The Challenges of Minoritized Contingent Faculty in Higher Education

"This important work [by Chun and Evans] creates a roadmap for ensuring that all underrepresented scholars, regardless of rank, are able to thrive and to contribute fully to the academy." —Dennis A. Mitchell, Executive Vice President for University Life and Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement, Columbia University

"Teaching is sacred, but I agree with Edna Chun and Alvin Evans and the multitude of voices and stories in The Challenges of Minoritized Contingent Faculty in Higher Education that the creation of a two-tiered faculty system has deeply wounded academia and has greatly devalued education and higher education. Chun and Evans explicitly detail how academia got to this point and the dangers of staying here, but they also offer pathways for cultural change." —Robert S. Nelsen, President, California State University, Sacramento

"From tracing the roots of a two-tiered faculty system and its accompanying structural inequities, and an examination of today's erosion of tenure as a concept and institution, to detailing the inherent foundational inequalities present in the experiences of minoritized adjunct and contingent faculty of color and other marginalized status, The Challenges of Minoritized Contingent Faculty in Higher Education not only articulates the extant crisis, but importantly sounds both a well-articulated clarion for change and presents a dedicated roadmap for a way forward. It is a must-read for those dedicated to higher education policy and those on the frontlines working to create a just, equitable, and inclusive workplace within higher education." —Fram Virjee, President, California State University, Fullerton

"Edna Chun and Alvin Evans, two powerful and cogent voices in higher education, have written a compelling and timely book. This excellent book should be read by all parties—administrators, chairs, professors, students, and parents—interested in understanding and addressing the many challenges of contingent faculty. A significant strength of this excellent book is that it does more than merely present the challenges faced by contingent faculty—it offers practical solutions to these challenges." —The Department Chair