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Numbers don’t lie: problematizing faculty diversity at HSIs

Rosa Maria Banda (Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA)
Alonzo M. Flowers (School of Education, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Petra Robinson (School of Human Resource Education and Workforce Development, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA)

Journal for Multicultural Education

ISSN: 2053-535X

Article publication date: 13 November 2017

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Abstract

Purpose

Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs), like other universities, are faced with challenges related to faculty diversity. The literature related to faculty at HSIs is scant and so this paper aims to address this gap by problematizing faculty diversity at these institutions.

Design/methodology/approach

By means of a document analysis, the authors have scoured the data on faculty demographics at these institutions and the findings of the study are threefold.

Findings

First, a lack of accessible and transparent data exists. Second, there is a lack of available demographic information and third, this creates a dismal narrative regarding faculty diversity at HSIs.

Research limitations/implications

Further critical research is warranted as a means to uncover data on faculty diversity at HSIs.

Originality/value

This study supports the need for a critical consciousness lens to problematize faculty diversity at HSIs.

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Citation

Banda, R.M., Flowers, A.M. and Robinson, P. (2017), "Numbers don’t lie: problematizing faculty diversity at HSIs", Journal for Multicultural Education, Vol. 11 No. 4, pp. 250-263. https://doi.org/10.1108/JME-05-2016-0033

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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