ERIC Number: EJ1411427
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-1523-6803
EISSN: EISSN-2328-9643
Retention and Recruitment of Minority Students and Faculty in Public Affairs and Administration Programs
Journal of Public Affairs Education, v30 n1 p97-117 2024
The need to improve diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) efforts has reached monumental heights in the past decade as a result of the Black Lives Matter movement and other DEIA efforts. This shift in thought has impacted recruitment and hiring practices in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. For years, universities have tried a variety of mechanisms to increase the pool of minority applicants in PhD programs as well as the faculty ranks. However, many of these efforts have not been sustainable. In this article, we discuss the results from a survey of graduate-level public affairs programs to discern specific efforts to increase the number of minority students pursuing graduate degrees and subsequently the number of minority faculty. In addition, we completed an extant review of the literature to determine additional practices that have proven fruitful in other graduate programs.
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, School Holding Power, College Faculty, Minority Group Teachers, Minority Group Students, Teacher Persistence, Student Recruitment, Faculty Recruitment, Public Affairs Education, Public Administration Education, Diversity, Institutional Characteristics, Enrollment Influences, Socioeconomic Influences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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