‘The Black Academic’s Guide to Winning Tenure — Without Losing Your Soul’

Inside Higher Ed: ‘The Black Academic’s Guide to Winning Tenure — Without Losing Your Soul’

In The Black Academic’s Guide to Winning Tenure — Without Losing Your Soul (Lynne Rienner), Kerry Ann Rockquemore and Tracey Laszloffy offer both empathy and “to do” lists for African American scholars seeking tenure — as well as some advice on what not to do. The book speaks particularly to black scholars who may be the only non-white professor in a department, or who are in a very small minority. The authors are Kerry Ann Rockquemore and Tracey Laszloffy, who are the co-founders of BlackAcademic.com, a Web site that provides advice and forums. Rockquemore is an associate professor of sociology and African American studies and founder of the Under-Represented Faculty Mentoring Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Laszloffy is a coach and therapist for black and Latino faculty at predominantly white institutions. Rockquemore recently answered e-mail questions about the book.

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