Inclusive Academy, An
Achieving Diversity and Excellence
Published on 11. October 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
528 pages
978-0-262-54526-6 (ISBN)
Description
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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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge (Massachusetts)
United States
Publishing group
MIT Press Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 37 mm
Weight
676 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-262-54526-6 (9780262545266)
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07/2018
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Persons
Abigail J. Stewart and Virginia Valian
Content
Acknowledgments ix
Preface: Why This Book? xiii
I Why an Inclusive Academy Is Difficult to Achieve: Individual and Institutional Perspectives 1
1 Academic Ideals: What Keeps Some Out of Reach? 3
2 The Benefits of Diversity and Inclusion 41
3 Understanding Inequities: The Role of Schemas 71
4 How Careers Progress for Different Groups: Observational Data and Alternate Accounts 121
II How to Achieve an Inclusive Academy 167
5 Recruiting New Faculty: Developing a Diverse Pool and an Equitable Search Process 169
6 Evaluating Job Candidates: Choosing the Short List and Treating Interviewees Equitably 201
7 Retaining Faculty: Building Community in the Academic Workplace 243
8 Facilitating Faculty Success 289
9 Evaluating and Promoting Faculty 325
10 Recognizing Faculty Accomplishments 373
11 Changing Institutions: The Roles of Formal Leaders, Informal Leaders, and All Faculty 415
Conclusion: Making Institutional Changes That Last 449
Author Index 461
Subject Index 481
Preface: Why This Book? xiii
I Why an Inclusive Academy Is Difficult to Achieve: Individual and Institutional Perspectives 1
1 Academic Ideals: What Keeps Some Out of Reach? 3
2 The Benefits of Diversity and Inclusion 41
3 Understanding Inequities: The Role of Schemas 71
4 How Careers Progress for Different Groups: Observational Data and Alternate Accounts 121
II How to Achieve an Inclusive Academy 167
5 Recruiting New Faculty: Developing a Diverse Pool and an Equitable Search Process 169
6 Evaluating Job Candidates: Choosing the Short List and Treating Interviewees Equitably 201
7 Retaining Faculty: Building Community in the Academic Workplace 243
8 Facilitating Faculty Success 289
9 Evaluating and Promoting Faculty 325
10 Recognizing Faculty Accomplishments 373
11 Changing Institutions: The Roles of Formal Leaders, Informal Leaders, and All Faculty 415
Conclusion: Making Institutional Changes That Last 449
Author Index 461
Subject Index 481