Many higher education institutions seek to attract and retain diverse faculty in an effort to intentionally diversify campuses and make their college campuses more inclusive. The development of a diverse faculty body that matches the diversity of the student body is crucial, but the representation of foreign-born with doctoral degrees that are working as faculty members has been relatively low, compared to the numbers of foreign-born students, and actual numbers are difficult to estimate. Foreign-born faculty have very different experiences than do American-born faculty, and have lower levels of work satisfaction. The key factors that contribute to workplace satisfaction for foreign-born faculty are not known. Some factors that may influence work satisfaction for foreign-born faculty members include their varying degrees of independence, their salary and accompanying levels of responsibility, and their job security. Differences related to academic discipline may be an influence as are salary differences associated with the individual disciplines. The goal of this research was to examine the work satisfaction of foreign-born faculty. Without additional insights as to why foreign-born faculty are less satisfied in the workplace than their American counterparts, colleges and universities are in danger of continuing to invest in the recruitment and hiring of foreign-born faculty that have a higher likelihood of leaving the institution. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]