On the Road to Tenure, Minority Professors Report Frustrations

by E Wayne Ross on December 5, 2008

The Chronicle: On the Road to Tenure, Minority Professors Report Frustrations

Minority professors on the tenure track aren’t as satisfied with their academic workplace as their white counterparts are, says a new report.

Native American junior faculty members, for instance, felt that most aspects of the tenure process were less clear than did white faculty members, and they were less satisfied with their institution’s culture.