Acknowledgments
Introduction to the volume
Orly Clerge, Frederick Gooding, Jr., Michelle Harris, Sherrill L. Sellers
PART I: Colleagues
Part I Introduction: highlights of research literature on colleagues and faculty of color
Chapter 1: Dear Fellow Underrepresented Junior Faculty Members
Pamela Harris & Alicia Prieto Langarica
Chapter 2: Dear Colleagues
Matthew Oware
Chapter 3: Dear Mentor
Anonymous
Chapter 4: Dear Colleague
JeffriAnne Wilder
Chapter 5: Dear Nicole (A Note to Nicole on Becoming Tax-free)
Tamika Carey
Chapter 6: To My Esteemed Colleagues and Inquisitive Students
Carlotta A. Berry
Chapter 7: Mentor Essay: Standing Firm upon Unsteady Ground
Alford Young
PART II: Students
Part II Introduction: Research exploring bias in student ratings of teachers
Chapter 8: An Open Letter to the Black Woman in the Front Row
Jennifer Sims
Chapter 9: Dear Black and Racialized Students
Delores Mullings
Chapter 10: Dear Fellow Front of the Room Academicians
Khadijah Miller
Chapter 11: In Solidarity, Dear Student
Vivian Ng
Chapter 12: Mentor Essays: Don't Forget to Reflect on and Fight Your Own Biases
Mary Pattillo
PART III: Tenure
Part III Introduction: literature on teaching, research and service
Chapter 13: Love & Labor in Academia: Dear Faculty Members Who Mentor Doctoral Students of Color
Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher
Chapter 14: Dear Friends and Colleagues
Jose Santos
Chapter 15: Being in the Room: Dear Colleagues
Sonja Lanehart
Chapter 16: Liberation and the Denial of an Academic Career: Dear Colleagues
Anonymous
Chapter 17: Mentor Essay: Tenure
Juan Battle
PART IV: Administration
Part IV Introduction: Literature on administrative contexts with focus on recruitment and retention
Chapter 18: Dear University Hiring Committees and Administrators
Amanishakete Ani
Chapter 19: Racing It in Academia: Dear Director of the School of Social Work
Patrina Duhaney
Chapter 20: Dear Lex
Teresa Gilliams
Chapter 21: Dear Unsupported Faculty "Teaching in Color"
Chavella Pittman
Chapter 22: Dear Chief Diversity Officers: Pedigree or Ph.D.? Or, "You Can't Handle the Truth."
David Hernández
Chapter 23: Mentor Essay:Reflections on Higher Ed Administration
Harvey Charles
PART V: Climate
PART IV Introduction: Major themes in the research on faculty of color and campus climate
Chapter 24: Good Muslims and White Academics: Dear Directors
Uzma Jamil
Chapter 25: Hello, Black Women's Lives (Don't) Matter in the Academy
Lani V. Jones
Chapter 26: Dear Junior Scholar
Danne E. Davis
Chapter 27: A Letter from the Ivory Tower
Andrea G. Hunter
Chapter 28: Mentor Essay: The Talk
Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
Afterword
About the editors
About the contributors
Index
