The academy may claim to seek and value diversity in its professoriate, but reports from faculty of color around the country make clear that departments and ...

When I began my Ph.D. in astronomy in 2003, I thought discussions about diversity and inclusion were about me. Me, as in, the all-too-rare Black woman in physics and astronomy. […]

The student and faculty make-up of academic institutions does not represent national demographics. Racial and ethnic minorities are disproportionately underrepresented nationally, and particularly at...

Although modest gains are observed in the number of African American, Mexican American, and Puerto Rican faculty in higher education institutions, systemic issues of underrepresentation and retenti...

Women and men of color represent growing populations of the undergraduate and graduate student populations nationwide; however, in many cases, this growth has not translated to greater faculty...

Two independent surveys of PhD students in STEM fields at the University of California, Berkeley, indicate that underrepresented minorities (URMs) publish at significantly lower rates than non-URM...

(2018). Whiteliness and institutional racism: hiding behind (un)conscious bias. Ethics and Education: Vol. 13, Critical Philosophy of Race and Education, pp. 141-155.

How so-called progressive spaces silence people of color.

(2020). The Facade of Fit in Faculty Search Processes. The Journal of Higher Education: Vol. 91, No. 6, pp. 833-857.

Whether it’s happening or not

(2018). Subverting and Minding Boundaries: The Intellectual Work of Women. The Journal of Higher Education: Vol. 89, No. 5, pp. 677-701.

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