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Narratives Of Black Women Stem Faculty: Breaking Barriers To Promote Institutional Transformation At Historically Black Colleges And Universities, Anna Lee, Maya Corneille, Karen T. Jackson, Bahby Banks, Sherrice Allen, Robin N. Coger, Margaret I. Kanipes, Stephanie Luster-Teasley
Narratives Of Black Women Stem Faculty: Breaking Barriers To Promote Institutional Transformation At Historically Black Colleges And Universities, Anna Lee, Maya Corneille, Karen T. Jackson, Bahby Banks, Sherrice Allen, Robin N. Coger, Margaret I. Kanipes, Stephanie Luster-Teasley
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Women faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), experience many barriers. HBCUs’ rich histories of advancing racial equity have often outweighed a focus on gender equity, with issues at the intersection of race and gender receiving minimal attention. This study highlights the need for institutional transformation at HBCUs by identifying the structural factors that promote and inhibit Black women STEM faculty advancement. Interviews (n=15) were conducted with HBCU Black women STEM faculty using the Life Interview approach. The three major themes related to barriers included: (a) greater likelihood of having their expertise questioned, (b) increased pressure to work harder, …
Recruiting, Retaining, And Advancing Women In Stem At An Hbcu:A Model For Institutional Transformation, Sherrice V. Allen, Anna Lee, Maya Corneille, Robin N. Coger, Margaret I. Kanipes, Stephanie Luster-Teasley, Anthony Depass
Recruiting, Retaining, And Advancing Women In Stem At An Hbcu:A Model For Institutional Transformation, Sherrice V. Allen, Anna Lee, Maya Corneille, Robin N. Coger, Margaret I. Kanipes, Stephanie Luster-Teasley, Anthony Depass
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Women, especially women of color (WOC), STEM faculty are underrepresented in full professor and leadership positions and overrepresented in non-tenure track positions. It is essential to develop organizational-level approaches which foster equitable and sustainable practices that lead to the success of women STEM faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The purpose of this paper is to share a model for institutional transformation focusing on recruitment, retention, and advancement of women STEM faculty. We describe our approaches, outcomes, challenges, successes, and lessons learned to serve as a model for other institutions. In order to transform our institution, we focused …
Pathways To Institutional Transformation At Hbcus: Recommendations From Hbcu Black Women Stem Faculty, Anna Lee, Maya Corneille, Karen T. Jackson, Bahby Banks, Sherrice Allen
Pathways To Institutional Transformation At Hbcus: Recommendations From Hbcu Black Women Stem Faculty, Anna Lee, Maya Corneille, Karen T. Jackson, Bahby Banks, Sherrice Allen
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Black women STEM faculty at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) experience many barriers to promotion, tenure, and the attainment of leadership positions. Institutional transformation is essential in addressing these inequities. However, there is a lack of literature that addresses the pathways for institutional transformation at HBCUs. The purpose of this paper is to share Black women STEM faculty from HBCUs recommendations for institutional transformation. Inter-views were conducted with fifteen Black women STEM faculty at HBCUs. Find-ings revealed several themes including the need for: (1) institutional accountability and oversight, (2) investment in the representation of Black women in faculty and …
Barriers To The Advancement Of Women Of Color Faculty In Stem: The Need For Promoting Equity Using An Intersectional Framework, Maya Corneille, Anna Lee, Sherrice Allen, Jessica Cannady, Alexia Guess
Barriers To The Advancement Of Women Of Color Faculty In Stem: The Need For Promoting Equity Using An Intersectional Framework, Maya Corneille, Anna Lee, Sherrice Allen, Jessica Cannady, Alexia Guess
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Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to highlight critical issues facing women of color (WOC) faculty and to synthesize the research literature in order to offer recommendations for action to address inequities using an intersectionality framework.
Design/methodology/approach–The authors conducted a qualitative meta-analysis. Relevant articles were obtained through a search of the EBSCO and Google Scholar databases entering in combinations of specific keywords. In order to be included in this review, the manuscripts had to be published between the years 2001 and 2017; in a peer-reviewed journal; and available through the university library system.
Findings–The majority of manuscripts …