Victim, Victimizer or Both?

Inside Higher Ed: Victim, Victimizer or Both?

When The New York Times ran a profile of Madonna G. Constantine in October, she told the newspaper that by the time she had earned tenure, in 2001, she had published 30 articles. “Most people may go up with 15 or 20,” the paper quoted her as saying. “I figured as a black woman, I needed to at least double that.” That same article quoted Susan H. Fuhrman, president of Teachers College of Columbia University, as saying that she had heard “nothing but accolades” from Constantine’s students.

The article in October was prompted by a noose found outside Constantine’s office — a discovery that shocked many at Teachers College and led to rallies, discussions and vows to improve the climate for minority students and professors

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