Analyzing the Relationship Between Faculty of Color Tenure Status and Student of Color Graduation Rates

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Abstract

The gap between the graduation rates of White students and students of color has continued for years, despite considerable efforts at national and institutional levels. Using data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System and conducting crosstabulations and regressions, our paper investigated any relationship between under-represented minority (URM) faculty tenure status and graduation rates of URM students of the same race at Very High Research Activity and High Research Activity institutions. Our results indicate that faculty race and tenure status, student to faculty ratio, and Carnegie classification may impact different racial groups in different ways, and that higher numbers of Black and Hispanic tenured faculty are associated with higher graduation rates of students of their respective race.

Authors

• Marco Anthony Krcatovich, Cengage Learning
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• Kristen Lindsay, The University of Findlay
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• Pearl Lo, University of Maryland
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• Michael James Herbert, University of North Dakota
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• Stephan J. Macaluso, SUNY - New Paltz
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• Sami R. Nour, Excelencia in Education
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