ADVANCE Catalyst: An Institutional Self-Study of STEM Faculty Equity at Clark Atlanta University

克拉克·亚特兰大大学(CAU)将进行一项机构自我评估，以确定其STEM教职员工潜在的性别平等问题。该项目将产生一项为期五年的STEM教师公平计划，该计划将指导行动，以解决在拨款期间发现的任何问题。CAU是HBCU和联合卫理公会附属机构，在非裔美国南方文化中有很强的根基。传统上关于性别角色的信念被提倡者理论化，以限制女性在学术级别和进入CAU高级领导职位的晋升。初步评估表明，中大理工学院教职员工在几个领域出现了不平等，包括获得终身教职和担任高级领导职务。为了指导机构自我评估，CAU将遵循一个交叉框架，旨在确定非裔美国人和学术文化如何彼此互动，以及如何与性别和其他社会类别互动。这项机构自我评估和五年战略计划将为改善校园公平奠定基础，从初级教员职位到校长办公室。由于大学政策的相互关联性质，这将使STEM学科和非STEM学科受益。催化剂项目的结果将定期与CAU社区交流，并更广泛地通过亚特兰大大学联盟进行交流。CAU的CATALYER项目将通过交叉性的视角，在一个受许多强烈因素影响的独特机构文化中，审视STEM教员的公平性。该项目预计将增加我们对STEM教员公平和交叉性的理解。NSF高级计划旨在通过专注于识别和消除阻碍不同教员在学术机构充分参与和提升的组织障碍来促进性别公平。阻碍公平的组织障碍可能存在于政策、流程、实践以及组织文化和氛围中。先进的“催化剂”奖为学术、非营利性高等教育机构的机构公平评估和五年教师公平战略计划的制定提供支持。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Clark Atlanta University (CAU) will undertake an institutional self-assessment to identify potential gender-based equity issues for their STEM faculty. The project will result in a five-year STEM faculty equity plan that will guide actions to address any issues identified during the grant. CAU is a HBCU and United Methodist Church-affiliated institution that has strong roots in African-American southern culture. Traditionally held beliefs about gender roles are theorized by the proposers to curtail the advancement of women through academic ranks and into senior leadership positions at CAU. Preliminary assessments indicate that inequality appears in several areas among CAU STEM faculty, including attainment of tenure and positions in senior leadership. To guide the institutional self-assessment, CAU will follow an intersectional framework that aims to identify how African-American and academic cultures interact with each other and with gender and other social categories. The institutional self-assessment and five-year strategic plan will set a foundation to improve equity on campus, from entry-level faculty positions to the president’s office. This will benefit STEM disciplines as well as non-STEM disciplines due to the interconnected nature of university policy. Results of the Catalyst project will be regularly communicated with the CAU community and more broadly through the Atlanta University Consortium. The catalyst project at CAU will examine STEM faculty equity through the lens of intersectionality within a unique institutional culture that is influenced by many strong factors. The project is expected to add to our understanding of STEM faculty equity and intersectionality.The NSF ADVANCE program is designed to foster gender equity through a focus on the identification and elimination of organizational barriers that impede the full participation and advancement of diverse faculty in academic institutions. Organizational barriers that inhibit equity may exist in policies, processes, practices, and the organizational culture and climate. ADVANCE "Catalyst" awards provide support for institutional equity assessments and the development of five-year faculty equity strategic plans at academic, non-profit institutions of higher education.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.