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The Color Diversity in Academia: A<br />
Look at Race and Hiring in Higher<br />
Education<br />
Harold Hedgepeth<br />
In Alabama, public, predominantly white<br />
institutions of higher education have, for<br />
decades, been legally required to publish<br />
records indicating the number and race/<br />
ethnicity of top-level (EEO-1) applicants,<br />
interviewees, and hires. These statistics provide<br />
a unique, exclusive insight into hiring<br />
and firing in American institutions of higher<br />
learning that has not been fully addressed in<br />
the literature. This project analyzes this data<br />
- particularly that of the University of South<br />
Alabama - by vetting it using federal statistical<br />
tests for non-discrimination outlined by<br />
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,<br />
including tests of adverse impact<br />
and of statistical significance. The project<br />
concludes that with the exception of the<br />
University of West Alabama, every Alabama<br />
university tested fails these federal<br />
measures of non-discrimination in hiring,<br />
including the University of South Alabama.<br />
Department of Political Science<br />
Political Science<br />
Mentor: Dr. Scott Liebertz<br />
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