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Direct linkLum, Lydia – Black Issues in Higher Education, 2005
America's few Black classics professors have overcome contempt and criticism to contribute a unique perspective to the study of the ancient world. Dr. Patrice Rankine, an associate professor from Purdue University, has grown used to the irony. As one of the few Black classicists teaching at an American university, he has drawn plenty of skepticism…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Classics (Literature), Classical Literature, Black Colleges
