Rachelle Winkle-Wagner is an assistant professor of higher education in the Department of Educational Administration at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

• Acknowledgments1. The "Problem" of Race and Gender2. The Unchosen Me: The Intersection of Opportunity, Privilege, and Choice3. Research across the Color Line: Empowerment, Mutual Learning, and Difficult Decisions4. Walking in Enemy Territory: Being Black on Campus5. Academic Performances: Between the Spotlight and Invisibility6. "Too White" or "Too Ghetto"? The Racial Tug-of-war for Black Women7. Learning to Be a "Good Woman": Interpreting Womanhood through Race8. The Unchosen Me and the Interactions That Create Race and GenderAppendixesA. Participants in the StudyB. Data Analysis and ValidationC. Examples of Data AnalysisD. Sister Circle ProtocolsNotesReferencesIndex

Groundbreaking research on a controversial topic and written by a courageous author... It's a unique addition to the existing literature on identity development. -- Sybil L. Holloway NACADA 2010 This book has a valuable, unique approach to understanding issues facing black women in university environments... Winkle-Wagner has brought sister circles out in the open in a way that could spur dialogue between black and white women that could lead to cross-racial sisterhood that has been lacking on college campuses. I hope to see black and white women walking around campus with copies of The Unchosen Me. -- Will Tyson American Journal of Sociology 2010

Rachelle Winkle-Wagner is an assistant professor of higher education in the Department of Educational Administration at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

• Acknowledgments1. The "Problem" of Race and Gender2. The Unchosen Me: The Intersection of Opportunity, Privilege, and Choice3. Research across the Color Line: Empowerment, Mutual Learning, and Difficult Decisions4. Walking in Enemy Territory: Being Black on Campus5. Academic Performances: Between the Spotlight and Invisibility6. "Too White" or "Too Ghetto"? The Racial Tug-of-war for Black Women7. Learning to Be a "Good Woman": Interpreting Womanhood through Race8. The Unchosen Me and the Interactions That Create Race and GenderAppendixesA. Participants in the StudyB. Data Analysis and ValidationC. Examples of Data AnalysisD. Sister Circle ProtocolsNotesReferencesIndex

Groundbreaking research on a controversial topic and written by a courageous author... It's a unique addition to the existing literature on identity development. -- Sybil L. Holloway NACADA 2010 This book has a valuable, unique approach to understanding issues facing black women in university environments... Winkle-Wagner has brought sister circles out in the open in a way that could spur dialogue between black and white women that could lead to cross-racial sisterhood that has been lacking on college campuses. I hope to see black and white women walking around campus with copies of The Unchosen Me. -- Will Tyson American Journal of Sociology 2010

Rachelle Winkle-Wagner is an assistant professor of higher education in the Department of Educational Administration at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

• Acknowledgments1. The "Problem" of Race and Gender2. The Unchosen Me: The Intersection of Opportunity, Privilege, and Choice3. Research across the Color Line: Empowerment, Mutual Learning, and Difficult Decisions4. Walking in Enemy Territory: Being Black on Campus5. Academic Performances: Between the Spotlight and Invisibility6. "Too White" or "Too Ghetto"? The Racial Tug-of-war for Black Women7. Learning to Be a "Good Woman": Interpreting Womanhood through Race8. The Unchosen Me and the Interactions That Create Race and GenderAppendixesA. Participants in the StudyB. Data Analysis and ValidationC. Examples of Data AnalysisD. Sister Circle ProtocolsNotesReferencesIndex

Groundbreaking research on a controversial topic and written by a courageous author... It's a unique addition to the existing literature on identity development. -- Sybil L. Holloway NACADA 2010 This book has a valuable, unique approach to understanding issues facing black women in university environments... Winkle-Wagner has brought sister circles out in the open in a way that could spur dialogue between black and white women that could lead to cross-racial sisterhood that has been lacking on college campuses. I hope to see black and white women walking around campus with copies of The Unchosen Me. -- Will Tyson American Journal of Sociology 2010