Student Activists Want More Black Faculty Members -- But How Realistic Are These Goals?

Student protesters on a number of campuses want to see many more black faculty members. But how realistic are some of their goals?

By Colleen Flaherty, Inside Higher Ed

Increasing faculty diversity has long been a priority on college campuses, but the recent, widespread student protests over race relations have made the issue all the more urgent. And while a number of institutions already have pledged additional resources to increasing faculty diversity, questions remain about how realistic some of these goals are -- at least in the near term.

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