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Flowing, not Forcing: Finding and Maintaining Authenticity as Black Women in Academia

Published: 05 March 2021 Publication History

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Navigating the intersection of both race and gender can be difficult for Black women in academia, especially when they lack representation, and proper support, which forces many to "learn on the fly." This panel convenes Black women in diverse faculty positions to discuss pursuing and persisting in academic careers, including career path considerations, identifying and mitigating challenges, mentorship and networking, balancing expectations with authenticity, and making institution and/or career changes.

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SIGCSE '21: Proceedings of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education
March 2021
1454 pages
ISBN:9781450380621
DOI:10.1145/3408877
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Published: 05 March 2021

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  1. academia
  2. computing
  3. higher education

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  • (2024)Unpacking the Unique Role of Black Women Computer Science EducatorsProceedings of the 55th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 110.1145/3626252.3630957(1042-1048)Online publication date: 7-Mar-2024
  • (2022)Black Women Faculty and Administrators Navigating COVID-19, Social Unrest, and Academia: Challenges and StrategiesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health10.3390/ijerph1904222019:4(2220)Online publication date: 16-Feb-2022
  • (2021)The Role of ‘Intersectional Capital’ in Undergraduate Women's Engagement in Research-Focused Computing Workshops2021 Conference on Research in Equitable and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT)10.1109/RESPECT51740.2021.9620576(1-6)Online publication date: 23-May-2021

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