Women of color faculty: Recruitment, hiring, and retention

Diversity in Higher Education

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages 41-71

  Mertz, Norma T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 84888079870     PISSN: 14793644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S1479-3644(2011)0000010007     Document Type: Article

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