Academic

Kerry Ann Rockquemore and Tracey Laszloffy, ?Black-American?s Guide for Winning Tenure - Without Losing Your Soul?

By Ann Bartow

From Inside Higher Ed:

In The Black Academic?s Guide to Winning Tenure ? Without Losing Your Soul (Lynne Rienner), Kerry Ann Rockquemore and Tracey Laszloffy offer both empathy and ?to do? lists for African American scholars seeking tenure ? as well as some advice on what not to do. The book speaks particularly to black scholars who may be the only non-white professor in a department, or who are in a very small minority. The authors are Kerry Ann Rockquemore and Tracey Laszloffy, who are the co-founders of BlackAcademic.com, a Web site that provides advice and forums. Rockquemore is an associate professor of sociology and African American studies and founder of the Under-Represented Faculty Mentoring Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Laszloffy is a coach and therapist for black and Latino faculty at predominantly white institutions….

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