An inclusive academy : achieving diversity and excellence / Abigail J. Stewart and Virginia Valian.

How colleges and universities can live up to their ideals of diversity, and why inclusivity and excellence go hand in hand.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Authors:	Stewart, Abigail J. (Author), Valian, Virginia (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2018]
Subjects:	College teachers > Selection and appointment > United States. College teachers > Rating of > United States. Minority college teachers > United States. Faculty integration > United States. College personnel management > United States. College personnel management. College teachers > Rating of. College teachers > Selection and appointment. Faculty integration. Minority college teachers. United States.

Table of Contents:

Preface : why this book?
Academic ideals : what keeps some out of reach?
The benefits of diversity and inclusion
Understanding inequities : the role of schemas
How careers progress for different groups : observational data and alternate accounts
Recruiting new faculty : developing a diverse pool and an equitable search process
Evaluating job candidates : choosing the shortlist and treating interviewees equitably
Retaining faculty : building community in the academic workplace
Facilitating faculty's success
Evaluating and promoting faculty
Recognizing faculty accomplishments
Changing institutions : the roles of formal leaders, informal leaders, and all faculty
Conclusion : making institutional changes that last.

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