Homegrown Scholars: A Storying Autoethnography on Entering the Professoriate, Giving Back, and Coming Home

• In Event: Narratives of Entering, Arriving, Belonging

Abstract

This study utilizes autoethnography to illustrate how three scholars of color entered the academy in their hometowns. A commitment to their home community, the desire to give back, and the importance of (re) connecting with family were influential in their decisions. Findings will inform institutions committed to increasing faculty diversity.

Authors

• Nicole Alia Salis Reyes, The University of Hawai'i at Manoa

• Vincent D. Carales, University of Houston

• Vanessa Ann Sansone, The University of Texas at San Antonio