Colleges of Agriculture at the Land Grant Universities: Public Service and Public Policy by Committee on the Future of the Colleges of Agriculture in the Land Grant University System

Author:Committee on the Future of the Colleges of Agriculture in the Land Grant University System
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Agriculture. Education : Higher Education
Publisher: NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
Published: 1996-08-19T00:00:00+00:00

Faculty

The characteristics of the faculty of land grant colleges can be extremely important to the colleges’ ability to attract students. Data about demographic characteristics of agricultural scientists holding doctorate degrees suggest they are slightly older on average than their peers in life and natural sciences, which is because the ranks of agricultural scientists are being replenished at a slower rate (National Research Council, 1995a). Women, although increasingly well represented, are still, substantially, a minority on the faculties of many agricultural colleges; and members of ethnic minorities are uncommon on the faculties of 1862 LGCAs. An increasingly diverse student body is, of course, the most important means toward a more diverse faculty. Expanding and diversifying enrollments in colleges of agriculture is the most important means of regenerating and diversifying the faculty ranks, so that the colleges can meet the teaching and research challenges of today and tomorrow.

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