"Faculty Value Perceptions: The Influence of Gender and Rank"

Presenter(s)

Samantha Bowman, Maria Gillotti, Jack Koertje

Comments

3:30-4:30, Kennedy Union 331

Description

This research investigates how women, transgender, and gender nonconforming non-tenure track (NTT) faculty perceive their value in the university as compared to men in similar roles. The academy is in a moment of pivotal change, in which changing demographic trends and competition for tuition-paying undergraduates has forced institutions of higher learning, especially regional private universities, to restructure faculty appointments. This has led to an increasing proportion of faculty hiring into non tenure-track roles vis-à-vis traditional tenure eligible ones as a method of cost savings. Moreover, the proportion of women and gender nonconforming individuals (as a group) serving in these contingent roles is notably higher than that of their male counterparts. To uncover the gendered dynamics of value perception amongst professional faculty at a university, we employ a brief survey followed by more in-depth interviewing through the use of focus groups and, potentially, one-on-one interviews. We acknowledge different instruments are needed to answer different and complex questions of how gender identity intersects with the experience and perception of value of NTT faculty.

Publication Date

4-23-2025

Project Designation

Independent Research

Primary Advisor

Laura M. Heller, Autumn Marie Lockwood Payton, Jamie L. Small, Susan M. Weaver

Primary Advisor's Department

Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work

Keywords

Stander Symposium, College of Arts and Sciences

Institutional Learning Goals

Scholarship

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