Overlooked No More: Postsecondary Educational Research Informed by Wisdom, Race, and Gender for the Greater Good

Session Submission Type: Symposium

Abstract

“Education must become the agent rather than the object of change” (AERA, 2011). Therefore, this session features empirical and theoretical perspectives of scholars who as women of color constitute a diverse group of “committed intellectuals [willing to] move into spaces beyond the academy to participate in real change” (Ladson-Billings & Donnor, p. 297, 2005). In particular, this session examines research about and identifies trends that are impacting women of color in higher education and considers the implications for practice, disciplined inquiry and further research. Collectively, these cross-national contributions employ alternative paradigms and suggest interest convergence or sociopolitical decision making benefitting people of color and others who are marginalized, as a vehicle to improve postsecondary education for the greater good (Bell, 1980).

Sub Unit

• Division J - Postsecondary Education / Section 6: Society, Culture, and Change

Chair

• Lorri Michelle Johnson Santamaria, The University of Auckland

Papers

• Emergent African American Female Educational Leaders: Exploring the Intersectionality of Race, Gender, and Leadership - Cosette M. Grant, University of Cincinnati

• Trends in Women of Color’s Status in Higher Education: Opportunities Fraught with Challenges - Gaetane Jean-Marie, University of Louisville

• A Validating Space for Latina Junior Faculty: A Collaborative to Advance Latino Education - Anne-Marie Nunez, The University of Texas - San Antonio; Elizabeth T. Murakami, The University of Texas - San Antonio

• Women of Color in Higher Education Administration: Rethinking Leadership Paradigms - Brenda Lloyd Jones, University of Oklahoma

• Onward and Upward: Advancing Women of Color in Educational Leadership Programs - Kimberley Henderson Stiemke, University of California - San Diego; Lorri Michelle Johnson Santamaria, The University of Auckland

Discussant

• Gaetane Jean-Marie, University of Louisville