In the United States, just 6% of college faculty members are Black. It’s a really tough career pathway for anyone, but as we’ll learn from my guest today, there are so many additional hurdles to clear if you are Black. Marlene Daut is Professor of African Diaspora Studies at the University of Virginia, is the author of many books and articles about Haiti as well as a piece in the Chronicle of Higher Education where she shares her own tenure-track truth called “Becoming Full Professor While Black.”
FURTHER READING
Becoming Full Professor While Black – Marlene Daut
Teaching Perspective: The Relation Between the Haitian and French Revolutions – Marlene Daut
The First and Last King of Haiti – TED.com – Marlene Daut
www.haitianrevolutionaryfictions.com
An Ivy League Professor on Why College Don’t Hire More Faculty of Color: “We Don’t Want Them” – Marybeth Gasman, Washington Post
US College Faculty and Student Diversity – Pew Research
National Center for Education Statistics – Faculty Diversity
https://diversitydata.virginia.edu/
For a Black Mathematician, What It’s Like to Be the ‘Only One’ – NY Times
We Built a Diverse Academic Department in 5 years. Here’s How – Harvard Business Review