Uprooting Bias in the Academy : Lessons from the Field

This open access book analyzes barriers to inclusion in academia and details ways to create a more diverse, inclusive environment.

Part 1: Foundations: Why we need institutional change.- Chapter 1. From affirmative action to inclusion (Linda F. Bisson, Laura Grindstaff, Kyaw Tha Paw U., Raquel Aldana, Sophie Barbu, Lisceth Brazil-Cruz, Adela De La Torre, Mary Lou De Leon Siantz, Yvette Flores, Denneal Jamison-Mcclung, Suad Joseph, Philip H. Kass, Linda Katehi, Karen Mcdonald, Josephine Moreno, Binnie Singh, Maureen Stanton and Lisa Sullivan).- Chapter 2. Barriers to inclusion: Social roots and current concerns (Laura Grindstaff).- Part 2: Making the case for institutional change.- Chapter 3. Data-driven decision making (Sophie Barbu, Karen Mcdonald, Lisceth Brazil-Cruz, Lisa Sullivan and Linda F. Bisson).- Chapter 4. Assessing institutionalized bias (Linda F. Bisson, Philip H. Kass, Kyaw Tha Paw U. and Laura Grindstaff).- Chapter 5. Leadership and organizational structure (Linda F. Bisson, Denneal Jamison-Mcclung, Laura Grindstaff, Linda Katehi and Mary Lou De Leon Siantz).- Part 3: Diversity, demographics, and the Latinx experience.- Chapter 6. A long-term vision on faculty diversity at UC Davis (Raquel Aldana and Josephine Moreno).- Chapter 7. Latinx communities and academic trajectories (Lisceth Brazil-Cruz, Laura Grindstaff and Yvette Flores).- Chapter 8. Making visible the invisible: Studying Latina stem scholars (Yvette Flores, Laura Grindstaff, and Lisceth Brazil-Cruz).- Part 4: Building a more inclusive academy.- Chapter 9. Seeing self: The campos model (Mary Lou De Leon Siantz and Lisceth Brazil-Cruz).- Chapter 10. Mentorship, sponsorship, and professional networking (Denneal Jamison-Mcclung).- Chapter 11. Work life integration in academia: From myth to reality (Sophie Barbu, Karen Mcdonald, Binnie Singh and Laura Grindstaff).- Part 5: Lessons learned and the road ahead.- Chapter 12. Leading while female: a personal journey (Linda Katehi).- Chapter 13. Advice not taken (Linda F. Bisson, Mary Lou De Leon Siantz and Laura Grindstaff).- Chapter 14. Disrupting complacent systems (Laura Grindstaff and Linda F. Bisson).