Diversity in employment within community colleges seems higher than that of four-year colleges and universities on the national level. Research indicates community colleges engage more actively in recruiting and retaining more women and minorities than that of four-year colleges. Recent literature (within the last five years) explains some of the steps communities and community colleges have taken to become more inclusive. This shows not only that community colleges are willing to hire more minorities and women, but that there is also a climate more accepting of hiring minorities and women.
Community colleges undertake a variety of tasks for the satisfaction and success of their students. That is why diversity in faculty may help community colleges achieve their goals. In an article by Hughes, the author explains the need for community colleges to adapt strategies to not only recruit diverse faculty, but also retain them. He also states the inherent challenge in recruiting and retaining diverse faculty. "The challenges in having a diverse faculty require recruiting diverse applicants and in retaining those applicants once hired. Achieving these twin aims has proven elusive for many community colleges" (Hughes, 2015, p. 659).
The study covers a fifteen-year time-period of a college within the United States that adopted strategies that actively sought more diverse faculty to hire and retain. "Over a 15-year period, the college became the most diverse in its state while growing from 4.3% full-time faculty of color to 23.3% full-time faculty of color" (Hughes, 2015, p. 659). They began at first with recruiting from colleges and campuses that had higher rates of minority and female students. From there they sent diversity teams to go and speak with students about their organization, establishing a professional relationship with recruits. They made sure the senior management of the school understood they goal to hire a more diverse staff.
These steps not only led to a more diverse faculty in community college, but it also led to a better understanding of where to find diverse faculty members. It begins at the school level and progresses onto the job level. Some organizations begin even at the middle school and high school level in terms of early recruitment. They want to establish that connection early on so when the potential recruit has the age and skill set to join, they have already established a sense of trust enabling a higher chance of retention of the recruit.
In a 2014 qualitative study, author Fujii examined the diversity rates of faculties in community colleges. "The researcher interviewed 12 participants -- administrators and faculty members at three community colleges in a large district in the southwestern United States -- who served on faculty search committees from 2006 -- 2009." (Fujii, 2014, p. 903). The author took information from three community colleges covering three years and found information supporting the notion that community colleges have increased their hiring of minorities and women from years past and compared to four-year colleges and universities.
Furthermore, the research reveals the decision of community colleges to include higher levels of communication surrounding a need for diverse faculty within the community college environment. "Analysis of the participants' interviews specific to ethnic/racial diversity in the faculty search process revealed themes around the communication of diversity's value and role at the institution and the role of the chair and administration" (Fujii, 2014, p. 903). Much of the push for change within community colleges that wish to increase diversity comes in the administrative level. That is because although affirmative action laws have largely been abandoned, people have discovered inherent benefits from a more diverse faculty.
As people quickly realize the importance of diversity faculty in schools, especially in community colleges where there are fewer selling points to potential students than four-year colleges, community colleges have and are looking for ways to include more and more minority and women recruits. Similar to other research concerning diversity recruitment, there appears a need for organizations to attempt to change strategies beginning with the administrative level. Senior management ultimately lends to a change in policy that adapts the organization to a more receptive attitude and active implementation of diversity hiring.
Similar to this study, a 2013 qualitative study interviewed faculty of color in community colleges in order to determine the climate surrounding them in these schools. "We investigate four community colleges in California through interviews with 31 full-time faculty of color. This faculty group expresses identity conflicts between their professional roles and their cultural identities" (Levin, Haberler, Walker & Jackson-Boothby, 2013, p. 55). Although many of the faculty interviewed showed feelings...
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