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

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...

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Other Authors Thompson, Gail L., 1957- (Editor), Bonner, Fred A. (Editor), Lewis, Chance W. 1972- (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2016]
SeriesContemporary 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
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806610570
DOI10.1108/978-1-68123-321-5
Physical Description1 online resource (ix, 152 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : African Americans' Ongoing Thirst for Knowledge / Gail L. Thompson
  • The Race is Not Given : My Scholarly Personal Narrative on the Journey to Endowed Chair / Fred A. Bonner II
  • Overcoming the "You're Too Young for a Distinguished Professorship and Endowed Chair" : Phenomenon: Naysayers vs. Destiny! / Chance W. Lewis
  • Knowledge, Wisdom, and Favor : Losing Some Battles, but Winning the War / Norvella P. Carter
  • Success Through Chance, Opportunity, and Preparedness / Veronica Evans Lewis
  • Reaching Distinction Through Striking a Balance / Marilyn E. Strutchens
  • W.E.B. and Me : The Soul of a Black Academic / Gloria Ladson-Billings
  • From Steel Cities to Ivory Towers / Floyd D. Beachum
  • Faith, Hard Work, and Persistence : How a Child Who Grew Up on Welfare Became an Endowed Professor / Gail L. Thompson
  • This Girl is on Fire... and So is the Kitchen! : The Real Balance of WifeMommy/Scholar / Allyson L. Watson
  • Pressing Toward Equity for Black Children : A Tenacious Journey / H. Richard Milner IV
  • Epilogue : African American Distinguished and Endowed Professors Paving the Path for the Next Generation : An Epilogue / Chance W. Lewis and Fred A. Bonner II.

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