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Achieving Against the Odds: African American Professional Women in
Higher Education is an account of the success stories of five
African American women administrators and faculty in predominantly
White institutions of higher education (PWIs). While African
American women continue to face numerous challenges and obstacles
on a daily basis, what was most important in this writing was an
examination of the various types of strategies and coping
mechanisms they utilized to achieve success in their various
positions within the ivory towers of academia. The questions posed
here centered on African American women who succeeded and asked
"How and why are some African American women able to remain in the
university and succeed? What personal and professional fulfillment
do African American women obtain working in a PWI? How do African
American administrators and faculty negotiate demeaning,
oppressive, and often exclusionary practices of the university?
Utilizing qualitative methodology, the authors gave voice to the
observations, reflections and stories of the five African American
women administrators and faculty regarding their personal journeys
of success and achievement. In capturing the experiences and
perspectives of these "successful" women, the authors provide
understanding of pathways to success for others who follow.
Recommendations are offered for the purpose of facilitating a more
welcoming academic environment for the gifts and talents African
American women bring.
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