We're Not OK: Black Faculty Experiences and Higher Education Strategies

We're Not Ok is a book that highlights the experiences of Black faculty in the United States and the challenges they face in academia, including discrimination, isolation, and lack of support. It provides practical strategies and recommendations for improving diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education.

Format: Hardback
Length: 250 pages
Publication date: 05 May 2022
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

In the United States, a mere 6% of the 1.5 million faculty members in degree-granting postsecondary institutions identify as Black. Shocking research reveals that, despite the widespread rhetoric of diversity recruitment, significant progress has been made in diversifying faculty ranks, particularly at research-intensive institutions. We Are Not Ok delves into the personal accounts of Black faculty, taking readers on a captivating journey from the challenges of securing a full-time faculty position to the unique struggles faced by Black educators in predominantly white institutions. This book sheds light on the detrimental impact of these barriers on inclusion, retention, and mental health. It offers practical strategies and recommendations for graduate students, faculty, staff, administrators, changemakers, and all those committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion. Far from being a mere compilation of statistics and anecdotes, We Are Not Ok serves as a catalyst for initiating meaningful conversations aimed at driving actual change that will positively impact Black faculty, their students, and their institutions.

Weight: 530g
Dimension: 235 x 157 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781316513347