore County and co-founder of the Meyerhoff Scholars Program.

About the Author:

JoAnn Moody PhD, JD, is a national consultant in faculty development and diversity (see www.diversityoncampus.com). She is a former college professor and higher education administrator.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0415878462
• ISBN 13: 9780415878463
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 284