Dr. Maria Ledesma
When: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 — 12:00 to 1:00 pm
Where: Collegiate Room- Union (refreshments will be provided)
Generational status within the professoriate remains largely under-addressed and under-theorized
in higher education. This work suggests that many of the socialization practices created
for and directed towards first-generation students continue to have relevancy for
faculty who identify as first-generation. First-generation faculty encounter similar
structural and systemic challenges in pursuit of post-secondary success. Focus group
data affirms the need to cultivate more fair and equitable socialization processes
for historically under-represented academicians who identify as first-generation.
Building upon the concept of a college-going culture, and drawing on focus-group data,
I offer a tenure attaining culture as a socialization model aimed at supporting and
retention and success of historically under-represented first-generation faculty and
graduate students of color aspiring towards the professoriate.
Sponsored by the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy
Direct questions about this event to Marilynn Howard (marilynn.howard@utah.edu) or 801-581-6714
See previous Higher Education Seminars: https://elp.utah.edu/programs/higher-ed-seminar.php