An inclusive academy : achieving diversity and excellence /
Most colleges and universities embrace the ideals of diversity and inclusion, but many fall short, especially in the hiring, retention and advancement of faculty who would more fully represent our diverse world, in particular women and people of color. In this book, Abigail Stewart and Virginia Vali...
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
MIT Press,
[2018]
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Table of Contents:
- Preface : Why this book?
- I. Why an inclusive academy is difficult to achieve : individual and institutional perspectives
- Academic ideals : what keeps some out of reach?
- The benefits of diversity and inclusion
- Understanding inequities : the role of schemas
- How careers progress for different groups : observational data and alternate accounts
- II. How to achieve an inclusive academy
- Recruiting new faculty : developing a diverse pool and an equitable search process
- Evaluating job candidates : choosing the short list and treating interviewees equitably
- Retaining faculty : building community in the academic workplace
- Facilitating faculty success
- Evaluating and promoting faculty
- Recognizing faculty accomplishments
- Changing institutions : the roles of formal leaders, informal leaders, and all faculty
- Conclusion : Making institutional changes that last.