Confessions of a Black Academic: A Memoir by Schexnider, Alvin J.
Confessions of a Black Academic: A Memoir by Schexnider, Alvin J.

Confessions of a Black Academic: A Memoir

Retired university president Alvin J. Schexnider shares the experiences that shaped his career and the challenges presented...
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Author: Alvin J. Schexnider
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Confessions of a Black Academic: A Memoir by Schexnider, Alvin J.

Confessions of a Black Academic: A Memoir

$100.69
Confessions of a Black Academic: A Memoir by Schexnider, Alvin J.

Confessions of a Black Academic: A Memoir

$100.69
Author: Alvin J. Schexnider
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Retired university president Alvin J. Schexnider shares the experiences that shaped his career and the challenges presented by race. About half of his career was spent at white universities. He details how he navigated various challenges in policies and practices and examines how events of his youth shaped his views on race, including segregation, the execution of a Black man in his hometown, lynching in the South, and the pervasive opposition and violence spawned by the civil rights movement. The second half of his career was spent at historically Black colleges and universities where he felt a sense of commitment.

Schexnider provides a unique lens through which his career evolved from the early days of affirmative action and equal employment opportunity to the current era of diversity, equity and inclusion. The book spotlights the continuing role of race in the recruitment, promotion and retention of Black faculty, and contrasts affirmative action and diversity and argues that diversity is more likely to benefit ethnic groups other than Blacks, based on current trends in higher education. The book concludes with a chapter on the future of historically Black colleges and universities, a sector of higher education that is currently receiving unprecedented attention but is likely fleeting. The author acknowledges the challenges and opportunities HBCUs face and offers strategies to put them on a sustainable path to secure their future.



Author: Alvin J. Schexnider
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 06/21/2024
Pages: 193
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 8.79h x 6.02w x 0.42d
ISBN: 9781476693378

About the Author
Alvin J. Schexnider is a retired university president living in Chesapeake, Virginia. He led three higher education institutions in a career that spanned more than four decades. He is a board governance consultant whose clients are trustees and presidents of public and private colleges and universities throughout the country. His articles have appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed and Trusteeship.
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