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Building Capacity: A Blueprint for Faculty Diversity
Schools of nursing need more faculty. Period. But inextricably tied to that is the need to increase the diversity of said faculty. Here, one champion of the cause outlines a step-by-step plan for doing so.
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Leadership in Style
Her drive, ambition, and determination have led Rowena Elliott to become the first African American president of the American Nephrology Nurses Association. The strength of her leadership qualities and character has made her a memorable nurse educator and role model for minority nursing students everywhere.
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Advancing the Dream through Faculty Diversity
The nurses who authored Looking for Black Nurse Leaders: A Call to Action and this article, each reached out to Minority Nurse in search of a place to share their experiences as nurses, as African Americans. From different areas of the country and different professional backgrounds, never knowing one another, they both submitted abstracts that put forth the same beliefs and arguments, grounded in a desire to improve diversity in the workplace as a means to improve the quality of life in the black community
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A Boost for Minority Nursing Professors
Find certified minority nurse educators in a flash using the Minority Nurse Educator database, a free service provided by the School of Nursing at Thomas Edison State College in Trenton, New Jersey.
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Historically Black Nursing Schools: Yesterday and Today
Back in the days when segregation was the law of the land, they opened
doors of educational opportunity that produced generations of distinguished
African American nurses. Today, HBCU nursing programs are building on
that legacy to prepare the black nursing leaders of the 21st century
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Maximizing Minority Students’ Success in Clinicals
What clinical faculty can do to help students of color and male students overcome barriers to successful performance in this crucial stage of their nursing education.
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Be Prepared
Recruiting minority nursing faculty is a two-way street: Both schools and potential candidates must be fully up to the challenge.
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Passing With Flying Colors
When developing multicultural nursing school curricula, don’t overlook the need for culturally sensitive testing
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Navigating the Faculty Track
For junior minority nursing faculty, advancing your career in academia can be fraught with challenges--from racial and gender prejudice to the pressures of earning tenure. Here’s some expert advice--from educators who have been there--to guide you down the path to success.
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Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow Takes Aim at the Nursing Faculty Shortage
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Recruiting and Retaining Minority Nursing Faculty
Because there are still so few minority and male nursing professors, nursing schools that hope to increase the diversity of their faculty face stiff competition and steep challenges. But despite the supply/demand imbalance, it can be done. The keys to success: commitment, creativity and cultural sensitivity.
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The Face of Nursing Faculty 2001-2002: Still White and Female
Despite the efforts of many of the nation’s nursing schools to recruit more minorities and men into their faculty ranks over the past year, a new report from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) paints a disappointing picture of the continued lack of diversity in the world of nursing academia.
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Those Who Can, Teach
Minority nurses who have chosen to work in academia talk about why they love their rewarding careers
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Flying with the Eagles
Are minority nurse leaders born or made? At a unique leadership development program in New Jersey, the answer is “both.”
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Putting Minority Nursing Faculty Online: The Story Continues
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How Do You Solve the Minority Nursing Faculty Shortage? Put Them Online!
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Minority Nurse Educators in Cyberspace: A Progress Report
Now entering its third year, an innovative federally funded program designed to increase nursing students’ access to ethnically diverse faculty is a steadily growing success
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The Faculty Fast Track
A severe nursing faculty shortage, plus the need for greater diversity at the front of the classroom, are fueling the growth of master’s-level nurse educator training programs that can help get minority nurses into the teaching pipeline more quickly
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