Community colleges are under pressure from internal and external forces to recruit and retain minority faculty members. According to recent studies, approximately 90% of the total faculty at two- and four-year public and private colleges are white. The highest percentage of faculty of color are employed at public four-year institutions (12.6%) and…

A study investigated hiring practices of departments of media communication. Questions were asked about the current distribution of ethnic minorities and women in media communication departments; what policies guide affirmative-action in hiring in the field; whether actual minorities and women hires accurately represent efforts to hire; and what…

Conventional wisdom on the nature of leadership in higher education is challenged in this collection of 12 essays. They are divided into three sections: (1) The Context; (2) New Leaders and New Models; and (3) Strategies and Resources. Chapters and authors include: "Leaders and Their Development" (Madeleine F. Green); "Toward a New Leadership…

An overview of minority recruitment problems, laws, and experiences with American law enforcement personnel is provided in this manual. Potential areas of discrimination in the law enforcement personnel system are investigated. The mechanics of career development are addressed in order to demonstrate its importance in recruitment and especially in…

Presents findings from extensive interviews with faculty, administrators, and staff describing how Miami-Dade Community College serves its multiracial and multicultural district through curriculum design, professional development, and hiring policies. Argues that diversity is a characteristic of quality education. Contains 34 references. (JDI)

Presents a conceptual framework considered necessary for social scientists and policymakers in designing and implementing fair and effective affirmative action programs. It defines and contrasts affirmative action with equal opportunity and argues why affirmative action is necessary if organizations are to be fair. Supportive empirical literature…

Discussion of recruiting and hiring minorities in academic libraries focuses on steps needed for the retention of these minorities. Highlights include literature search strategies; mentoring systems; networking within and outside the organization; and supervision, including immediate feedback. (Contains 20 references.) (LRW)

This book identifies institutions where significant numbers of Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, and Native Americans receive their baccalaureate degrees. The information is provided in order to assist universities and businesses in recruiting minority candidates for professional positions, and to counter the prevelant idea that there is no available…

The "Griggs vs. Duke Power" decision of the Supreme Court specifies that job relatedness is the only lawful reason for using tests for the purpose of selection when their use results in the disproportionate exclusion of minority group members. One of the main implications of the "Griggs" decision for the test producer and user…

Two-hundred Hispanic faculty members, administrators, and students from the nine University of California campuses met to plan strategies for increasing their presence throughout the university. One catalyst for the meeting was frustration because no Hispanics were considered for the four new chancellorships named recently. (MLW)

One of the key challenges facing community colleges in the 1990's is the development of leadership that represents the diversity of students and local constituents. In a 1991 survey of 1,097 community college presidents, only 11% of those surveyed belonged to minority groups. Programs do exist, however, to help minority group members structure…

Dealing with issues relating to creating and maintaining a diverse faculty at the community college level, this collection of articles focuses on African-American and Hispanic faculty and presents both theoretical and practical considerations for administrators and scholars. The following articles are included: (1) "The Status of Faculty in…

Between 1986 and 1989, The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, increased its proportion of faculty of color from 11 percent to 20 percent. This was accomplished by reorganizing the college's approach to faculty hiring and retention. Keys to hiring success involved institutional commitment, utilization of inside resources, being…

Research which resulted in the development of the United States Employment Service Specific Aptitude Test Battery for use in selecting inexperienced and untrained individuals for training as nurse aids is described. Occupational norms were established in terms of each significant aptitude measure which when combined, predict job performance.…

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights prepared this report on the extent of equal employment opportunity for minority group members in State and local government pursuant to Public Law 85-315. 628 jurisdictions in seven Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas were surveyed since they contain substantial and varied minority group populations, are…