Open Access16: DIFFUSING THE IMPACT OF TOKENISM ON FACULTY OF COLOR
Author(s) -
Niemann Yolanda Flores
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
to improve the academy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-4822
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-4822.2011.tb00659.x
Subject(s) - tokenism , promotion (chess) , service (business) , process (computing) , psychology , people of color , security token , public relations , business , sociology , political science , marketing , computer science , gender studies , race (biology) , anthropology , law , operating system , computer security , politics
In addition to the expected challenges related to teaching, research, service, and the tenure and promotion process, faculty of color often experience the impact of token status, or tokenism. This chapter describes the personal, psychological, and career‐damaging impacts of tokenism and provides guidelines for professional development professionals that may diffuse these negative impacts by assisting department heads to mentor faculty of color.