Becoming President: Patterns of Professional Mobility of African American University Presidents
Becoming President is a study of African American professionals' ascensions to the office of college or university president. Using a mixed method design and study to examine archival biographical data of African American presidents at historically black colleges and universities and at traditionally white institutions, Professor Mishra explores the career mobility patterns of African American presidents who have served at both types of institutions. The relationships between variables such...
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Part 1 List of Figures Part 2 List of Tables Part 3 Preface Chapter 4 Introduction Chapter 5 Review of Literature Chapter 6 Methodology Chapter 7 Analysis of Data Chapter 8 Summary, Conclusions, Implications, and Recommendations Part 9 References Part 10 Index
\ Franklin D. JacksonI recommend that the book be read by African Americans who seek administrative career progression at Historically Black Colleges or Traditionally White Institutions.\ \ \ \ \ Richard ArringtonThe study is a notable contribution to our knowledge of the impact of race and other factors in achieving leadership status in America's Historically Black Colleges and Universities...Readers in general and Sociologists in particular will find Dr. Mishra's findings enlightening.\ \ \ Charlotte CarterI support the findings of her study to show professional mobility, specifically within the labor market models of career mobility.\ \
