The Center for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the Bemidji State Black Student Union held a community wide discussion titled “Recruitment & Retention Strategies for Black Professors in Predominately White Institutions of Higher Education.”

The conversation featured Drs. Egypt Grandison, David Frison and Gabriel Warren, assistant professors of business administration and explored the obstacles institutions face when trying to recruit, hire and retain black faculty members at predominately white institutions of higher education.