Career Journeys of Diverse Leaders in Higher Education

Climbing the Rough Side of the Mountain
Herausgeber: Currie, Ding-Jo H.; Baltodano, Josefina Castillo; Blumenthal, George

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Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a study of diverse leadership development through the extraordinary journeys of ten retired presidents and chancellors who have left an indelible impact on higher education.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juni 2024
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm
• ISBN-13: 9781032669632
• ISBN-10: 1032669632
• Artikelnr.: 70006017

Autorenporträt

Editors: George Blumenthal is the Chancellor Emeritus at the University of California, Santa Cruz, USA, and a Member and Former Director of the Center for Studies in Higher Education at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. Josefina Castillo Baltodano is the Founder and Executive Director of the Executive Leadership Academy at the University of California, Berkeley, USA, and Former President of Marian University, Wisconsin, USA. Contributing Editor: Ding-Jo H. Currie is a Distinguished Faculty and Director of the Leadership Institute for Tomorrow, California State University, Fullerton, USA; President, Lingnan Foundation, USA; and Former Chancellor of Coast Community College District, USA. Assistant Editors: Johnnella E. Butler is Professor Emerita and Former Provost at Spelman College, USA, and Founding Fellow and Faculty Member of the Executive Leadership Academy at University of California, Berkeley, USA. Samantha A. Rushing is Associate Director and Executive Assistant to the Board of the Executive Leadership Academy at University of California, Berkeley, USA, and Program Administrator of Berkeley Global Executive Education, at University of California, Berkeley, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Seizing the Moment: How a First-Generation Astrophysics Student Made an
Impact as the Leader of a Major Research University 2. Hispanic Culture,
Faith, and Leadership: A University President's Path from Philanthropy to
Promoting Diversity and Inclusivity 3. The Pathfinding Asian Woman
President: Three Lessons for Leading an Inclusive College for the 21st
Century 4. Creative Leadership in Institution Building: The Unconventional
Journey of a Woman Quantum Physicist in India 5. A Latino President's
Retrospective: Diversity, Ethnicity, and Race in American Higher Education
6. One Woman's Path to the Presidency of a Woman's College 7. An American
Indian Woman Breaks Through Barriers to Reach Higher Education Leadership:
My Climb to the Highest Rung 8. From Segregation in Mississippi to
University Leadership in California: Seizing Opportunities, Making a
Difference, and Paying It Forward 9. Divinely Ordered Steps to Leadership:
Positioned for Purpose 10. The Leadership Journey of the Black, Latina, and
Native American College President: From Poverty to the Presidency