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Race, women of color, and the state university system : critical reflections / edited by Vivian Yenika-Agbaw, Amarilis Hidalgo-de Jesús.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pennsylvania. State System of Higher Education.
- Pennsylvania.
- Discrimination in higher education.
- Minority women--Education (Higher).
- Minority women.
- State universities and colleges--Race relations.
- State universities and colleges.
- Women in higher education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (172 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book focuses on challenges women of color experienced while teaching or pursuing administrative duties within the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Contributors provide academic tools and strategies to navigate the academy successfully by identifying challenges unique to the state system that may be generally applicable.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Women of Color in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education: An Introduction"" [Vivian Yenika-Agbaw: Bloomsburg University]; Chapter 1: Towing the Gender and Race Lines in Academe: A Practitioner's Perspective [Jocelind E. Gant, Clarion University]; Chapter 2: Principles for Achieving Success in the Academy [Ursula 0. Payne, Slippery Rock University]
- Chapter 3: It is my time to speak out: A Puerto Rican Woman's Teaching Journey in Rural Pennsylvania [Amarilis Hidalgo De-Jesus, Bloomsburg University]Chapter 4: Can Women of Color Ever be Good Enough? [Penina Kamina,California University]; Chapter 5: Women College Presidents: The Hidden Workload Characteristics [Michelle Howard-Vital: Cheyney University]; Chapter 6: ""Marginalization: A Continuing Problem in Higher Education"" [Eucabeth Odhiambo & Chantana Charoenpanitkul, Shippensburg University]; Chapter 7: Teaching in Central Pennsylvania [Sharon Stringer,Lock Haven University]
- Chapter 8: Clarion Goes Beyond Color [Sandra Trejos, Clarion University]Chapter 9: Who is Teaching Multicultural Awareness and Cultural Competence To Whom? [Patricia Graham, East Stroudsburg University]; Chapter 10: Lessons from the Playground: The Private Revolutions of Black Women Holding Their Ground in Academe [Sydney Howe Barksdale: Widener University]; Chapter 11: Teaching Along Interstate-SO: The Pleasures and Challenges of Holding a Tenure-Track Position in PASSHE [Vivian Yenika-Agbaw: Bloomsburg University]
- Chapter 12: ""Surviving in PASSHE: Five Fundamental Principles for Women of Color"" [Alicia King Redfern, Bloomsburg University]Afterword: Putting Our Experiences in Higher Education into Perspective [Vivian Yenika Agbaw & Amarilis Hidalgo De-Jesus, Bloomsburg University]; Contributors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibiographical references.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 0-7618-8821-7
- 1-283-59994-5
- 9786613912398
- 0-7618-5442-8
- OCLC:
- 855502238
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