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Chapter 10 - Defying Odds and Certainty: Challenges and Approaches to the Retention, Inclusion and Resilience of African-American Women in Higher Education

from Part III - Strategies for Inclusion and Retention

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 April 2022

By
Teri Platt
Edited by
Antija M. Allen  and
Justin T. Stewart
Antija M. Allen
Affiliation:
Pellissippi State Community College, Teachers College Columbia University
Justin T. Stewart
Affiliation:
Allen Ivy Prep Consulting
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Summary

This chapter identifies and discusses key themes that can confound resilience, retention, and inclusion among African-American faculty in higher education. A conceptual framework of protections and risks to retention, inclusion, and the resilience of faculty is provided to guide practices of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The theoretical underpinning of the conceptual framework derives from intersectionality and postulates resilience in the face of adversity and defiance in the face of opposition. Recommendations for higher education leaders and faculty for retention and inclusion are provided.

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workplace discriminationdefianceretentionresiliencediversityequityinclusionDEIintersectionality
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We're Not OK
Black Faculty Experiences and Higher Education Strategies
 , pp. 169 - 182
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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