Keywords
- Black Women Scholars at HBCUs
Disciplines
Publication Date
March 31, 2021
Comments
And Still We Rise!: Black Women Scholars in the Ebony Tower since 1965, a conversation highlighting the educational journeys and professional contributions of Black women scholars at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’s) as defined by the Higher Education Act of 1965. And Still We Rise is conversant with Deborah Gray White’s Telling Our Stories (1994), Stephanie Evans’s Black Women in the Ivory Tower (2007), Francille Rusan Wilson’s Segregated Scholars (2008), and other studies. The conversation also serves as a call for papers for a forthcoming edited collection examining how Black women scholars at HBCU’s define and maintain excellence in teaching, research, and service despite nuanced struggles with the following: classism, colorism, ethnocentrism, racism, regionalism, sexism, limited opportunities for advancement, less competitive salaries, fewer resources, less research support, and limited networking opportunities with outside institutions and organizations. As Black women constitute 42% (5912) of the 14,100 fulltime Black faculty serving at HBCU’s (as of 2001), a comprehensive examination of their labor is not only merited but also timely given the role Black women faculty continue to play in preparing students to change the world.
Citation Information
"And Still We Rise!: Black Women Scholars in the Ebony Tower since 1965," March, 31, 2021, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1t0MGWgDVA