Recently there has been considerable emphasis placed in higher education on the recruitment and retention of minority faculty. There is an expanding literature indicating the problems relating to the inadequate pool of such faculty and strategies and approaches related to effective recruitment and retention. It is apparent that there is considerable interest in this area. Given the predicted demographic patterns and characteristics in the population during the remainder of this century, it is understandable that colleges and universities are pursuing a more diverse faculty. The recruitment and retention of minority faculty, however, is only one component—though a critically important one—of the total university environment. The extent of effectiveness in this area will depend upon the totality of the other components in which it is embedded and that characterize the university as a whole.
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January 1990
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Explorations in Ethnic Studies
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January 01 1990
The University as a Pluralistic System: The Case of Minority Faculty Recruitment and Retention
Explorations in Ethnic Studies (1990) 13 (1): 37–42.
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Albert Ramirez; The University as a Pluralistic System: The Case of Minority Faculty Recruitment and Retention. Explorations in Ethnic Studies 1 January 1990; 13 (1): 37–42. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/ees.1990.13.1.37
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