Handbook of Research on Leading Higher Education Transformation With Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion (Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development (AHEPD))

With the resurgence of race-related incidents nationally and on college campuses in recent years, acts of overt racism, hate crimes, controversies over free speech, and violence continue to impact institutions of higher education. Such incidents may impact the overall campus racial climate and result in a racial crisis, which is marked by extreme tension and instability. How institutional leaders and the campus community respond to a racial crisis along with the racial literacy demands of the campus leaders can have as much of an effect as the crisis itself. As such, 21st century university leaders must become more emotionally intelligent and responsive to emergent campus issues. Improving campus climate is hard, and to achieve notable gains, higher education professionals will have to reimagine how they approach this work with equity-influenced practices and transformative leadership. The Handbook of Research on Leading Higher Education Transformation With Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion offers a window into understanding the deep intersections of identity and professional practice as well as guideposts for individual leadership development during contested times. The chapters emphasize how identity manifests in the way we lead, supervise, make decisions, persuade, form relationships, and negotiate responsibilities each day. In this book, the authors provide insight, examples, and personal narratives that explore how their identities, lens, and commitments shaped their leadership and supported their courageous acts for equity and social justice. It provides practical tools that leaders can draw on to inform sustainable equity and inclusion-focused practices and policies on college campuses and will discuss important campus climate issues and ways to address them. This book is a valuable reference work for higher education administrators, policymakers, leaders, managers, university presidents, social justice advocates, practitioners, faculty, researchers, academicians, and students who are interested in higher education leadership practices that support and promote social justice, equity, and inclusion. About the Author Clint-Michael Reneau, Ph.D. (He/him/his) With accomplishments as a trainer and facilitator on social justice, equity, and inclusion, Dr. Reneau is both a nationally and internationally recognized leader in the field of education. He is the editor and author of the book Leading Higher Education Transformation with Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion and numerous book chapters and journal articles on disability identity development, LGBTQ+ advocacy, critical leadership pedagogy, and campus equity strategy. His research, educational scholarship, and teaching have taken him throughout the globe, including the United Kingdom, Chile, Brazil, Mexico, Greece, Cuba, and France; most recently, speaking at Oxford University on strategies for supporting students with mental health needs. With over 17 years in education (K-12 and post-secondary) and a concentration on justice and inclusion work that spans the spectrum of disability, LGBTQ+ inclusion, healthy masculinities, and manhood and whiteness studies concerning power and privilege dynamics, Dr. Reneau has broad experience across a variety of institutional contexts. He serves as Associate Vice President of Student Affairs at California State University, Fullerton.