The Black student's guide to graduate and professional school success /
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| Imprint: | Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2003. |
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| Description: | xxix, 424 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4832426 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- A. Leon Higginbotham Jr.
- Judge Higginbotham's Legal Legacy
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I. How to Become a Successful Student in Graduate and Professional School
- 1.. Making Sure You Have the "Right Stuff" to Be Successful in Graduate and Professional School
- 2.. Negotiating Admission to Graduate and Professional Schools
- 3.. Graduate School Admission in the Era of Hopwood
- 4.. What It Takes to Be Successful on Standardized Tests: GRE, GMAT, LSAT, and MCAT
- 5.. Choosing the Right Field of Study
- 6.. Study Habits and Techniques: When and How to Study for Maximum Effect
- 7.. Toward a Paradigm Shift: Adjusting to Technology
- 8.. Establishing a Coalition for the Utilization of Learning Skills: Black Students Using Cooperation to Achieve Academic Excellence
- 9.. Finding a Faculty Mentor to Help Guide You through the Doctoral Process
- 10.. Psychosocial Adjustment to the Campus Environment
- 11.. Maintaining Black Pride, Self-Esteem, and Self-Concept
- 12.. Developing a Global Identity among Black American, Black African, and Black Caribbean Students
- 13.. Competencies for Developing an African American Scholar: The Community of Scholars Model
- 14.. Utilizing Internships and Teaching and Research Assistantships to Enhance Learning
- 15.. Promoting Scholarly Writing and Publishing to Enhance the Scholarship of Black Graduate Students
- 16.. Preparing for a Career after Professional Sports: Pursuing a Graduate Degree
- 17.. The Career Hunt: Putting It All Together and Marketing Yourself for a Major Role in the Workforce
- 18.. Learn to Learn the Joy of Work: The Dignity of Honest Work ... Honorably Done!
- 19.. From Dissertation to Dollars: Successful Grant-Seeking Techniques
- 20.. Education for Liberation: On Campus with a Purpose
- 21.. African American Parents and Student Success in Predominantly White Colleges and Universities
- Part II. How I Succeeded in Graduate and Professional School and in My Career Field
- Essay 1. Graduate School to a Profession: A Journey of Maturation
- Essay 2. Education Is Just the Beginning: Professional Relationships Are Key to Success
- Essay 3. Preparing for Success in Graduate School
- Essay 4. "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around": The Value of the Journey
- Essay 5. Graduate Student Mentoring
- Essay 6. You Can Succeed in Mathematics
- Essay 7. Graduate School Experience: Knowledge Is Our Future
- Essay 8. The "Old Man" and the Defining Moment That Changed My Life!
- Essay 9. The Hardest Part of Graduate Training Is Getting In
- Essay 10. Helping the African American Community through Higher Education
- Essay 11. Vision, Determination, Self-Leadership, and Time Management: Harbingers and Purveyors of Academic Success
- Essay 12. Using Networking, Role Models, and Mentoring En Route to Success
- Essay 13. Some Strategies to Help You Earn a Professional Degree
- Essay 14. Working with Cultural and Racial Groups to Develop a Global Perspective
- Essay 15. The Art of the Vita: A Success-Building Strategy
- Essay 16. The Significance of Obtaining a Graduate or Professional School Degree: Becoming Part of the Solution ... to an Academia Problem
- Essay 17. Beginning Graduate School with the Right Mind-Set
- Essay 18. Coming Home to Success
- Essay 19. Make a Place for Yourself Now That You Have Obtained a Graduate Degree
- Essay 20. Achieving Academic Success in Graduate School
- Essay 21. Mentoring in the Advising Process
- Essay 22. A Whole Lot of Others
- Essay 23. Mentors, Peers, and Advisers: Key Players in Making Decisions
- Essay 24. Mentoring Strategies: A Report Card for Faculty
- Essay 25. Graduate School Literacy and Academic Success
- Essay 26. Pursuing an Urban Planning Degree in Graduate School
- Essay 27. Graduate and Professional School Success: The S.I.M.P.L.E. Approach
- Essay 28. Reflection and Introspection: Black Graduate Students at a Predominantly White Institution
- Essay 29. God Should Be the Architect as You Pursue Your Academic Goals
- Essay 30. Self-Awareness: An Important Attribute for Graduate School Success
- Essay 31. The Experimental Student
- Essay 32. Developing a Mentor-Mentee Relationship during Your Doctoral Studies
- Essay 33. How to Be Successful in Graduate School
- Essay 34. Graduate Education Is the Road to Excellence
- Essay 35. Being Persistent Helped Me to Achieve My Wings as a Navy Aviator
- Essay 36. A Gift to Yourself: The Doctorate Degree
- Essay 37. A Producer versus Consumer Consciousness
- Essay 38. Setting the Agenda for Success
- Essay 39. How to Be Successful as a Full-Time Law Student While Working Full Time as a Police Officer
- Essay 40. Achieving Your Professional and Career Goals against the Odds
- Part III. How Contemporary Students in Graduate and Professional School are Succeeding
- Essay 1. Surviving in Graduate School Even If You Have a Writing Problem
- Essay 2. "A" Is for Average: On Being an Average Medical Student
- Essay 3. On Being a Great Student
- Essay 4. Adapting to Life as Graduate Students: Getting Up to Speed on Information Technology
- Essay 5. How to Win a Seat in Medical School
- Essay 6. Life after Sports: The Participant Observer
- Essay 7. How to Move through Your Graduate Program Successfully
- Essay 8. The Key to Graduate School Success
- Essay 9. The Essentials for Graduate Success
- Essay 10. Predominantly Black to Predominantly White: Making the Transition to Graduate School
- Essay 11. Some Reflections and Insights for African American Graduate Students
- Essay 12. Lessons Learned That Were Vital to My Success as a Doctoral Student
- Essay 13. Don't Let Anyone Tell You That You're Not Smart Enough
- Essay 14. Building Relationships during the Graduate Experience
- Essay 15. Prescription for Persistence: What Graduate Students Need to Know
- Essay 16. Some Factors to Consider in Graduate School
- Essay 17. Faith without Works Is Dead
- Essay 18. Some Traits of a Successful Graduate Student
- Essay 19. Knowing Yourself Will Enhance Your Graduate Study
- Essay 20. Hard Times: Traveling on the "D" Train Day to Day, Dreaming of Life as a Ph.D.
- Essay 21. Constructing Identities: The Black Graduate Experience
- Essay 22. Making the Right Decisions in High School Can Enhance Your Chances for Success as an Undergraduate and Graduate Student
- Essay 23. Preparing for Graduate School: An Undergraduate's Perspective
- Essay 24. Preparing for Graduate Study While in High School
- Conclusion
- Index
- About the Editor and the Contributors
