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Getting a degree, a faculty job and authority to lead were different doors
Expanded history10 sourced episodes
Black scholars taught, produced knowledge and led departments while challenging exclusion. These records name people who made appointments—and people who reversed them. They distinguish graduate credentials, teaching rank, research posts and institutional leadership.
Field records. A connection to your workplace needs its own evidence.
Scope & research limits
Ten selected episodes in physics, chemistry, social science, mathematics, statistics, philosophy, theatre and business education. Named workplaces include Penn, Atlanta University, Howard, the College of Hawaiʻi, Chicago, Berkeley, Montana and UCLA. A documented appointment at one campus is not proof of access at another.
Completing a doctorate and entering a faculty career require distinct stages of support and selection.
Who made the decision
The KPMG Foundation, Citi, AACSB and GMAC initiated the project.
What changed
The first conference took place in 1994, followed by networks for doctoral students in different business disciplines.
Where the evidence stops
These are the provider's reported milestones, not independent evidence that the program caused an appointment or that every participant obtained tenure.
Historically Black universities such as Fisk created places to teach and pursue scholarship while segregation restricted academic opportunities. Federal civil rights protections later applied to federally funded colleges. These histories support distinct institutional and legal routes into higher education.
Colleges hire faculty by discipline and institution. Academic governance standards give faculty substantial responsibility for appointments. Graduate training and hiring are distinct decisions.
These figures describe the published professor occupation. A separate measure would be needed for your specific job title.
Employed workforce
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Coverage 2006–2024. Dots mark reported years. Gaps stay open.
2006–2017 definition. Postsecondary teachers of all academic ranks. Black or African American alone (RAC1P=2), any Hispanic origin or birthplace. Denominator: all U.S. civilian employed people age 16+ in this occupation (ESR=1 or 2; 50 states and DC). Weighted by ACS person weight PWGTP. OCCP: 2200.
2018–2024 definition. Postsecondary teachers of all academic ranks. Black or African American alone (RAC1P=2), any Hispanic origin or birthplace. Denominator: all U.S. civilian employed people age 16+ in this occupation (ESR=1 or 2; 50 states and DC). Weighted by ACS person weight PWGTP. OCCP: 2205.
Postsecondary teachers of all academic ranks. Black or African American alone (RAC1P=2), any Hispanic origin or birthplace. Denominator: all U.S. civilian employed people age 16+ in this occupation (ESR=1 or 2; 50 states and DC). Weighted by ACS person weight PWGTP. OCCP: 2200.
Postsecondary teachers of all academic ranks. Black or African American alone (RAC1P=2), any Hispanic origin or birthplace. Denominator: all U.S. civilian employed people age 16+ in this occupation (ESR=1 or 2; 50 states and DC). Weighted by ACS person weight PWGTP. OCCP: 2205.
Coverage 1990–1990. Dots mark reported years. Gaps stay open.
1990 definition. Teachers, postsecondary. People age 16+ in the U.S. civilian labor force classified in the named occupation, including experienced unemployed. Black, single reported race, any Hispanic origin or birthplace. Share of all people in those rows, male and female combined. Published decennial sample estimates.
Teachers, postsecondary. People age 16+ in the U.S. civilian labor force classified in the named occupation, including experienced unemployed. Black, single reported race, any Hispanic origin or birthplace. Share of all people in those rows, male and female combined. Published decennial sample estimates.
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