US hospitality and tourism professors don’t mirror the demographics of the industry they serve
- Written by Michael D. Caligiuri, Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Tourists are diverse. Are tourism professors?Grant Baldwin/Getty ImagesWhite and male professors continue to dominate U.S. hospitality and tourism education programs, our new research has found, even as the industry is growing increasingly diverse. This imbalance raises questions about who shapes the future of hospitality and whose voices are left...

