Roland Mitchell
 
 
Education
 
 

December, 2005
Doctor of Philosophy, Educational Research
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Higher Education Administration
Educational Research Methods
Minor: Social and Cultural Foundations of Education

May, 1996
Masters of Education, Higher Educational Administration
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee

May, 1994
Bachelor of Arts, History
Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee
Minor: Religion

 
  Representative Publications  
 

Mitchell, R., & Rosiek J. (2006). Professors as embodied racial signifier: A case
study of the significance of race in a university classroom. The Review of
Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies, 28(3-4). 379-395.

Mitchell, R. & Lee, T. (2006). Ain’t I a woman: an inquiry into the experiential
dimensions of teacher’s practical knowledge through the experiences of African American female academics. The International Journal of Learning, 13(7), 97-104.

Mitchell, R. & Rosiek, J. (2005). Searching for the knowledge that enables
culturally responsive academic advising. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 16(2), 87-110.

Mitchell, R. & Mitchell, R. (2007). History and education mining the gap:
Historically black colleges as centers of excellence for engaging disparities in race and wealth. In Beverly Moran (Ed.), Race and Wealth Disparities. New York: University Press of America.

 
  Courses  
 

Introduction to Educational Research Methods
Race and Gender of Higher Education
History and Foundations of Higher Education
Policy and Politics of Higher Education
Curriculum and College Teaching
Desegregation in Higher Education
Engaging Taboo Topics in College Teaching

 
 
Contact info.
 
 

Office: 121D Peabody Hall
Office Phone: 225-578-2156
Fax: 225-578-6918
E-mail: rwmitch@lsu.edu

 
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