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Retaining and Supporting Female Faculty of Color: Addressing the Oppressive Nature of Tenure and Promotion

by Shevell Thibou

Institution:	Seattle Pacific University
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Year:	2022
Keywords:	tenure and promotion; women faculty of color; isolation; discrimination; exploitation; Education; Higher Education
Posted:	3/25/2025
Record ID:	2306264
Full text PDF:	https://digitalcommons.spu.edu/soe_etd/68 https://digitalcommons.spu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1068&context=soe_etd

Abstract

Faculty of color can experience an array of challenges during their professional journey in higher education. When gender and race intersect, additional injustices are experienced by faculty of color who identify as women. The research available draws attention to the discrimination, exploitation, and isolation faced by female faculty of color during their professional journey in higher education. Using a grounded theory research design, this study explored if administrators and faculty are aware of the challenges imposed on women of color during the tenure and promotion process, and if institutions are working to address these challenges.