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Mayo, J. B., Jr.; Chhuon, Vichet – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2014
The effective recruitment and retention of faculty of color continue to present major challenges to universities, in part, because the normal search process in higher education has been largely unsuccessful at diversifying faculty. Therefore, universities have implemented alternative strategies to recruit and retain scholars of color, including…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Minority Group Teachers, Faculty Recruitment, Mentors
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Gerdeman, Dean R.; Russell, Arlene A.; Eikey, Rebecca A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2007
The Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) program instituted at doctorate-granting institutions across the U.S. provides mentoring and guidance to doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers interested in academic careers. The seminar curriculum content focuses on exposing participants to skills and knowledge for successful pursuit of faculty careers…
Descriptors: Career Development, Postdoctoral Education, College Faculty, Program Descriptions
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Holtzclaw, J. D.; Morris, Lee G.; Pyatt, Robert; Giver, Cynthia S.; Hoey, Joseph; Haynes, J. K.; Gunn, Robert B.; Eaton, Douglas; Eisen, Arri – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2005
Developing education skills in future college faculty is challenging. At the postdoctoral level, Fellowships in Research and Science Teaching (FIRST) fellows effectively integrate research with mentored undergraduate teaching experiences and foster interinstitutional cooperation and participation of minorities and women in science. (Contains 3…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Postdoctoral Education, Research Skills, Program Descriptions
Corzatt, Clifton; Humke, Paul – 1990
More Ph.D. mathematicians are going into teaching positions with relatively little training or experience in college teaching. This document reports on a project in which Ph.D. mathematicians were given teaching internships at St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, in order to develop teaching skills, promote research activity, facilitate…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, College Faculty, Higher Education, Internship Programs
Reilly, Kevin P., Ed.; Murdick, Sheila A., Ed. – 1984
Six university-based nonacademic programs to help academic Ph.D.s. make career changes are described. Included are comments of 15 Ph.D.s who prepared for college teaching careers but pursued other professions, as well as comments from mentors who assisted humanities/social science Ph.D.s to make career transitions. Nonacademic career efforts at 24…
Descriptors: Alumni, Business, Career Change, College Faculty