Skidmore Effort to Diversify Faculty Raises Questions

By Steven M. Cahn. In a recent article, the dean of the faculty at Skidmore College is quoted as saying that the college should have a faculty that mirrors the community, and that when professors say they want to appoint the most qualified candidate, the dean is thereby provided with a teachable moment (“A Liberal-Arts College Intervenes to Diversify Its Faculty,” The Chronicle, July 24). More...