Description:
Drawing on extensive research, Pittman provides active measures for withstanding intersectional race and gender tensions, exercises to inoculate against toxic dynamics, and tools to resist being silenced and support being heard. Through these empowering strategies and exercises, women faculty of color can become the most powerful versions of themselves in their classrooms, and go on to make the most of their careers, contributions, and lives.
Brief description:
Chavella T. Pittman is a Professor of Sociology at Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois. Her website is www.effectivefaculty.org.
Review Quotes: "Every campus leader and faculty developer should read this book! Dr. Pittman simultaneously empowers women faculty of color and increases everyone else's awareness of the challenges that our colleagues face. Her call to action includes supporting diverse faculty members' teaching and careers. For allies not sure how to start, Dr. Pittman offers an appendix with concrete strategies for removing obstacles, normalizing less-common teaching practices and promoting structural change."--Kevin Kelly, EdD, Lecturer Faculty, author of Making College Courses Flexible: Supporting Student Success Across Multiple Learning Modalities