Faculty of Color Navigating Higher Education - by Karen Harris Brown & Patricia Alvarez McHatton & Michelle Frazier Trotman Scott (Hardcover)

About the Book

This text seeks to inform, empower, and provide a voice to all faculty of color. This book will offer a vivid account of the lived experiences of faculty of color in academia. The editors believe these collective experiences will serve to provide resources, such as support, en...

Book Synopsis

What are the experiences of faculty of color at traditionally white institutions (TWIs)
of higher education (IHE)? In what ways do faculty of color at TWIs of IHE cope with/handle struggles/defeats and successes in the workplace? In what ways can college/university administrators and colleagues support and retain faculty of color? This book seeks to answer these questions and address issues of recruitment, retention, and support of faculty members of color. Additionally, the editors hope to provide insight into the higher education experiences of faculty of color to their colleagues and administrators. It is our hope that renewed understanding of these experiences will positively influence levels and quality of support.

Review Quotes

In Faculty of Color Navigating Higher Education, a racially and ethnically diverse group of authors share personal experiences of being faculty members in predominantly white institutions of higher learning. The storied experiences are told through a scholarly lens that offers the reader theoretical frameworks of culture and an introspective view of how the frameworks play out in lived experiences. Truly an enlightening read for all humans and especially those involved in higher education.

About the Author

Karen Harris Brown, Ph.D.(University of South Florida), CCC-SLP is an associate professor of speech-language pathology atthe University of West Georgia.

Patricia Alvarez McHatton is Associate Dean for Teacher Education at the University of Missouri at Kansas City. She received her Ph.D. from the University of South Florida.

Michelle Frazier Trotman Scott is an associate professor at the University of West Georgia. She teaches in the area of Special Education within the Department of Clinical and Professional Studies.