Blending autoethnographies and case studies, this book highlights the invaluable collective experiences of immigrant professors as they navigate challenges and success. By sharing these rich stories Immigrant Faculty in the Academy contributes to the conversation on career development, the professoriate, and immigration.
This edited volume shares the diverse experiences of immigrant professors in the United States. Chapters provide insight for educators in academia seeking deeper understanding of issues of identity and intersectionality, assimilation and integration, culture and its different manifestations, accent and the politics of language, and hegemonic systems and structures. Blending autoethnographies and case studies, this book highlights the invaluable collective experiences of immigrant professors as they navigate challenges and success. By sharing these rich stories, Immigrant Faculty in the Academy contributes to the conversation on career development, the professoriate, and immigration.
"The immigrant journeys of these professors are compelling! We see that identities are not fixed and that communities evolve over time. We learn that academics can make a contribution toward a more equitable and just society, where exclusion and assimilation are rejected and pluralism is embraced in ways that value the cultural contributions?of immigrants. A must read!"- Miriam D. Ezzani, Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership, Texas Christian University
"Immigration is one of the most polarizing, controversial, and divisive issues in the United States today. Maysaa Barakat and Mariela Rodríguez's timely volume speaks to these issues in a must-read collection of the lived experiences faced by immigrant academics in the United States. Each story shares the ways familial, political, cultural, social, and economic dynamics shape their perceptions, understandings, and work as educators. This book is a celebration of spirit, acumen, and theoretical insights that that should not be missed." - Melanie C. Brooks, Senior Lecturer of Educational Leadership, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
