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Book SynopsisMany challenges are faced by under-represented groups in academia. Difficulties during the tenure process, prejudice stemming from affirmative action and higher levels of scrutiny than their colleagues are just a few tribulations experienced by faculty members from minority groups that have gone unnoticed and often ignored.The contributors of Diversity and Triumphs of Navigating the Terrain of Academe share these narratives and tell of how faculty navigate through situations such as microaggressions, racism and sexism. By taking an anecdotal approach, this volume captures the experiences of those who teach at institutions dominated by white males in the United States and abroad. This book is written as a treatise to dismantle the powers of discriminatory incubuses that have haunted institutions of higher learning, one narrative at a time. Some of these institutions are still making history in hiring its first person of color within its departments. Collectively, the contributors' experiences serve as instrumentalities that work together to initiate dialogue among current and future members of the professoriate, making this title an invaluable text for researchers and higher education administrators alike.
Trade ReviewThrough seven essays, scholars working in education and other areas at universities in Europe, North America, and Africa describe faculty experiences in universities that are predominantly white. They address campus conversations on race, the experiences of Ghanaian PhD graduates from various universities, dealing with racial microaggressions, designing culturally responsive assessment for higher education institutions, navigating the politics of academia, and navigating obstacles faced in university teaching using critical race theory. -- Annotation ©2019 * (protoview.com) *
Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Great Gulf Between Our Yesterday and Our Tomorrow: Swimming Through Muddy Academe Water;
Raphael Heaggans Chapter 1. Talk is Cheap: The Prospects and Problems with Campus Conversations on Race;
Neysa Figueroa, Seneca Vaught Chapter 2. Navigating through PhD programmes: Experiences of Ghanaian PhD graduates from universities across the globe;
Lucy Effeh Attom Chapter 3. Walk Steady, Keep Going: Navigational Moves of Empowerment, Resistance, and Sustenance in the Academy;
Ann Lopez Chapter 4. Progressing Culturally Responsive Assessment for Higher Education Institutions;
Denise Burns, Martin Brown, Joe O'Hara and Gerry McNamara Chapter 5. Navigating the Politics of the Academe;
Njoki Nathani Wane, Zuhra E. Abawi and Zachary Njagi Chapter 6. Negotiating University Teaching in Canada using Critical Race Theory: Having to Continually Prove Oneself in Academia;
Andrew Allen Chapter 7. She Don't Belong Here: Silver Lining Amid the Ivory Tower;
Eveldora Wheeler
