Faculty members of color, in particular, pay an “identity tax,” which is exacerbated for women of color. They are asked to do more mentoring for students—especially students of color—as well as leadership and diversity work on campus. While this work is less valued for promotion, faculty members of color express that these responsibilities can give their work special meaning.
Joya Misra
All authors: Joya Misra, Professor of Sociology & Public Policy, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Alexandra Kuvaeva, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Maryland; Audrey J. Jaeger, Professor of Educational Leadership, North Carolina State University; Dawn Culpepper, Research Assistant Professor of Higher Education, University of Maryland, and KerryAnn O'Meara, Professor of Higher Education and Distinguished Scholar Teacher, University of Maryland