(Re)defining departure: Exploring black professors' experiences with and responses to racism and racial climate

American Journal of Education

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 495-526

  Griffin, Kimberly A ^a   Pifer, Meghan J ^b   Humphrey, Jordan R ^c   Hazelwood, Ashley M ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 79960689450     PISSN: 01956744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/660756     Document Type: Article

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