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The Architecture of Inclusion: Advancing Workplace Equity in Higher Education
Susan P. Sturm
- Vol. 29, pp 247
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In this article, the authors present a case study of gender equity through institutional transformation at the University of Michigan using the NSF ADVANCE story and discuss the role of diversity in this process.Abstract:
Introduction 248 I. The Dilemmas of University Diversity Initiatives 254 A. Dilemma 1—Sustaining an Effective Faculty Diversity Initiative 255 B. Dilemma 2—Walking the Legal Tightrope 259 C. Dilemma 3—Developing Effective Public Accountability ..... 261 II. The ADVANCE Story: A Case Study of Gender Equity Through Institutional Transformation 271 A. The Origins of NSF ADVANCE 272 B. An Overview of NSF ADVANCE 277 1. ADVANCE’s Funding Program 277 2. NSF as National Institutional Intermediary 280 C. Institutional Transformation at the University of Michigan .. 282 III. Resolving the Dilemmas of Diversity 287 A. Organizational Catalysts: Institutional Roles To Sustain Institutional Transformtion 287 1. Creating New Roles: Connecting Domains, Discourses, and Knowledge 288 a. Information Entrepreneurs: Mobilizing Varied Forms of Knowledge To Enable Change 290 b. Developing Collaborations in Strategic Locations ..... 295 c. Creating Pressure and Support for Change 298read more
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