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List of contents
List of Contributors
Foreword - Robert Sternberg
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction: A Call to Just and Equitable Administrative Practice
Adrianna Kezar and Julie Posselt
PART I. SETTING AND SHIFTING PRIORITIES
2. Renewing and Revitalizing Shared Governance: A Social Justice and Equity Framework
Adrianna Kezar and Jude Paul Matias Dizon
3. Choose Wisely: Making Decisions With and For Equity in Higher Education
Julie Posselt, Theresa Hernandez, and Cynthia D. Villarreal
4. Elevating Equity through a Strategic Finance Approach: Empowerment as the Goal
Christopher M. Mullin
5. Practitioner Reflection: Working in Topsy-Turvy Higher Education Environments
Vasti Torres
PART II. HUMAN RESOURCES
6. Rethinking Mentoring: Integrating Equity-Minded Practice in Promoting Access to and Outcomes of Developmental Relationships
Kimberly A. Griffin
7. Reconceptualizing "Merit" and "Fit": An Equity-Minded Approach to Hiring
Roman Liera and Cheryl Ching
8. Social Justice and Collective Bargaining in Higher Education: Untangling the Issues
Daniel J. Julius
9. Practitioner Reflection: Leading for Social Justice in Enrollment Management and Policy
Jerry A. Lucido
PART III. ACCOUNTABILITY AND DATA
10. Leadership for Equity-Minded Data Use Towards Racial Equity in Higher Education
Alicia C. Dowd and Branden D. Elmore
11. An Examination of Anti-Sexual Harassment Policies and Practices: Legal Administration for Socially Conscious Campuses
Jeffrey Sun
12. Practitioner Reflection: Feeding the Data Hungry: The Role of the IR Professional in Ensuring Social Justice and Equity in Higher Education
Jennifer L. Ivie
PART IV. CULTURE AND STRUCTURE
13. Navigating Neoliberal Organizational Cultures: Implications for Higher Education Leaders Advancing Social Justice Agendas
Samuel D. Museus and Lucy A. LePeau
14. Developing Equitable Work-Life Policies on Campus: The Importance of Addressing Power and Hierarchy
Jaime Lester
15. Words Matter: Social Justice and Policy Discourses in Higher Education
Magdalena Martinez and Deanna Cooper
16. Practitioner Reflection: Equity Minded Leadership Perspectives for Community Colleges
Luca E. Lewis
About the author
Adrianna Kezar is Dean’s Professor for Higher Education Leadership at the University of Southern California and Director of the Pullias Center for Higher Education, USA.
Julie Posselt is Associate Professor of Education at the University of Southern California, USA and Research Director of the Inclusive Graduate Education Network.
Summary
This book empowers all higher education administrators to engage in their work—to make decisions, hire, mentor, budget, create plans, and carry out other day-to-day operations—with a clear commitment to justice, sensitivity to power and privilege, and capacity to facilitate equitable outcomes.
