Still Searching For Our Mothers' Gardens: Experiences of New, Tenure-Track Women of Color at 'Majority' Institutions - Paperback

by Marnel N. Niles (Author), Nickesia S. Gordon (Author), Carolyn Cooper (Foreword by)

This edited volume seeks to share the multifaceted experiences of tenure-track women of color in institutions of higher learning. This community of women often endures unique hardships teaching at institutions in which they are not a majority. Their experiences are richly captured in this collection.

Author Biography

Marnel N. Niles is assistant professor of communication at California State University, Fresno. She received her Ph.D. from Howard University. Her research interests include organizational and small group communication, particularly as they are linked to the intersections of gender and race. Nickesia S. Gordon is assistant professor of communication at Barry University. She received her Ph.D. from Howard University. Her research interests involve examining the intersections between gender, mass media, and popular culture.