Racial microaggressions: The narratives of African American faculty at a Predominantly White University

Journal of Negro Education

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 82-92

  Pittman, Chavella T ^a  

^a DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African american faculty; Higher education; Racial microaggressions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862338177     PISSN: 00222984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7709/jnegroeducation.81.1.0082     Document Type: Article

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