Book contents
- We’re Not OK
- We’re Not OK
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction Breaking Our Silence
- Part I Experiences – The Journey from Student to Faculty
- Chapter 1 Why Are You Talking White? Code-Switching in Academia
- Chapter 2 Classroom Dynamics: Uncovering Hidden Truths while Black
- Chapter 3 Systemic Racism, the Well-Known Secret Facing African-American Adjunct and Full-Time Faculty in Higher Education
- Chapter 4 I’m A Black PhD, and I Still Have to Fight!
- Chapter 5 Surviving Higher Learning: Microinvalidations of Black Junior Faculty in Higher Education
- Chapter 6 How Race Impacts Teaching Returning Adult Students
- Part II Promoting Mental Wellness
- Part III Strategies for Inclusion and Retention
- Index
- References
Chapter 3 - Systemic Racism, the Well-Known Secret Facing African-American Adjunct and Full-Time Faculty in Higher Education
from Part I - Experiences – The Journey from Student to Faculty
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 April 2022
Book contents
- We’re Not OK
- We’re Not OK
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction Breaking Our Silence
- Part I Experiences – The Journey from Student to Faculty
- Chapter 1 Why Are You Talking White? Code-Switching in Academia
- Chapter 2 Classroom Dynamics: Uncovering Hidden Truths while Black
- Chapter 3 Systemic Racism, the Well-Known Secret Facing African-American Adjunct and Full-Time Faculty in Higher Education
- Chapter 4 I’m A Black PhD, and I Still Have to Fight!
- Chapter 5 Surviving Higher Learning: Microinvalidations of Black Junior Faculty in Higher Education
- Chapter 6 How Race Impacts Teaching Returning Adult Students
- Part II Promoting Mental Wellness
- Part III Strategies for Inclusion and Retention
- Index
- References
Summary
Higher education is an industry highly impacted by systemic racism. Previous research has revealed a persistent trend of underrepresentation and low academic status of African-American faculty members in many US colleges and universities. A lack of diversity, promotions, and scholarships are often hidden by the success of African-American faculty members receiving tenure, or promotions to dean or University president. Research statistics indicate persistent obstacles to recruitment and retention, though there is also acknowledgement of some success. Bell’s Critical Race Theory (CRT) is used to emphasize how systemic racism has allowed the culture of college campuses to discriminate against qualified minority candidates.
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- We're Not OKBlack Faculty Experiences and Higher Education Strategies, pp. 47 - 57Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022
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