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Here for the first time is a wide-ranging collection of essays by white faculty who explore the unique goals, successes, and challenges they encounter in choosing the unusual position of the 'other' in a higher education environment dedicated first and foremost to the empowerment of Black Americans.
List of contents
Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction: White Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: A Historical Framework Part 3 Teaching and Learning at Historically Black Colleges and Universities Chapter 4 Making Connections: A White Professor at a Historically Black University Chapter 5 You Just Wouldn't Understand Chapter 6 Communicating and Learning the Right Message Chapter 7 The 'Science' and 'Art' of Teaching and Learning at Xavier University of Louisiana Chapter 8 HBCUs as a Context for Instruction and Research with a Multicultural Perspective Chapter 9 Is Mathematics a Cultural Artifact? Part 10 Academic Careers at Historically Black Colleges and Universities Chapter 11 Exploration and Identity: Thirty Years of Transformation at HBCUs Chapter 12 Breaking Through Stereotypes in Mississippi Chapter 13 The Academic Road Less Traveled: Challenges and Opportunities Chapter 14 Taking-up a Professional Line at FAMU Chapter 15 Life from Another Heart Part 16 Transformed and Transforming at Historically Black Colleges and Universities Chapter 17 Building Conversations of Respect: The Voice of White Faculty at Black Colleges Chapter 18 Educating as Moral Responsibility Chapter 19 Faculty Diversity at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Context, Scope, and Meaning Chapter 20 Appendix: Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the United States Chapter 21 About the Editors Chapter 22 About the Contributors
About the author
Lenoar Foster is associate professor of educational leadership at the University of Montana. Janet A. Guyden is associate professor of educational leadership at Florida A&M University. Andrea L. Miller, formerly vice-president for academic affairs and dean of faculty at LeMoyne-Owen College, is interim vice-president for academic and student affairs at Shelby State Community College.
Summary
Here for the first time is a wide-ranging collection of essays by white faculty who explore the unique goals, successes, and challenges they encounter in choosing the unusual position of the 'other' in a higher education environment dedicated first and foremost to the empowerment of Black Americans.
