{"product_id":"the-ivory-tower-9781475868241","title":"The Ivory Tower","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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 ackn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ivory Tower: Perspectives of Women of Color in Higher Education creates needed space for Women of Color in the academy. This rich compilation of experiences is for us and about us and should be required reading for women considering careers in higher education.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Terri N. Watson, associate professor, School of Education, The City College of New York\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ivory Tower promises to challenge readers’ ideas about the comforts and privileges of life in higher education. Writing, theorizing, and imagining from the intersections of race and gender, women of color scholars boldly give us permission to expose the hypocrisies of the academy. The collection of voices in this volume promises critique alongside visions of hope and reclamation. Reclaim, sisters!\u003c\/p\u003e -- Venus E. Evans-Winters PhD, research and policy scholar, African American Policy Forum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ivory Tower: Perspectives of Women of Color in Higher Education is essential reading for all in the academy. Women scholars of color can use these essays as mentor texts to guide how to navigate the academy. Administrators can use this collection as an impetus to actively work to recruit and retain women scholars of color and support their work through the tenure and promotion process. All in all, this collection of essays by junior and senior faculty of color will illuminate pathways to thrive in the academy.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Shanetia P. Clark PhD, chair, associate professor of literacy, Department of Early and Elementary Education, Salisbury University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinda C. Tillman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Empowering Women of Color in Academia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKimetta R. Hairston and Tawannah G. Allen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart I: Beginning the Journey in Academia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Watching and Waiting to Exhale: Affirming Black Women in Academia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAyanna M. Lynch, Kim Brittingham Barnett, and Makeba T. Green\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2. From Underdog to Accomplished: Persevering through Unexpected Challenges\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNina Jacks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Resilience: A Prideful Term of Perseverance and Descriptor of Unspoken Challenges Endured\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBianca Nixon, Diamond Melendez, and Comfort Boateng\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4. “Voluntold”: A Framework for Contextualizing Black Women’s Negative Experiences in the Academy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarie Parfait-Davis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart II: Advancing Through\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5. The Work We Must Do: Toward an Understanding of How Early Career Black Women Faculty Navigate Their Place in Higher Education\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiyoshi Juergensen and Tamela C. Thomas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Lost and Found: A Tale of Two Black Women Seeking Solidarity within Academia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eErica-Brittany Horhn and Sharon Lassiter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7. From Clinical to Tenure-Track Faculty: Scholarly Reflections of Teaching and Learning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoy Kennedy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart III: Mentorship or Sponsorship\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Engineer or Test Pilot: Naming and Claiming a Successful Mentoring Relationship\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYolanda F. Holt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9. The Importance of Developing Effective Mentor-Mentee Relationships in Academia: The Perspectives of Two Women of Color in STEM\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAngela D. Broadnax and Verónica A. Segarra\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10. Bringing in Afrocentric Values to Mentor African American Students\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnnie Ruth Leslie\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 11. Latina Identity and Belonging in Academia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMariela A. Rodríguez\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart IV: Thriving…Not Just Surviving\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 12. I Ain’t Sorry: Establishing Boundaries in the Pursuit of Wholeness with JOY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrandi Hinnant-Crawford\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 13. No Crystal Stair: Black Women Reaching Landings and Turning Corners in Library and Information Science (LIS)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShamella Cromartie and Shaundra Walker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 14. Triple Threat: Thriving as a Black Woman Mathematician\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDandrielle Lewis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 15. Getting Published: A Black Woman’s Journey to Tenure and Promotion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDionne V. McLaughlin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfterword\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAminta H. Breaux\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Editors and Contributors\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040361087319,"sku":"9781475868241","price":23.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781475868241.jpg?v=1750946505","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-ivory-tower-9781475868241","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}