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Answering the Call : African American Women in Higher Education Leadership - Beverly L. Bower

Answering the Call

African American Women in Higher Education Leadership

By: Beverly L. Bower, Mimi Wolverton

Paperback | 30 March 2009 | Edition Number 1

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Although much has been written about leaders and leadership, we unfortunately know little about women, particularly minority women, who fill this particular role. This book the second in a series that explores women leaders in different contexts presents the stories, and the reflections on their paths to leadership, of seven African American women. Five are, or have been, college presidents; three have devoted a good portion of their lives to leadership in higher education policy at state and/or national levels. Each has been the first woman, or first African American, or first African American woman in one or more of the positions of authority that she has held. Along the way, they have overcome the double bind of sexism and racism that can inhibit the professional attainment of African American women, particularly as they move toward the top of their professions. Although their pathways into leadership are different, definite similarities in their experiences, values, and beliefs emerge. Their values took root in the 1960s, a time of strong cohesion in the Black community, a time during which African Americans and women made great strides toward equality. They recognize that they owe their strength to the confidence and sense of empowerment instilled in each of them by parents and early role models. Several of them believe that their leadership skills were born out of their childhood experiences. Grateful for the support they have received, these women leaders express a need to give back to those communities that nourished their growth and leadership of which this book is a manifestation. At a time when national demographic data indicate that a significant turnover in college leadership is about to occur presenting increased opportunities for women and minorities these African American women leaders hope that the strategies they describe, the insights they impart, the experiences they recount, and, most of all, the passion they have sustained for the betterment of and greater inclusiveness in higher education, will inspire the next generation of women to answer the leadership call. The African-American Women Leaders Covered in this Book: Debra Austin, Florida State University; Lois Carson, Riverside County Department of Community Action; Marvalene Hughes, Dillard University; Yolanda Moses, University of Southern California; Beverly Daniel Tatum, Spelman College; Jerry Sue Thornton, Cuyahoga Community College; Belle S. Wheelan, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. These women exude strength and self-confidence. They each hold the belief, as Belle Wheelan puts it, that with a little heart and a lot of learning I can do anything.
Industry Reviews

"The initial volume is a collection of essays by women who serve as presidents of major universities and colleges throughout the United States who share their wisdom about the challenges they face in a historically male-dominated profession. It highlights women's ability to balance work and life as well as succeed in this context by developing alternative management strategies that are applicable for men and women leaders alike."

Julia M. Speller, Chicago Theological Seminary

Teaching Theology and Religion

"The book is an excellent resource for anyone interested in the stories behind the successes of prominent African American women leaders, and contains valuable lessons about leadership in context and in general."

On Campus with Women

"Tells the stories of seven African-American women-five current or former college presidents and three who are devoted to leadership in higher education policy venues at state and/or national levels. Each lived through the pre-Civil Rights era and has firsthand experience in the movement's resulting societal changes. The authors hope their subjects' stories will inspire the next generation of women to answer the leadership call.

One memorable chapter shares how, in 2005, Marvalene Hughes ended her 11-year tenure as president of California State University, Stanislaus, to come to New Orleans and head up Dillard University. About two months later, Hurricane Katrina hit. She returned after the storm to more than $400 million in campus damages-and a 'totally wounded community' to care for. Many people have written to her, saying they had wondered why she had chosen Louisiana over California. After Katrina, reports Hughes, 'they said, "That is it." I have begun to believe it as well. And it is in that believing that I am able to recommit, to give my very best effort to moving the university forward.' "

UBDaily (University Business)

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