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Tag: Professoriate
Opinion
The Violence of Academia Helped Me See One Thing Clearly
I have spent a lot of time reflecting on life and death, for a few reasons. Around this time last year my mother almost died in a car accident. The year prior my dad nearly passed away, having to have back-to-back brain surgeries. In the past few years, multiple loved ones have died. Many of these lives I have yet to even grieve. Ironically, this time period was the peak of when I became most acquainted with academia’s violence.
July 20, 2021
Faculty & Staff
Questioning Our Questions About Faculty Diversity
I was recently contacted by a news outlet to share thoughts about the lack of faculty diversity within the UC (University of California) system. This is the kind of opportunity I especially welcome because it allows me to discuss both my scholarly expertise and insights through experiences. However, on this particular occasion my excitement was soon met with other sentiments.
April 20, 2021
Students
HSI Pathways Program Aims to Increase Hispanic Representation in the Professoriate
The goal of the HSI Pathways program is to increase the number of Latino faculty in the humanities. Funded by a five-year, $5.1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the program is on track to prepare 90 students from Florida International University, the University of Texas El Paso and California State University, Northridge – all Hispanic serving institutions (HSIs) – for careers in academia.
February 25, 2019
Faculty & Staff
Hrabowski: For Change, Diversifying Professoriate a Must
Though the discourse of diversity on campus has been subsumed by a “bigger political landscape,” America’s colleges and universities still must fight to make the professoriate more reflective of the nation as a whole.
March 14, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Diverse Conversations: Professoriate Still Lacking in Diversity
According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, only 16 percent of full-time professors at postsecondary institutions are minorities.
August 15, 2016
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