TY - GEN AB - This book employs a fiction-based approach to address the revolving door of Black faculty and staff in American colleges and universities as a national crisis that needs to be resolved systematically. Alex-Assensoh coins the acronym SOULS to promote the importance of safety, organizational accountability, unvarnished truth telling, love, and spirituality as the foundational ingredients for reimagining and rebuilding an Academy that harnesses the talents of Black faculty and staff. Chapters feature storytelling to illustrate common cracks in academic structures while interweaving interdisciplinary research to contextualize themes that the fiction-based method reveals. To conclude, the author provides a research-informed call to action within the context of institutional transformation, as well as reflective questions and recommendations for further reading. AU - Alex-Assensoh, Yvette M., CN - LC2781.5 DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-39229-0 DO - doi ID - 1482501 KW - African American college teachers. KW - Universities and colleges KW - Employee retention LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-031-39229-0 N2 - This book employs a fiction-based approach to address the revolving door of Black faculty and staff in American colleges and universities as a national crisis that needs to be resolved systematically. Alex-Assensoh coins the acronym SOULS to promote the importance of safety, organizational accountability, unvarnished truth telling, love, and spirituality as the foundational ingredients for reimagining and rebuilding an Academy that harnesses the talents of Black faculty and staff. Chapters feature storytelling to illustrate common cracks in academic structures while interweaving interdisciplinary research to contextualize themes that the fiction-based method reveals. To conclude, the author provides a research-informed call to action within the context of institutional transformation, as well as reflective questions and recommendations for further reading. SN - 9783031392290 SN - 3031392299 T1 - The SOULS of Black faculty and staff in the American academy :principles for transformation and retention / TI - The SOULS of Black faculty and staff in the American academy :principles for transformation and retention / UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-031-39229-0 ER -