Improving campus climate to support faculty diversity and retention: A pilot program for new faculty

Innovative Higher Education

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-66

  Piercy, Fred ^a   Giddings, Valerie ^b   Allen, Katherine ^b   Dixon, Benjamin ^b   Meszaros, Peggy ^b   Joest, Karen ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Faculty diversity; Faculty retention; Mentoring; Underrepresented faculty

Indexed keywords

EID: 18644379862     PISSN: 07425627     EISSN: 15731758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10755-005-3297-z     Document Type: Review

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