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Publication Date: 2020-Sep
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Disrupting the Numbers: The Impact of a Women's Faculty Writing Program on Associate Professors
Kara Poe Alexander; Lisa Shaver
College Composition and Communication, v72 n1 p58-86 Sep 2020
Women continue to be underrepresented at the highest academic rank of full professor. Studies show that once women earn tenure, they are inundated with teaching, service, and administrative responsibilities, which take time away from research and publication--the primary criteria for promotion. Because of our disciplinary expertise, Rhetoric/Composition scholars are uniquely situated to confront this challenge. Therefore, with the goal to increase the number of women full professors at our university, we created a year-long writing program for women associate professors. Based on results from this pilot study, we argue that Rhetoric/Composition scholars can use their expertise to decrease the disparity at the highest academic rank and make the university more diverse and equitable. Moreover, we believe they can use their expertise to address other institutional and systemic challenges.
Descriptors: Women Faculty, College Faculty, Academic Rank (Professional), Writing Instruction, Faculty Development, Disproportionate Representation, Faculty Promotion, Program Evaluation, Writing Skills
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