Reaching the mountaintop of the academy : personal narratives, advice, and strategies from Black distinguished and endowed professors

• Other Authors: Thompson, Gail L., 1957- (Editor), Bonner, Fred A. (Editor), Lewis, Chance W. 1972- (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2016]
• Series: Contemporary perspectives on access, equity, and achievement.
• Subjects: African American college teachers > Selection and appointment.; African American college teachers > Biography.; Universities and colleges > United States > Faculty.; Faculty integration > United States.; elektronické knihy; Biographies.; Education > Schools > Levels > Higher.; Higher education, tertiary education.; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806610570
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-68123-321-5
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 152 pages)

Since the U.S. Civil Rights era, the racial composition of higher education has changed dramatically, resulting in an increase in the number of African American students and African American faculty in predominantly white institutions (PWI). Nevertheless, the number of African American endowed or di...