Resource Guide for Recruiting Excellent and Diverse Faculty

VII. BIBLIOGRAPHY

Reports
Books
Video
Search Handbooks
Reports from ISU

Reports

Turner, C. & Smith, D. (2002). Hiring Faculty of Color: Research on the Search Committee Process and Implications of Practice In. R. Jones (Ed.), Symposium on Keeping Our Faculties: Addressing the Recruitment and Retention of Faculty of Color, (pp.29-42). Minnesota: University of Minnesota.

This article shares findings from a study which involved three elite public research universities from 1995 to 1998. Reviewing the results of 689 searches at these institutions, the authors found that 71 % were hired using an intervention strategy, 24% using diversity in job description, 24% special hires, 23 % a combination of special hire and diversity in the job description. In the end, without some form of intervention in the search process, the employment rates for women and faculty of color will continue to represent a small portion of the total percentage of faculty at four-year institutions.

Turner, C. (2002). "Diversifying the Faculty"-A Guidebook for Search Committees Association of American Colleges and Universities, Washington, D.C. 1-55.

This report describes the search process in three steps: (1) Before the Search Begins, (2), During the Search and (3) After the Search Process. Issues such as communicating the educational rationale for diversifying the faculty, securing resources, constructing a position description and supporting the new hire are examined. Furthermore, a number of resources such as books, reports, and articles on the significance of diversifying the faculty are included, as well.

Trower, C. & Chait, R. (2002). Faculty Diversity: Too Little for Too Long In. R. Jones (Ed.), Symposium on Keeping Our Faculties: Addressing the Recruitment and Retention of Faculty of Color, (pp.2-12), Minnesota: University of Minnesota.

The article reports on the changing demographics of the student population and how the racial composition of the faculty has remained the same during the past twenty years. Citing issues such as an unaccommodating culture and a need to review the "Statement on Tenure and Academic Freedom" created in 1940 by American Association of University Professors (AAUP), the authors stress the importance of leadership in addressing this issue of recruitment and retention of faculty of color.

Antonio, A. (2003). Racial Diversity in the Student Body: A Compelling Need for Retaining Faculty of Color, In. R. Jones (Ed.), Symposium on Keeping Our Faculties: Addressing the Recruitment and Retention of Faculty of Color (pp. 42-47). Minnesota: University of Minnesota.

The objective of this report is to show the impact of racial diversity in the student body on faculty of color. Issues such as the presence of different pedagogies, a higher level of support, lower levels of isolation are areas that need to be examined in future conversations regarding recruitment and retention efforts for faculty of color.

Books

Benjamin, L. (Ed).(1997). Black Women in the Academy: Promises and Perils. Gainesville, FL: University Press.

Thirty authors focus on the experiences of Black Women in the Academy in areas such as teaching and research, social dynamics of academic life, and diverse academic settings.

Turner, C. & Myers, S. L. ( 2000). Faculty of Color in Academe: Bittersweet Success. Needham Heights, MA.

The author provides a glimpse into the experiences of faculty of color, in addition to a bibliography that contains papers, articles and handbooks on the search process.

Video

Shattering the Silence (Vid 002 711, Iowa State Library, 1997) produced and directed by Stanley Nelson, Gail Pellet (86 minutes)

Faculty of color share personal and professional stories about their experiences at universities, in addition to offering solutions and recommendations to thwarting the internal and external pressures present in the academy.

Looking Through My Lenses (Date unknown)

Women faculty at The University of Michigan discuss their experiences at a Research institution and how race and gender influence their teaching styles, research endeavors and personal lives.