MONACA, Pa. — Penn State Beaver Chief Academic Officer Carey McDougall has been accepted to Penn State's Academy for Holistic Reimagining of the Recruitment, Retention, and Mentoring of Racially Minoritized Faculty.
 
According to the Penn State Center for the Study of Higher Education, the Academy for Holistic Reimagining of the Recruitment, Retention, and Mentoring of Racially Minoritized Faculty is designed for leaders in a variety of roles such as deans, associate deans for faculty, department chairs, associate provosts for faculty development, faculty directors of mentoring programs, and for diversity, equity, and inclusion officers who want to be strategic and thoughtful in leading anti-racist transformational change at their institutions. 
 
The Academy provides time with faculty experts and peers to gain perspective on the recruitment, mentoring, and retention practices that do (and do not) create community and meaningful engagement for faculty of color. It is designed to reorient prevailing perspectives on faculty success away from dehumanizing ‘pipeline’ and ‘productivity’ models to approaches grounded in community, relationship, solidarity, and well-being.
 
“Racially minoritized faculty bring essential expertise and experiences to our campuses and simultaneously face oppression due to institutionalized racism,” McDougall said. “I am very eager to strengthen my anti-racist leadership skills and embody the commitments necessary to face the challenges inherent in carrying out the transformational change that we need to make happen so that all faculty, students, and staff can thrive.”