Black Professorship: The Beauty and the Beast

Defining culturally responsive research: Learnings and tensions in minoritized researcher perspectives.

“…In terms of positionality, we are cognizant that our participants held a wide range of identities across race/ethnicity, gender, and/or sexuality, yet it was minoritized participants from whom we draw to advance conceptualizations of CRR, as research has "material effects on minoritized communities" (Stewart, 2021, p. 9). As white scholars, we discussed together myriad ways undue burden for CRR often falls to minoritized colleagues-especially racially/ethnically minoritized scholars (C. H. Davis et al, 2021). We argue that it is important not to put undue burden for advancing CRR on racially/ethnically minoritized scholars-it is the responsibility of all to advance such scholarship.…”

Toxic Ivory Towers: The Consequences of Work Stress on Underrepresented Minority Faculty by Ruth EnidZambrana. New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 2018, 310 pages, $40.95 (paperback). ISBN 978-0813592978.

“…When analyzing underrepresented minority faculty members' experiences at PWIs, much of the research utilizes autoethnographic narratives, case studies, and scholarly narratives (Cleveland, 2004;Davis et al, 2021;Gilchrist, 2011;Hartlep & Ball, 2019;Thompson et al, 2016). In contrast, Zambrana fills gaps within the literature through a data-driven, mixed-methods analysis of web surveys, group interviews, and personal interviews.…”

“…Unlike countless other works, such as Cleveland (2004); Gilchrist (2011); Thompson et al. (2016); Hartlep and Ball (2019); and Davis and colleagues (2021), Toxic Ivory Towers directly exhorts institutional leadership to uphold its democratic principles and provide a welcoming environment for everyone to achieve racial/ethnic equity within higher education. As administrators, board members, and political leaders are centering equity and diversity work to create equitable policies and an inclusive university climate, it is vital for academic administration to be more informed about URM faculty experiences on college campuses.…”