Reaching the mountaintop of the academy

personal narratives, advice, and strategies from Black distinguished and endowed professors

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Table of Contents

Introduction : African Americans' Ongoing Thirst for Knowledge / Gail L. Thompson
The Race is Not Given : My Scholarly Personal Narrative on the Journey to Endowed Chair / Fred A. Bonner II
Overcoming the "You're Too Young for a Distinguished Professorship and Endowed Chair" : Phenomenon: Naysayers vs. Destiny! / Chance W. Lewis
Knowledge, Wisdom, and Favor : Losing Some Battles, but Winning the War / Norvella P. Carter
Success Through Chance, Opportunity, and Preparedness / Veronica Evans Lewis
Reaching Distinction Through Striking a Balance / Marilyn E. Strutchens
W.E.B. and Me : The Soul of a Black Academic / Gloria Ladson-Billings
From Steel Cities to Ivory Towers / Floyd D. Beachum
Faith, Hard Work, and Persistence : How a Child Who Grew Up on Welfare Became an Endowed Professor / Gail L. Thompson
This Girl is on Fire... and So is the Kitchen! : The Real Balance of WifeMommy/Scholar / Allyson L. Watson
Pressing Toward Equity for Black Children : A Tenacious Journey / H. Richard Milner IV
Epilogue : African American Distinguished and Endowed Professors Paving the Path for the Next Generation : An Epilogue / Chance W. Lewis and Fred A. Bonner II.

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Includes bibliographical references.

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Charlotte, NC
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Contemporary perspectives on access, equity, and achievement

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378.1/208996073
Library of Congress
LC2781.5 .R34 2016, LC2781.5

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pages cm.

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OL30400480M
ISBN 13
9781681233192, 9781681233208, 9781681233215
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2015037007

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