My Iowa Journey: The Life Story of the University of Iowa's First Tenured African American Professor
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (569 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0877456720 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 228 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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His personal history is very instructive about academic culture in the context of the larger society. “The conditions of Philip Hubbard's earlier life and his struggles to achieve excellence through educational and spiritual endeavors parallel the evolution of equality of opportunity for African Americans in higher education. Jones, Vice President for Student Services and Dean of Students, University of Iowa. Clearly, there continues to be a need for expanding opportunities for historically under-represented people in higher education.”—Phillip F
Philip Hubbard's life story begins in 1921 in Macon, a county seat in the Bible Belt of north central Missouri, whose history as a former slave state permeated the culture of his childhood. His vivid personal and institutional story will prove valuable at this critical juncture in America's racial history.. Intelligent, patient, keenly aware of discrimination yet willing to work from within the university system, he advanced from student to teacher to administrator, retiring in 1991 after decades of leadership in the classroom and the conference room.Hubbard's major acco
Incredible Story Robert A. Slater Everyone should read this book. I loved every bit of it, and found it very inspiring. Dean Hubbard was an incredible human being.. Worth reading I liked the book because Phil Hubbard was a friend of my father's while they were in the engineering college together at the U of Iowa. They both rose above humble beginnings by working extremely hard and by being good people. The book gave an interesting insight into the times. I majored in engineering at Iowa 30 years later while Phil Hubbard w