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Book SynopsisBecoming President is a study of African American professionals'' ascensions to the office of college or university president. Using a mixed method design and study to examine archival biographical data of African American presidents at historically black colleges and universities and at traditionally white institutions, Professor Mishra explores the career mobility patterns of African American presidents who have served at both types of institutions. The relationships between variables such as demography, education, career, type of institution, and patterns of professional mobility among African Americans to the office of president of a college or university are examined. The results of Professor Mishra''s research fit within the sociological model of labor market theory in which both individual characteristics and structural variables bear upon career progression. This study is relevant to institutions for which leadership is crucial to success and survival. It is also an invaluabl
Trade ReviewI recommend that the book be read by African Americans who seek administrative career progression at Historically Black Colleges or Traditionally White Institutions. -- Franklin D. Jackson, Vice President of Institutional Advancement, Planning, and Research, Alcorn State University
The study is a notable contribution to our knowledge of the impact of race and other factors in achieving leadership status in America's Historically Black Colleges and Universities...Readers in general and Sociologists in particular will find Dr. Mishra's findings enlightening. -- Richard Arrington, Jr., Distinguished Visiting Professor, Miles College
I support the findings of her study to show professional mobility, specifically within the labor market models of career mobility. -- Charlotte Carter, Vice Presedent for Academic Affairs, Stillman College
Table of ContentsPart 1 List of Figures Part 2 List of Tables Part 3 Preface Chapter 4 Introduction Chapter 5 Review of Literature Chapter 6 Methodology Chapter 7 Analysis of Data Chapter 8 Summary, Conclusions, Implications, and Recommendations Part 9 References Part 10 Index
