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Living in Two Worlds: Success and the Bicultural Faculty of Color
- The Review of Higher Education
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 26, Number 4, Summer 2003
- pp. 397-418
- 10.1353/rhe.2003.0034
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During the past 20 years, a new field of research has emerged, focused on the limited numbers of faculty of color present on college campuses nationwide. This qualitative study examines the career histories of 19 faculty of color from a research university in the western United States and analyzes the variables influencing their career choices and success in academe. A model of the development of bicultural skills in successful faculty is offered for further consideration.