Faculty Diversity

<p>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 <em>Faculty Diversity</em> offers new insights strategies and caveats to the current state of faculty diversity. </p><p>This revised edition includes: </p><ul> <p> </p> <li>New strategies to prevent unintended cognitive bias and errors that damage faculty recruitment and retention</li> <p> </p> <li>Expanded discussion on the importance of different cultural contexts political and historical experiences inhabited and inherited by non-immigrant faculty and students</li> <p> </p> <li>Increased testimonials and on-the-ground reflections from faculty administrators and leaders in higher education with new attention to medical and other professional schools</li> <p> </p> <li>Updated Appendix with Discussion Scenarios and Practice Exercises useful to search and evaluation committees department chairs deans faculty senates and diversity councils</li> <p> </p> <li>Expanded chapter on mentoring that dispels myths about informal mentoring and underlines essential components for formal programs.</li> </ul><p>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.</p>