TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose In this essay, the authors will describe several facets of their experience as women faculty of color in the academy during the pandemic, in order to explore how institutions might think of equity and diversity initiatives during the pandemic time.Design/methodology/approach This essay discusses structural, leadership and individual considerations in supporting faculty from diverse backgrounds during the pandemic and beyond, by considering the typical strategies used by faculty of color to maintain active organizational memberships and how the pandemic has shifted those strategies.Findings Ultimately, this essay grapples with diversity as an institutional priority during the unique and shifting circumstances of remote work and teaching and research during the pandemic.Originality/value This essay provides insight into how institutions who want to maintain diversity progress during and postpandemic must be more thoughtful about the hiring structures, decision-making spaces and overarching missions.
VL  - 5
IS  - 3/4
SN  - 2056-9548
DO  - 10.1108/JPCC-06-2020-0029
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/JPCC-06-2020-0029
AU  - Dobbs Christina L.
AU  - Leider Christine Montecillo
PY  - 2020
Y1  - 2020/01/01
TI  - The perils of notional membership during a pandemic
T2  - Journal of Professional Capital and Community
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 273
EP  - 280
Y2  - 2024/04/23
ER  -