Talent-Centered Education Leadership

Abstract

Despite decades of ongoing efforts to reduce racial inequities in faculty representation in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, Black and Hispanic engineering faculty (BHEF) remain critically underrepresented in higher education institutions. The empirical results found in this chapter are part of a larger national survey of 1,101 engineering faculty at research intensive higher education institutions, identified through faculty rosters on college and department websites. This chapter examines written responses of that survey with a focus on the “key diversity concerns” of the total sample. Next, the authors examine the experiences and perspectives of Black and Hispanic faculty. Finally, they apply the talent-centered education leadership approach to navigating these concerns and experiences to humanizing the workplace and creating more equitable institutions.