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Little Progress Made for Black Faculty in Higher Education

Written by Tracey de Morsella on 03-05-2007

Last week, The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education analyzed the most recent data on Black faculty from the U.S. Department of Education.  Blacks made up 5.3 percent of all full-time faculty in American higher education.
The increase in their ranks has only moved up one percentage point in two decades.  those blacks who do hold positions are concentrated in lower-level faculty posts. The article concludes by looking at flaws in the system that are likely causing the limited growth of Black faculty.  Click here to read the article.

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