DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Title

Successful Recruitment and Retention Strategies of Faculty of Color in Predominately White Universities

Authors

Olivia A. Williams Ph.D, Assistant Professor, Human Development and Child Studies.
Chaunda Scott ABC, Instructor Human Resources Development

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

November 2002

This presentation shares testimonies of successful strategies for recruitment and retention from ten faculty of color at a Midwestern mid-size predominately white university. The voices of Eastern Indian, Native American Indian, African American, Asian American, Mexican American, and Arab American faculty were solicited. Results are used to highlight the strategies these faculty members of color have used to integrate into a predominately white university.