Academic Careers Workshops for Underrepresented Participants

德州农工大学将于2013-2015年每年为未被充分代表的参与者组织、开展和评估学术生涯指导研讨会。在2014年和2015年，部分资助将来自初级教师所在的机构。学术生涯指导研讨会系列针对来自以下代表性不足群体的中级教师、初级教师和高级研究生：非洲裔美国人、西班牙裔美国人、美洲原住民和残疾人。本系列研讨会的目标是指导未被充分代表的初级教师关于终身教职和晋升过程，启动一个成功的研究项目，撰写可靠的研究计划，并鼓励高级研究生进入教授行列。建议的指导研讨会将包括与启动研究计划、网络和指导终身教职过程等主题相关的文化问题。此外，小组成员将被要求解决诸如“维护一个人的身份和文化”和“克服误解”等问题。该系列包括这样的讨论，以解决来自代表性不足群体的教师和研究生所特有的挫折感。为代表性不足的参与者开设的学术生涯讲习班是对现有的以性别为重点的CRA- w讲习班和不针对妇女或少数民族面临的特定问题的CRA讲习班的补充。

Texas A & M University will organize, conduct, and evaluate the Academic Career Mentoring Workshops for Underrepresented Participants annually in 2013-2015. During years 2014 and 2015, partial support will come from the institutions of the junior faculty. The Academic Career Mentoring Workshop series targets mid-level faculty, junior faculty and senior graduate students from the following underrepresented groups: African American, Hispanic, Native American, and People with Disabilities. The goals of this workshop series are to mentor underrepresented junior faculty about the tenure and promotion processes, launching a successful research program, writing solid research proposals, and encouraging senior graduate students to enter the professoriate. The proposed Mentoring Workshops will include cultural issues with respect to topics such as Starting a Research Program, Networking, and Navigating the Tenure Process. Further, the panelists will be asked to address issues such as "Maintaining One's Identity & Culture" and "Overcoming Misconceptions." The series includes such discussions to address frustrations unique to faculty and graduate students from underrepresented groups. The Academic Career Workshops for Underrepresented Participants complement the existing CRA-W Workshops, which focus on gender, and CRA Workshops, which do not target particular issues faced by women or ethnic minorities.