On this edition of Your Call, we’ll explore how the lack of racial and gender diversity among university faculty impacts the learning experience of students.
Just 0.7 percent of university faculty nationwide are Native American, five percent are Latino, six percent are Black, and 10 percent are Asian, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Why do universities lack faculty diversity? What are the impacts on students? And what can universities do to hire a more diverse staff?
Guests:
Kelly Mack, STEM professor and vice president for undergraduate STEM education at the Association of American Colleges and Universities
Nancy Raquel Mirabal, associate professor and director of the US Latina/o Studies Program at the University of Maryland
Aaron Harvey, UC Berkeley pre-law student pursuing a degree in Political Science
Web Resources:
LatinxTalk:STEM Has a Diversity Problem
The Daily Californian: Berkeley Underground Scholars creates ‘prison-to-school’ pipeline on campus
