Demand is growing for institutions where the faculty reflects the increasing diversity of the student population. Implementing strategies for recruitment and retention to enhance faculty diversity is particularly important now, when a generational wave of faculty hiring nationwide is upon us. Institutional commitment to a diverse faculty calls for leadership at all levels of the academic and administrative team.
The TIAA-CREF Institute, the American Council on Education, and NACUBO extend this invitation to join our panel of experts for their discussion of demographic trends among women and minority faculty members -- problems, progress, and promise for the future. This overview of academic research and practical applications will help your institutions revitalize its outreach to women and faculty candidates of color. You will learn about:
- The current demographic landscape
- Barriers to successful female and minority faculty retention and advancement
- Strategies institutions are using to recruit and retain underrepresented faculty
- Policies and programs that encourage career satisfaction and professional development
- Administrative cultures that foster diverse hiring
- Implications if current trends persist.
Meet the Presenters:
Dr. Ronald G. Ehrenberg is the Irving M. Ives Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations and Economics at Cornell University. He also is Director of the Cornell Higher Education Research Institute and serves as a TIAA-CREF Institute Research Fellow. From July 1, 1995 to June 30, 1998 he served as Cornell's Vice President for Academic Programs, Planning and Budgeting. Ron has authored or co-authored over 100 papers and 15 books. He was the founding editor of Research in Labor Economics, is currently a co-editor of the Journal of Human Resources and he has served, or is serving, on several editorial boards and as a consultant to numerous governmental agencies and commissions and university and private research corporations. He is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, was a member of the Executive Committee of the American Economic Association, and chaired AAUP Committee Z on the Economic Status of the Profession. He currently chairs AAUP Committee E on Retirement, is President-Elect of the society of Labor Economists, and serves on the Advisory Board of the National Research Council's Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel.
Dr. Robert J. Jones is Senior Vice President for System Administration at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul, with primary responsibilities for research and education. Previously, Dr. Jones served as Director for the Office of Multicultural and Academic Affairs where in addition to heading the office, he and team of scholars studied the impact of multi-cultural research awards on faculty attitudes and productivity. In his present role as Senior Vice President in the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, Dr. Jones has convened and served as presenter for three major research-based symposia entitled Keeping Our Faculties, which addresses issues of recruiting, retaining, and advancing faculty of Color in Higher Education. Dr. Jones is Professor Agronomy/Plant Genetics at University of Minnesota.
Jennifer Ma is a senior research fellow with the TIAA-CREF Institute. In addition to her research responsibilities, she oversees the annual TIAA-CREF Paul A. Samuelson Award and manages the Institute's Research Grant Program. She is also editor of Research Dialogue, a TIAA-CREF Institute publication. She conducts research on issues related to the economics of higher education including saving for college, the impact of financial aid on college access and choice, the long-term consequences of attending college, and trends in the academic labor market. She has written on topics including the impact of education policies on student outcomes, saving for college with Section 529 plans, and trends in faculty demographics and employment patterns. She received her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1999, and her B.A. from Fudan University in Shanghai, China in 1992.
