Advice for Minority Professors on the Tenure TrackBlannie E. Bowen, vice provost for academic affairs at Pennsylvania State University, has coached many minority professors over the years. He has worked at Penn State since 1988, starting as a professor in the department of agricultural and extension education. He also served as senior faculty mentor in the university's Center for Minority Graduate Opportunities... Copyright © 2008 by The Chronicle of Higher Education Subscribe | About The Chronicle | Contact us | Terms of use | Privacy policy | Help |