Category Archives: Race

Faculty Diversity Fails to Match Student Stats

The homogeneity of New Hampshire and Vermont may discourage minority professors from accepting positions at the College, said Bruce Duthu ’80, chair of the Native American studies department.

“When I talk to possible Native American [faculty] recruits and I talk about moving to Hanover, I get this look of ‘Are you kidding me?’” Duthu explained. “Though people may be drawn to working at an Ivy [League school] in a top program, they don’t think the quality of life will suit them.”

“Profs Discuss Minority Tenure

Entitled “A Closer Look at Harvard’s Hiring Practices: Women and Minority Faculty Tenure,” the discussion was organized by students in reaction to President Neil L. Rudenstine’s decision to reject the tenure bids of associate professors of government Jean C. Oi and Jennifer A. Widner.