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Maids of Academe: African American Women Faculty at Predominately White Institutions

Debra A. Harley
- 01 Mar 2008 - 
- Vol. 12, Iss: 1, pp 19-36
TLDR
In this article, the disproportionate role African American women assume in service, teaching, and research as a result of being in the numerical minority at predominantly white institutions is discussed, and recommendations are presented to assist African African women faculty, and administrators, colleagues, and students at PWIs to understand and improve the climate at their institutions.
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The presence of African American women at predominantly white institutions is one of historical relevance and continues to be one of first, near misses, and almosts. Individually and collectively, African American women at PWIs suffer from a form of race fatigue as a result of being over extended and undervalued. The purpose of this article is to present the disproportionate role African American women assume in service, teaching, and research as a result of being in the numerical minority at PWIs. Information is presented to provide an overview on racism in the academy, images and portrayals, psychosocial, spiritual, and legal issues for African American women faculty. Finally recommendations are presented to assist African American women faculty, and administrators, colleagues, and students at PWIs to understand and improve the climate at their institutions.

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