Reaching the mountaintop of the academy : personal narratives, advice, and strategies from Black distinguished and endowed professors /
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| Imprint: | Charlotte, NC : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2016] |
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| Description: | ix, 152 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Contemporary perspectives on access, equity, and achievement Contemporary perspectives on access, equity, and achievement. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10512164 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction : African Americans' Ongoing Thirst for Knowledge / Gail L. Thompson
- The Race is Not Given : My Scholarly Personal Narrative on the Journey to Endowed Chair / Fred A. Bonner II
- Overcoming the "You're Too Young for a Distinguished Professorship and Endowed Chair" : Phenomenon: Naysayers vs. Destiny! / Chance W. Lewis
- Knowledge, Wisdom, and Favor : Losing Some Battles, but Winning the War / Norvella P. Carter
- Success Through Chance, Opportunity, and Preparedness / Veronica Evans Lewis
- Reaching Distinction Through Striking a Balance / Marilyn E. Strutchens
- W.E.B. and Me : The Soul of a Black Academic / Gloria Ladson-Billings
- From Steel Cities to Ivory Towers / Floyd D. Beachum
- Faith, Hard Work, and Persistence : How a Child Who Grew Up on Welfare Became an Endowed Professor / Gail L. Thompson
- This Girl is on Fire ... and So is the Kitchen! : The Real Balance of WifeMommy/Scholar / Allyson L. Watson
- Pressing Toward Equity for Black Children : A Tenacious Journey / H. Richard Milner IV
- Epilogue : African American Distinguished and Endowed Professors Paving the Path for the Next Generation : An Epilogue / Chance W. Lewis and Fred A. Bonner II.
