A Long Way to Go: Conversations about Race by African American Faculty and Graduate StudentsDarrell Cleveland A Long Way to Go: Conversations about Race by African American Faculty and Graduate Students highlights the experiences and coping strategies of faculty members and graduate students pursuing Ph.D.s who have successfully navigated the academy despite hostile environments and hurdles that cause many to avoid or leave the academy. African American students and faculty often face problems such as isolation within a white environment, the misinterpretation of confidence as aggressiveness, and the need to work twice as hard as white peers in order to be taken seriously in their chosen careers. This book will assist both doctoral students and junior faculty in successfully completing the graduate school experience and transitioning into tenure-track positions, and will be of great interest to all higher education faculty and administrators who must address the complex issues of diversity in recruiting and retaining graduate students and faculty. |
Contents
Fred A Bonner II and Marcheta Evans | 3 |
H Richard Milner | 19 |
Joy L Gaston | 32 |
Theodorea R Berry | 47 |
PART II | 73 |
Lisa D HobsonHorton | 94 |
Kimberly Lenease King and Ivan E Watts | 110 |
Dia Sekayi | 131 |
Denise M Taliaferro Baszile | 158 |
William A Smith | 171 |
PART IV | 191 |
Jerlando F L Jackson | 211 |
Sibby AndersonThompkins Marybeth Gasman | 228 |
Mark A Williams | 241 |
Epilogue by Etta R Hollins | 249 |
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