Equity in the Academy
EQUITY IN THE ACADEMY
Institutions which enhance equity for students often provide life-altering positive opportunities for historically marginalized individuals. However, historically marginalized employees of these institutions often face significant inequities and discrimination. This session is intended to encourage Mesa community members to explore how and whether SDMC employees are ironically deprived of equity in an institution that values equity for students. The Equity and Employees Series this year will focus on Equity for Faculty. Subsequent years will examine Equity for Classified Professionals, followed by Equity for Administrators.
Objectives:
- To provide the opportunity for participants to explore scholarly articles, editorials, and videos containing experiences of inequity and discrimination of historically marginalized faculty.
- To explore opportunities and policies for enhancing faculty equity and mitigating discrimination.
Discussion Questions (view videos below which address some of these issues):
- Have you had experiences similar to those shared in the articles/videos in this segment?
- Have you asked a faculty from a historically marginalized group about their experiences related to equity at Mesa?
- Are there any contrasts from the articles with the experiences of Mesa faculty who belong to historically marginalized groups?
- Are there parallels from the articles with the experiences of Mesa faculty who belong to historically marginalized groups?
- How might institutional policies and systems at Mesa impact the experiences of SDMC faculty who belong to historically marginalized groups?
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Videos:
Being Black and Female in Academia- Dr. Chiquita Howard-Bostic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALg909eRiMI
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Being Black and Female in Academia - Dr. Pamela Hampton-Garland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtY9tyJBVWo
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Surviving as a Minority Scientist in a Majority World
https://youtu.be/rMYL22x-TX4
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How Structural Racism Works
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC3TWx9IOUE
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Scholarly Articles:
Carroll, D. (2017). A faculty Woman of Color and micro-invalidations at a White research institution: A case of intersectionality and institutional betrayal. Administrative Issues Journal, 7(1), 4. Download Carroll, D. (2017). A faculty Woman of Color and micro-invalidations at a White research institution: A case of intersectionality and institutional betrayal. Administrative Issues Journal, 7(1), 4.
Frazier, K. N. (2011). Academic Bullying: A Barrier to Tenure and Promotion for African-American Faculty. Florida Journal of Educational Administration & Policy, 5(1), 1-13. Download Frazier, K. N. (2011). Academic Bullying: A Barrier to Tenure and Promotion for African-American Faculty. Florida Journal of Educational Administration & Policy, 5(1), 1-13.
Hurtado, S., & BrckaLorenz, A. (2016, April). Understanding faculty experiences with discrimination: The role of intersecting identity and institutional characteristics. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Download Hurtado, S., & BrckaLorenz, A. (2016, April). Understanding faculty experiences with discrimination: The role of intersecting identity and institutional characteristics. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting.
Pittman, C. T. (2010). Race and gender oppression in the classroom: The experiences of women faculty of color with white male students. Teaching Sociology, 38(3), 183-196. Download Pittman, C. T. (2010). Race and gender oppression in the classroom: The experiences of women faculty of color with white male students. Teaching Sociology, 38(3), 183-196.
Tuitt, F., Hanna, M., Martinez, L. M., Salazar, M., & Griffin, R. (2009). Teaching in the line of fire: Faculty of color in the academy. Thought & Action, 25, 65-74. Download Tuitt, F., Hanna, M., Martinez, L. M., Salazar, M., & Griffin, R. (2009). Teaching in the line of fire: Faculty of color in the academy. Thought & Action, 25, 65-74.
Walkington, Lori. 2017. "How Far Have We Really Come? Black Women Faculty and Graduate Students' Experiences in Higher Education." Humboldt Journal of Social Relations 1 (39): 51-65. Download Walkington, Lori. 2017. "How Far Have We Really Come? Black Women Faculty and Graduate Students' Experiences in Higher Education." Humboldt Journal of Social Relations 1 (39): 51-65.
General Articles and Editorials:
- RateMyProfessor Loves Old, White, Male Teachers: - https://www.thedailybeast.com/ratemyprofessor-loves-old-white-male-teachers Links to an external site.
- Students see male professors as brilliant geniuses, female professors as bossy and annoying: https://archive.thinkprogress.org/students-see-male-professors-as-brilliant-geniuses-female-professors-as-bossy-and-annoying-5dd018d5a785/ Links to an external site.
- Links to an external site.Discrimination and a struggle for legitimacy: Faculty of color and female faculty experience an uneven playing Field: https://heri.ucla.edu/news/press-releases/discrimination-and-a-struggle-for-legitimacy-faculty-of-color-and-female-faculty-experience-an-uneven-playing-field/ Links to an external site.
- Links to an external site.The role of perceived race and gender in the evaluation of college teaching on RateMyProfessors.Com.: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2010-18201-001 Links to an external site.
- Links to an external site.Why We Must Stop Relying on Student Ratings of Teaching: https://www.chronicle.com/article/Why-We-Must-Stop-Relying-on/243213 Links to an external site.
- Links to an external site.Student Evaluations of Teaching are Not Valid, It is time to stop using SET scores in personnel decisions: https://www.aaup.org/article/student-evaluations-teaching-are-not-valid#.Xniy-G5Fy70 Links to an external site.
- Links to an external site.How Student Evaluations Are Skewed against Women and Minority Professors: https://tcf.org/content/commentary/student-evaluations-skewed-women-minority-professors/?session=1 Links to an external site.
- Links to an external site.The Role of Perceived Race and Gender in the Evaluation of College Teaching on RateMyProfessors.com: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232460680_The_Role_of_Perceived_Race_and_Gender_in_the_Evaluation_of_College_Teaching_on_ Links to an external site.
- Links to an external site.Becoming Full Professor While Black: https://chroniclevitae.com/news/2231-becoming-full-professor-while-black Links to an external site.
- Links to an external site.Structural bias poses obstacles to faculty of color: https://www.browndailyherald.com/2014/12/05/structural-bias-poses-obstacles-faculty-color/ Links to an external site.
- Links to an external site.Faculty Perceptions on Diversity, Discrimination, Stress, and Mentorship: https://www.aacu.org/aacu-news/newsletter/faculty-perceptions-diversity-discrimination-stress-and-mentorship Links to an external site.
- Links to an external site.Equity for Hispanic Professors: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/10/30/ut-austin-faculty-group-wants-institution-fix-what-it-says-system-marginalizes Links to an external site.
- Links to an external site.The Demographic Dividend: Why the success of Latino faculty and students is critical: https://www.aaup.org/article/demographic-dividend#.XnijhW5Fy70 Links to an external site.
- Links to an external site.The Recruitment and Support of Latino Faculty for Tenure and Promotion: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/254115117_The_Recruitment_and_Support_of_Latino_Faculty_for_Tenure_and_Promotion Links to an external site.
- Links to an external site.The Underrepresentation of Hispanics as Tenured Faculty: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1111&context=educ_llss_etds Links to an external site.
- Links to an external site.Women, Minority Faculty Members Report Worse Climate Than Men, Non-Minorities: https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2014/5/27/faculty-climate-survey-2013 Links to an external site.
- Links to an external site.Why Female Professors Get Lower Ratings: https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/01/25/463846130/why-women-professors-get-lower-ratings Links to an external site.
- Links to an external site.Academic Bullying: A Barrier to Tenure and Promotion for African-American Faculty (.pdf) Download Academic Bullying: A Barrier to Tenure and Promotion for African-American Faculty (.pdf)
- Rate My Professor Reviews May Hold Bias Toward White male Professors: https://www.freshu.io/tessa-green-85599fa6-d705-4512-a55c-fc58788939aa/news-rate-my-professor-may-hold-a-bias Links to an external site.
- Links to an external site.Are Student Evaluations of Teaching Biased Against Professors?: https://areomagazine.com/2019/11/15/are-student-evaluations-of-teaching-biased-against-professors/ Links to an external site.
- Links to an external site.Scholars Decry Discrimination in Tenure Review Process: https://diverseeducation.com/article/158582/ Links to an external site.