An ISU student has been chosen to contribute to a book highlighting the work of African-American men.

Jerlando Jackson, doctoral student in higher education, will be contributing a chapter to a new book, “African-American Brothers of the Academy: Earning Our Way.” The publication highlights 30 “up and coming” African-American men who have made advances in their academic fields.

Jackson is working on the chapter titled “Administrators of Color at Predominately White Institutions.”

“I am looking at the demographics of institutions like Iowa State and the characteristics those institutions possess,” Jackson said about the contents of the chapter.

Jackson said he will also focus on the career trajectory that influenced people of color to administrate at predominately white institutions.

The chapter he is contributing will be published in the “Feature and Scholarship of the Academy” section of the book.

The other divisions of the book are “Characteristics of the Academy” and “Navigating the Academy.”

“The editor chose several people from across the country that stuck out in the areas they were studying,” Jackson said.

The book will be published by Stylus Publishing and is being edited by Lee Jones, associate dean for Academic Affairs and Instruction at Florida State University.

Jackson said he thinks Jones noticed him at the National Black Graduate Students Association Conference. Jackson has won the paper competition in the education division for two consecutive years.

John Schuh, chairman for educational leadership and policy studies, said Jackson’s work is extraordinary and he deserves recognition.

“He is an absolute prayer to have as a student in our department,” Schuh said.

Schuh praised Jackson’s literary skills and said his work was remarkable.

“He, as a graduate student, has probably been as a robustic contributor to professional literature as anybody I have ever encountered,” Schuh said.

Jackson has authored several journals and has had one other chapter published in the past.

He said “African-American Brothers of the Academy: Earning Our Way” will be released in hardcover and paperback in May.

“I look forward to future opportunities to contribute to similar works,” Jackson said.

Jackson will be completing his Ph.D. in higher education under the department for educational leadership and policy studies in either May or August.