Ruth Enid Zambrana

Toxic Ivory Towers

The Consequences of Work Stress on Underrepresented Minority Faculty

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Documents the professional work experiences of under-represented minority (URM) faculty in US higher education, and simultaneously addresses the social and economic inequalities in their life course trajectory. This is the first book to take a look at the institutional factors impacting the ability of URM faculty to flourish in academia.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 310
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. August 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780813592978
• ISBN-10: 0813592976
• Artikelnr.: 51263733

Autorenporträt

Ruth Enid Zambrana is professor of women's studies and director of the Consortium on Race, Gender, and Ethnicity at the University of Maryland, College Park. She is the author, editor, or coeditor of several books, including Emerging Intersections: Race, Class, and Gender in Theory, Policy, and Practice (Rutgers University Press). 

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
1          Where is the Diversity? The Importance of the Domestic Talent
Pool in Elite Higher Education
Institutions                                                          
2          The History and Importance of Inclusion of Historically
Underrepresented Faculty in the
Academy                                                          
3          The Academy as a Site of Intellectual Determinism
4          Mentoring: Institutions Applying a Solution without
Acknowledging the Problem
5          Unwelcoming Climates: The Costs of Balancing Belonging and
Inequality
6          Work-Family Balance: The Quandary of URM Professionals
7          The Intersection of Hiring, Appointment, Tenure and Promotion: 
Is it Possible to Survive and Thrive?
8          Workplace Stress: Impact on Well-being and Academic Career Path
9          Does Gender Matter?
10        Creating a Sense of Belonging for URMS in the Academy
Acknowledgments
Notes
About the Author