This paper takes a hard look at merit and the ideal academic, twin concepts that have been
accorded short shrift by the scholarly literature. For the most authoritative positions, the ideal …

Asian American women are often misunderstood and disfranchised due to stereotypes and
microaggressions, and they are frequently excluded from the mainstream leadership …

Many women faculty build their academic careers in the community college environment but
are reluctant to consider, and face barriers to pursuing, the presidency in those same …

This critical feminist scholarship utilizes Social Reproduction Theory (SRT), a Marxist
Feminist theory, to explore the connection between social reproduction and higher …

Being a Ph. D. student is a privilege in many ways, and it is not easy. Mind-body dualist
patterns of thought and behavior within academia ignore the embodied experiences of …

This chapter explores the obstacles women community college faculty members face in
attaining leadership roles, specifically the presidency, at community colleges. The …

Trustees are the stewards of US higher education institutions. The governing boards on
which they serve have ultimate oversight for colleges and universities making them the …

This study is an examination of the inter-sector career mobility of women who earn STEM
doctorate degrees from US higher-education institutions, using data from the national …

Higher education is undergoing transformation as the nation's 4755 colleges and
universities adapt to rapid changes in the economic, technological, and political …