Exploring Possibilities for Early Career Faculty Success: The Power of Support Structures, Community, and Accountability

• In Event: AERA Poster Session 1
  In Poster Session: Division J Poster Session: Faculty, Curriculum, and Teaching 1

Abstract

This qualitative case study captures the lived experiences of five early career faculty of color in engineering who participated in a 12-week faculty success bootcamp. We were interested in participants’ experiences on the tenure-track and their experiences participating in a 12-week faculty success program designed to increase productivity and work-life integration. Findings underscore the importance of support structures, community and accountability to productivity and to mitigate some of the challenges early career faculty of color experience on the tenure-track.

Authors

• Joy G Gayles, North Carolina State University

• Bridget Turner Kelly, University of Maryland - College Park

• Chelsea T Smith, North Carolina State University

• Joakina Stone, University of Maryland - College Park