A Long Way to Go: Conversations about Race by African American Faculty and Graduate Students
highlights the experiences and coping strategies of faculty members and graduate students
pursuing Ph.D.s who have successfully navigated the academy despite hostile environments and
hurdles that cause many to avoid or leave the academy. African American students and faculty
often face problems such as isolation within a white environment the misinterpretation of
confidence as aggressiveness and the need to work twice as hard as white peers in order to be
taken seriously in their chosen careers. This book will assist both doctoral students and
junior faculty in successfully completing the graduate school experience and transitioning into
tenure-track positions and will be of great interest to all higher education faculty and
administrators who must address the complex issues of diversity in recruiting and retaining
graduate students and faculty.
