Preface.

Acknowledgments.

1. Introduction:The Challenges of African-American Women Faculty.

2. Tenure.

The Tenure Process.

Requirements for Tenure.

3. African-American Women Faculty in the Academy.

The Statistics.

Isolation, Mentoring, and Networking.

The Tenure Process.

African-American Feminist Thought.

4. The Research Results.

The Methodology and Structure.

A Roundtable Discussion.

The Tenure Process.

Collegiality.

Service and Mentoring.

Isolation.

Networking.

Highlights and Lessons Learned.

5. The Game of Tenure.

Learning the Rules of the Tenure Game.

Negotiating the Balance Among Teaching, Research, and Service.

Collegiality as the Fourth Category of the Tenure Process.

Finding a Mentor.

The Trilogy: Racism, Sexism, and the Politics of Singularity.

The Sista’ Network.

Guiding Principles for African-American Women Faculty.

6. Conclusion: Six Years Later.

Appendix A: Research Design and Methods.

Appendix B: Sample Interview Questions.

Bibliography.

Index.