Diversity, Faculty Development

Teaching and Learning Centers as Catalysts for Faculty Diversity Development 

Consider the experience of Jordan, a fourth-year political science major, who was told by his professor that many African-American students do not pass her class (Brooms, 2017). This stereotyping can create a self-fulfilling prophecy, or what Claude Steele describes as a “stereotype threat,” which impacts students’ performance by challenging their...
Approaches to Building and Sustaining a Diverse Adjunct Workforce
Diversity, Human Resources

Approaches to Building and Sustaining a Diverse Adjunct Workforce 

With nontenure-track faculty now comprising 70 percent of the faculty workforce, academic leaders face daunting challenges in creating proactive workplace strategies that address this new reality. Even though more than a quarter of nontenure-track faculty are now in full-time nontenure-track appointments, the majority still teach part time. Despite the urgency...
Building a Pathway to Cultural Competence Through Academic Service Learning
Curriculum, Scholarship

Building a Pathway to Cultural Competence Through Academic Service Learning 

As colleges and universities seek to prepare students for professional careers in a diverse, global society, the attainment of cultural competence is an essential capacity that can no longer be overlooked. Cultural competence involves the awareness, knowledge, and skills needed to engage and collaborate meaningfully across differences through interactions that...