Race, Women of Color, and the State University System

Critical Reflections

Vivian Yenika-Agbaw (Anthology Editor) , Hidalgo-de-Jesús, Amarilis (Anthology Editor)

Race, Women of Color, and the State University System

Critical Reflections

Vivian Yenika-Agbaw (Anthology Editor) , Hidalgo-de-Jesús, Amarilis (Anthology Editor)

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Race, Women of Color, and the State University System focuses on challenges women of color experience or have experienced while teaching or pursuing administrative duties within the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. The book systematically examines how women of color -- administrators, faculty, and staff -- cope with the demands of the profession, their disciplines, the expectations from the system, and the isolation that comes with working in institutions and/or environments that are predominately all white. The book identifies challenges that are unique to the state system, although they may be applicable to the academy in general. Contributors, through their testimonies and shared experiences, provide academic tools and strategies to navigate the academy successfully.

Chapter 1 List of Tables
Chapter 2 List of Figures
Chapter 3 Preface
Chapter 4 Acknowledgements
Chapter 5 Introduction: Women of Color in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education: An Introduction [Vivian Yenika-Agbaw: Bloomsburg University]
Chapter 6 Chapter 1: Towing the Gender and Race Lines in Academe: A Practitioner's Perspective [Jocelind E. Gant, Clarion University]
Chapter 7 Chapter 2: Principles for Achieving Success in the Academy [Ursula O. Payne, Slippery Rock University]
Chapter 8 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 9 Chapter 4: Can Women of Color Everbe Good Enough? [Penina Kamina, California University]
Chapter 10 Chapter 5: Women College Presidents: The Hidden Workload Characteristics [Michelle Howard-Vital: Cheyney University]
Chapter 11 Chapter 6: "Marginalization: A Continuing Problem in Higher Education" [Eucabeth Obhiambo & Chantana Charoenpanitkul, Shippensburg University
Chapter 12 Chapter 7: Teaching in Central Pennsylvania [Sharon Stringer, Lock Haven University]
Chapter 13 Chapter 8: Clarion Goes Beyond Color [Sandra Trejos, Clarion University]
Chapter 14 Chapter 9: Who is Teaching Multicultural Awareness and Cultural Competence To Whom? [Patricia Graham, East Stroudsburg University]
Chapter 15 Chapter 10: Lessons from the Playground: The Private Revolutions of Black Women Holding Their Ground in Academe [Sydney Howe Barksdale: Widener University]
Chapter 16 Chapter 11: Teaching Along Interstate-80: The Pleasures and Challenges of Holding a Tenure-Track Position in PASSHE [Vivian Yenika-Agbaw: Bloomsburg University]
Chapter 17 Chapter 12: "Surviving in PASSHE: Five Fundamental Principles for Women of Color" [Alicia King Redfern, Bloomsburg University]
Chapter 18 Afterward: Putting Experiences in Higher Education into Perspective [Vivian Yenika Agbaw & Amarilis Hidalgo De-Jesus, Bloomsburg University]
Chapter 19 Contributors

Product details

Published	Jul 10 2012
Format	Ebook (PDF)
Edition	1st
Extent	170
ISBN	9780761888215
Imprint	University Press of America
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Anthology Editor

Vivian Yenika-Agbaw

Anthology Editor

Hidalgo-de-Jesús, Amarilis

…A splendid array of narratives….This collection presents important lessons of history and survival for other women of color in higher education across the nation and holds implications for students of color, as well. Unprecedented in its subject matter, this volume brings together the unequivocal voices of these women who have often been silenced and marginalized.

Lena Ampadu, professor and assistant chair, Department of English, director, African American Studies Program, Towson University
The book is provocative in nature; there is an increasing urgency to pause and evaluate the ways in which women of color are provided access, involvement, and rewards in institutions of higher education.

Angela Carrasquillo, professor emerita, Graduate School of Education, Fordham University
The focus on the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) does not detract from the analysis but rather it adds the specificity related to decision-making that could illuminate practices in other contexts. The poignancy of the narratives…and [the women's] unique perspectives enhance the existing body of work on women in academia, while expanding on the particularities of the experiences of women of color….This book is as timely as its content is critical.

Xaé Alicia Reyes, associate professor, Department of Education, University of Connecticut-Storrs