Dear Department Chair: Letters from Black Women Leaders to the Next Generation

By: Tiffany Gilbert and Sandra Jowers-Barber and Carol Henderson and Eunice Jeffries and Julia S. Jordan-Zachery and April C. Langley and Tracy Sharpley-Whiting and Colette Taylor and Regine Jean-Charles and Theresa Rajack-Talley and Stephanie Adams and Stephanie Evans and Stephanie Shonekan and Janaka Lewis

Sign Up Now! Already a Member? Log In
You must be logged into Bookshare to access this title. Learn about membership options, or view our freely available titles.

Synopsis: Practical and candid, this book offers actionable steps to help Black women leaders create meaningful success. The reflections and recommendations of the contributors forge a critical and transformative analysis of race, gender, and higher education leadership. With insights from humanities, social sciences, art, and STEM, this essential resource helps to redefine the academy to meet the challenges of the future. Dear Department Chair is comprised of personal letters from prominent Black women department chairs, deans, vice provosts, and university presidents, addressed to current and future Black women academic professionals, and offers a rich source of peer mentorship and professional development. These letters emerged from Chair at the Table, a research collective and peer-mentoring network of current and former Black women department chairs at colleges and universities across the U.S. and Canada. The collective’s works, including this volume, serve as tools for faculty interested in administration, current chairs seeking mentorship, and upper-level administrators working to diversify their ranks.