Adhia, Shin, Ward, and Colleagues Identify Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining Early-Career Faculty Members of Color

Posted: 2024-06-07 14:20:37 (CSDE Research)

CSDE Affiliates Avanti Adhia (Nursing), Michelle Shin (Nursing), and Teresa Ward (Nursing) released an article with colleagues in Nursing Outlook, titled “Experiences of recruitment and retention in academia: A collaborative autoethnography of early-career faculty members of color“. The article was lead-authored by Omeid Heidari (Nursing) and included additional co-authors, Kaboni Gondwe (Nursing) and Daniel Suárez-Baquero (Nursing). Recruitment and retention of diverse faculty in schools of nursing continues to be an important challenge, but little has been written from the perspectives of early-career faculty of color on their decision to join academia and their retention. Authors aimed to understand the perspectives of a cluster hire of early-career faculty of color on their recruitment, mentorship and support received, and resources needed for long-term retention. Findings suggest strategies (e.g., targeted resources, diverse cluster hires, building community) to inform recruitment and retention of early-career faculty of color.