The Ivory Tower

Perspectives of Women of Color in Higher Education

Kimetta R. Hairston, Tawannah G. Allen (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

230 Seiten

2022
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-4758-6823-4 (ISBN)

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The Ivory Tower: Perspectives of Women of Color in Higher Education highlights the voices of women of color in academia. When institutions ignore these voices by continuing to overlook the obstacles and experiences of women of color in higher education, they systematically derail their success. Hearing and understanding the firsthand accounts of women of color is a critical component in the recruitment, retention, and success of women of color. This book serves as the platform for allowing women of color to share their narratives. While it is important to acknowledge that women of color in the academe often face the double-jeopardy of race and gender bias, the chapter authors’ personal experiences tout critical themes paramount for responding to these biases. As they rightfully take their place in higher education, these themes include establishing boundaries to promote socio-emotional preservation; recognizing the value of mentorship; becoming resilient during the journey; and acknowledging one’s identity to be your authentic self.

Kimetta R. Hairston, PhD, is the associate vice president for regional centers and online programs at Bowie State University. She received her PhD in curriculum and instruction with an interdisciplinary certificate in diversity and disability studies from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She is an American Council on Education Fellow (2018-2019), mother, grandmother, and member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Tawannah G. Allen, EdD, is an associate professor of educational leadership studies in the Stout School of Education at High Point University. Her research focuses on women in leadership and the educational experiences of youths of color in K-12 public schools. She has served as a district level K-12 administrator, is a licensed speech-language pathologist, and earned her doctorate of education in leadership studies at The University of North Carolina.

Foreword

Linda C. Tillman

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Empowering Women of Color in Academia

Kimetta R. Hairston and Tawannah G. Allen

Part I: Beginning the Journey in Academia

Chapter 1. Watching and Waiting to Exhale: Affirming Black Women in Academia

Ayanna M. Lynch, Kim Brittingham Barnett, and Makeba T. Green

Chapter 2. From Underdog to Accomplished: Persevering through Unexpected Challenges

Nina Jacks

Chapter 3. Resilience: A Prideful Term of Perseverance and Descriptor of Unspoken Challenges Endured

Bianca Nixon, Diamond Melendez, and Comfort Boateng

Chapter 4. “Voluntold”: A Framework for Contextualizing Black Women’s Negative Experiences in the Academy

Marie Parfait-Davis

Part II: Advancing Through

Chapter 5. The Work We Must Do: Toward an Understanding of How Early Career Black Women Faculty Navigate Their Place in Higher Education

Miyoshi Juergensen and Tamela C. Thomas

Chapter 6. Lost and Found: A Tale of Two Black Women Seeking Solidarity within Academia

Erica-Brittany Horhn and Sharon Lassiter

Chapter 7. From Clinical to Tenure-Track Faculty: Scholarly Reflections of Teaching and Learning

Joy Kennedy

Part III: Mentorship or Sponsorship

Chapter 8. Engineer or Test Pilot: Naming and Claiming a Successful Mentoring Relationship

Yolanda F. Holt

Chapter 9. The Importance of Developing Effective Mentor-Mentee Relationships in Academia: The Perspectives of Two Women of Color in STEM

Angela D. Broadnax and Verónica A. Segarra

Chapter 10. Bringing in Afrocentric Values to Mentor African American Students

Annie Ruth Leslie

Chapter 11. Latina Identity and Belonging in Academia

Mariela A. Rodríguez

Part IV: Thriving…Not Just Surviving

Chapter 12. I Ain’t Sorry: Establishing Boundaries in the Pursuit of Wholeness with JOY

Brandi Hinnant-Crawford

Chapter 13. No Crystal Stair: Black Women Reaching Landings and Turning Corners in Library and Information Science (LIS)

Shamella Cromartie and Shaundra Walker

Chapter 14. Triple Threat: Thriving as a Black Woman Mathematician

Dandrielle Lewis

Chapter 15. Getting Published: A Black Woman’s Journey to Tenure and Promotion

Dionne V. McLaughlin

Afterword

Aminta H. Breaux

About the Editors and Contributors

Erscheinungsdatum	26.08.2022
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 237 mm
Gewicht	522 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
ISBN-10	1-4758-6823-5 / 1475868235
ISBN-13	978-1-4758-6823-4 / 9781475868234
Zustand	Neuware