A Long Way to Go: Conversations About Race by African American Faculty and Graduate Students (Higher ed, V. 14)

__A Long Way to Go: Conversations about Race by African American Faculty and Graduate Students__ Contents......Page 8 Foreword......Page 12 Introduction......Page 16 PART I Journey to the Ivory Tower......Page 24 CHAPTER 1 Can You Hear Me?: Voices and Experiences of African American Students in Higher Education......Page 26 CHAPTER 2 African American Graduate Students’ Experiences: A Critical Analysis of Recent Research......Page 42 CHAPTER 3 Preparing for the Professorate: What African American Students Should Know......Page 55 CHAPTER 4 In the Midst of a Maze: A Need for Mentoring......Page 64 CHAPTER 5 Why Are These White Women Trying to Run My Life? One Black Woman’s Experience Toward Earning a Doctorate......Page 70 CHAPTER 6 Beyond the Silenced Dialogue: What We Tell Ourselves When the White Academy Ain't Hearin' Us......Page 81 PART II What Is It Like to Be an African American Faculty Member?......Page 96 CHAPTER 7 So Grows the Tree: Some Assumptions Underlying the College Professorate and Their Repercussions on Higher Education......Page 98 CHAPTER 8 The Dwindling Pool of Qualified Professors of Color: Suburban Legends......Page 104 CHAPTER 9 Avoiding the Clock Stoppers: How to Prepare for, Endure, and Survive the First Year of the Professorate......Page 117 CHAPTER 10 Assertiveness or the Drive to Succeed?: Surviving at a Predominantly White University......Page 133 CHAPTER 11 The Power of One Voice: Why Faculty of Color Should Stay in Small, Private, Predominantly White Institutions......Page 143 CHAPTER 12 From Disbelief, Presumption, and Disrespect to Membership in the Legacy of Competence: Teaching Experiences at the HBCU and the PWI......Page 154 PART III Teaching Race in a Predominantly White University......Page 162 CHAPTER 13 The Crisis: Classroom Culture: Identifying and Analyzing Seven Factors That Disable an Effective Collegiate Teaching Methodology......Page 164 CHAPTER 14 "I Shall Not Be Moved": Teaching Race in a Multiethnic Classroom......Page 175 CHAPTER 15 "Who Does She Think She Is?" Growing Up Nationalist and Ending Up Teaching Race in White Space......Page 181 CHAPTER 16 Black Faculty Coping with Racial Battle Fatigue: The Campus Racial Climate in a Post–Civil Rights Era......Page 194 PART IV Where Do We Stand? How Can the Academy Serve African American Students and Faculty's Needs?......Page 214 CHAPTER 17 Voice of Senior African American Faculty: Understanding the Purpose and the Pursuit of Excellence through Teaching, Research, and Service......Page 216 CHAPTER 18 Griots and Rites of Passage: From Graduate School to Professor with Tenure......Page 224 CHAPTER 19 An Emerging Engagement, Retention, and Advancement (ERA) Model for African American Administrators at Predominantly White Institutions......Page 234 CHAPTER 20 20/20 Hindsight......Page 246 CHAPTER 21 "Casualties of War": Suggestions for Helping African American Graduate Students Succeed in the Academy......Page 251 CHAPTER 22 "I Got Mine, Now You Get Yours": Derailing the Underground Railroad......Page 264 Epilogue......Page 272 List of Contributors......Page 276 A......Page 286 C......Page 288 D......Page 289 F......Page 290 H......Page 291 L......Page 292 N......Page 293 R......Page 294 S......Page 295 T......Page 296 W......Page 297 Z......Page 298 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.--jacket. Introduction / Darrell Cleveland -- Can You Hear Me? : Voices Of African American Students On Predominantly White Institutions / Fred Bonner And Marcheta Evans -- African American Graduate Students' Experiences : A Critical Analysis Of Recent Research / H. Richard Milner -- Get More Than A Degree, Get An Education : What Every African American Student Should Know / Joy Gaston -- In The Midst Of A Maze : A Need For Mentoring / Cassandra Sligh Dewalt -- Why Are These White Women Trying To Run My Life? : One Black Woman's Experience Toward Earning A Ph.d. / Theodorea R. Berry -- Beyond The Silenced Dialogue : When We Tell Ourselves To Become Doctors But The White Academy Ain't Hearing Us / Sherick Hughes -- The Dwindling Pool Of Qualified Professors Of Color : Suburban Legends / Robin Hughes -- Avoiding The Clock Stoppers : How To Prepare For, Endure, And Survive The First Year Of The Professorate / Lisa D. Hobson-horton --^ Assertiveness Or The Drive To Succeed? : Surviving At A Predominantly White University / Kimberly King And Ivan Watts -- Dismantling The Wall Of Indifference In A Small Private Pwi / Gloria Kersey-matusiak -- From Disbelief, Presumption, And Disrespect To Membership In The Legacy Of Competence : Teaching Experiences At The Hbcu And The Pwi / Dia N.r. Sekayi -- I Got Mines, Now Get Yours / Mark A. Williams -- The Classroom Culture Crisis : Identifying And Analyzing Seven Factors That Disable An Effective Collegiate Teaching Methodology / James E. Osler Ii -- I Shall Not Be Moved : Teaching Race In A Multiethnic Classroom / Cyrus Marcellus Ellis -- Who Does She Think She Is? : Growing Up Nationalist And Enduring Up Teaching Race In White Space / Denise M. Taliaferro-braszile -- Surviving On The Front Line Of Race : Teaching About Race, Racism, And White Supremacy In African American Studies At Predominantly White Institutions / William A. Smith --^ Voice Of Senior African American Faculty : Understanding Your Purpose And The Pursuit Of Excellence Through The Professorate Tasks Of Teaching, Research, And Service / Lemuel W. Watson -- Griots And Rites Of Passage : From Graduate School To Professor With Tenure / Amiri Yasin Al-hadid -- 20/20 Hindsight / Ella Forbes -- Casualties Of War : African American Graduate Students In The Predominantly White Academy / Sibby Anderson-thompkins ... [et Al.]. Edited By Darrell Cleveland. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Annotation 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