Meeting name
Faculty Women of Color in the Academy Conference
Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
1-1-2020
Abstract
In 2020, 10 womxn from a variety of racial, ethnic, and professional backgrounds formed an unique support network for faculty librarians hired between June 2019-July 2020 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Libraries (Fig 1 & 2 & Table 1). The group benefits from diverse voices and unique perspectives. We consist of early and mid-career academic librarian, newly relocated staff, womxn of color, and members of the LGBTQ+ community (Fig 2 & Table 1). Our group holds expertise across health sciences, sciences, social sciences, acquisitions, cataloging, data services, special collections, and scholarly communications. We span 7 departments and 4 divisions, adding a holistic view of organizational culture and structure as well as the tenure process. Our aim is to support each other through the tenure-track process and promote retention among group members.
Keywords
Peer; Mentor; Cohort; Womxn; Allyship
Disciplines
Library and Information Science
File Format
File Size
803 KB
Language
English
Repository Citation
Nugent, R.,
Weeks, A.,
Corn, M.,
Culley, J.,
Fell, S.,
Sterling, B.,
Orozoco, R.,
Jones, S.,
Miskey, C. M.,
Burns, H.
(2020, January).
UNLV Libraries’ Peer Mentor Cohort: A Model for Successful Allyship and Support amongst Womxn Faculty.
Presentation at Faculty Women of Color in the Academy Conference,
Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/libfacpresentation/210