Academic Careers Workshops for Underrepresented Participants

德州农工大学将组织，进行，并评估学术职业指导研讨会的代表性不足的参与者每年在2013-2015年。在2014年和2015年期间，部分支持将来自初级教师的机构。学术职业指导研讨会系列的目标是中级教师，初级教师和高级研究生从以下代表性不足的群体：非洲裔美国人，西班牙裔，美洲原住民和残疾人。这个研讨会系列的目标是指导代表性不足的初级教师关于终身教职和晋升过程，推出一个成功的研究计划，写扎实的研究建议，并鼓励高年级研究生进入教授。拟议的指导研讨会将包括文化问题方面的主题，如开始一个研究计划，网络，和导航的任期过程。此外，小组成员将被要求解决的问题，如“保持一个人的身份文化”和“克服误解。“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特有的挫折感。为代表性不足的参与者举办的学术职业讲习班是对现有的CRA-W讲习班和CRA讲习班的补充，CRA-W讲习班侧重于性别问题，CRA讲习班不针对妇女或少数民族面临的特殊问题。

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.