Women of Color in Higher Education

Scholars of education and education leadership discuss the racist and sexist discrimination faced by African American, Asian/Pacific American, Hispanic/Latina, and Native American women in the faculty and administration of higher education. Their topics include trends in women of color's status in higher education, feminist theoretical perspectives, the experiences of black women scholars in education at predominantly white institutions, the research literature on black women in teacher education, Latina presidents making a difference at Hispanic-serving institutions, cultural support for women campus presidents at tribal colleges, and the experiences of Asian American and Pacific Islander women in student affairs administration. Distributed in North America by Turpin Distribution. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)