Full Description
This open access book analyzes barriers to inclusion in academia and details ways to create a more diverse, inclusive environment. It describes the implementation of UC Davis ADVANCE, a grant program funded by the National Science Foundation, to increase the hiring and retention of underrepresented scholars in the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and foster a culture of inclusion for all faculty. It first describes what the barriers to inclusion are and how they function within the broader society. A key focus here is the concept of implicit bias: what it is, how it develops, and the importance of training organizational members to recognize and challenge it. It then discusses the limitations of data collection that is guided by the convention assumption that being diverse automatically means being inclusive. Lastly, it highlights the importance of creating a collaborative, interdisciplinary, and institution-wide vision of an inclusive community.
Contents
Part 1: Foundations: Why we need institutional change.- Chapter 1. From affirmative action to inclusion (Linda F. Bisson, Laura Grindstaff, Kyaw Tha Paw U., Raquel Aldana, Sophie Barbu, Lisceth Brazil-Cruz, Adela De La Torre, Mary Lou De Leon Siantz, Yvette Flores, Denneal Jamison-Mcclung, Suad Joseph, Philip H. Kass, Linda Katehi, Karen Mcdonald, Josephine Moreno, Binnie Singh, Maureen Stanton and Lisa Sullivan).- Chapter 2. Barriers to inclusion: Social roots and current concerns (Laura Grindstaff).- Part 2: Making the case for institutional change.- Chapter 3. Data-driven decision making (Sophie Barbu, Karen Mcdonald, Lisceth Brazil-Cruz, Lisa Sullivan and Linda F. Bisson).- Chapter 4. Assessing institutionalized bias (Linda F. Bisson, Philip H. Kass, Kyaw Tha Paw U. and Laura Grindstaff).- Chapter 5. Leadership and organizational structure (Linda F. Bisson, Denneal Jamison-Mcclung, Laura Grindstaff, Linda Katehi and Mary Lou De Leon Siantz).- Part 3: Diversity, demographics, and the Latinx experience.- Chapter 6. A long-term vision on faculty diversity at UC Davis (Raquel Aldana and Josephine Moreno).- Chapter 7. Latinx communities and academic trajectories (Lisceth Brazil-Cruz, Laura Grindstaff and Yvette Flores).- Chapter 8. Making visible the invisible: Studying Latina stem scholars (Yvette Flores, Laura Grindstaff, and Lisceth Brazil-Cruz).- Part 4: Building a more inclusive academy.- Chapter 9. Seeing self: The campos model (Mary Lou De Leon Siantz and Lisceth Brazil-Cruz).- Chapter 10. Mentorship, sponsorship, and professional networking (Denneal Jamison-Mcclung).- Chapter 11. Work life integration in academia: From myth to reality (Sophie Barbu, Karen Mcdonald, Binnie Singh and Laura Grindstaff).- Part 5: Lessons learned and the road ahead.- Chapter 12. Leading while female: a personal journey (Linda Katehi).- Chapter 13. Advice not taken (Linda F. Bisson, Mary Lou De Leon Siantz and Laura Grindstaff).- Chapter 14. Disrupting complacent systems (Laura Grindstaff and Linda F. Bisson).
