In Beyond Retention: Cultivating Spaces of Equity, Fairness, and
Justice for Women of Color in U.S. Higher Education, Brenda Marina and
Sabrina N. Ross address the continued underrepresentation of women
faculty of color at predominantly White colleges and universities
through a creative convergence of scholarship focused on intellectual
activism and structural change. Inspired by the African American oral
tradition of call and response, this text illuminates the calls, or
personal narratives of women faculty of color who identify racialized,
gendered, sexualized, and class-based challenges associated with work
in predominantly White institutions. Accounts of social
justice-oriented strategies, policies, and practices that support
women faculty of color and reflections by women of color who are
senior faculty members serve as literal and metaphorical responses.
The convergence of calls for social justice and equity-minded
responses and reflections in this text provide intellectual
foundations for the development of higher education spaces where women
faculty of color can thrive. Beyond Retention is a critical geographic
project intended to identify and mitigate structures of oppression
that act as barriers to the full incorporation of women of color in
predominantly White academic contexts. This text will be of interest
to scholars interested in curriculum topics of race, gender,
sexuality, and place. The text offers strategies for coping and
success for women of color in doctoral programs, faculty positions,
and mid-level administration positions within the academy; as such,
Beyond Retention will be a valuable addition to the reading libraries
of each of these groups. Men and women with interests in the
experiences of educators of color within predominantly White contexts
will also gain valuable insights from this book, as will individuals
interested in various areas of women studies, multicultural education,
and diversity. Beyond Retention also provides accounts of practices
and policies that have been successful in supporting the needs of
women faculty of color; knowledge gained from this text will be useful
for higher education administrators seeking to improve the campus
climate for faculty of color. Additionally, human resource directors,
equal opportunity specialists and diversity trainers will find this
text helpful when considering strategies for managing diversity.
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Cultivating Spaces of Equity, Justice, and Fairness for Women of Color in U.S. Higher Education
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781806610129
Publisert
2026
Utgiver
Emerald Publishing Ltd.
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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