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Reaching the mountaintop of the academy : personal narratives, advice, and strategies from Black distinguished and endowed professors

Title
Reaching the mountaintop of the academy : personal narratives, advice, and strategies from Black distinguished and endowed professors / edited by Gail L. Thompson, Fred A. Bonner II, Chance W. Lewis.
Publication
Charlotte, NC : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2016]

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Additional Authors
  • Thompson, Gail L., 1957-
  • Bonner, Fred A.
  • Lewis, Chance W. (Chance Wayne), 1972-
Description
ix, 152 pages; 24 cm
Series Statement
Contemporary perspectives on access, equity, and achievement
Uniform Title
Contemporary perspectives on access, equity, and achievement.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Biography.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
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.
Call Number
Sc E 16-383
ISBN
  • 9781681233192
  • 1681233193
  • 9781681233208
  • 1681233207
  • 9781681233215 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2015037007
OCLC
933386035
Title
Reaching the mountaintop of the academy : personal narratives, advice, and strategies from Black distinguished and endowed professors / edited by Gail L. Thompson, Fred A. Bonner II, Chance W. Lewis.
Publisher
Charlotte, NC : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2016]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Contemporary perspectives on access, equity, and achievement
Contemporary perspectives on access, equity, and achievement.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Added Author
Thompson, Gail L., 1957- editor.
Bonner, Fred A., editor.
Lewis, Chance W. (Chance Wayne), 1972- editor.
Research Call Number
Sc E 16-383
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