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Record Nr.

UNINA9910633985303321

Autore

Alcalde M. Cristina

Titolo

Dismantling Institutional Whiteness : : Emerging Forms of Leadership in Higher Education / / Edited by M. Cristina Alcalde, Mangala Subramaniam

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Purdue University Press, 2022

West Lafayette : , : Purdue University Press, , [2023]

©[2023]

ISBN

9781612497747

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 pages): : illustrations ; 21 cm

Collana

Navigating careers in higher education

Disciplina

378.1/010973

Soggetti

Racism in higher education

Multicultural education

Educational leadership

Educational change

Education, Higher - Aims and objectives

Multicultural education - United States

Education, Higher - Aims and objectives - United States

Educational change - United States

Educational leadership - United States

Racism in higher education - United States

Electronic books.

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- 1. "As a campus community, we stand with..." -- 2. Making noise and good, necessary trouble -- 3. Aligning narratives, aligning priorities -- 4. On the perils and opportunities of institutionalizing diversity -- 5. Vale la pena -- 6. Disruptive and transformational leadership in the ivory tower -- Afterword.

Sommario/riassunto

"Dismantling Institutional Whiteness: Emerging Forms of Leadership in Higher Education focuses on the experiences of women of color in leadership roles in higher education. Top roles historically have gone to



white men, and leadership has not reflected the range of identities and people who make up higher education. Why? And why does this problem continue to this day? Most importantly, what can be done to bring about meaningful change? Dismantling Institutional Whiteness gathers a range of first-person narratives from women of color and examines the challenges they face not only at a systemic level, but also at a deeply personal level. Their experiences combined with research and statistics paint a sobering portrait of higher education's problems when it comes to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Interspersed throughout their stories are practical suggestions for how to address inequity in higher education, and to give a voice to people who have been silenced and excluded. Whether a trustee, university executive, or faculty member at any level, this is essential reading for those interested in diversifying higher education leadership to ensure decisions reflect the priorities of all"--