32.020 - Scholars of Color Leading in Professional Colleges/Schools of Education: Challenges, Opportunities, and New Perspectives on Socially Responsible Leadership

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This session brings together five ethnically/racially diverse scholars of color in U.S. colleges/schools of education with varied experience as administrators ranging from department chairs, deans, and a university president. We will engage in critical discussion about the need for redefining leadership, scholarship, and success in the academy. Topics include the following: (a) diverse pathways into leadership roles, and (b) unique barriers and opportunities that scholars of color confront when they transition to leadership, as well as strategies for career advancement. This session will also include time for audience engagement and a collective plan for action as we consider ways to drive cross-institutional change in the recruitment, retention, and support of scholars of color into various leadership positions.

Sub Unit

• Committee on Scholars of Color in Education

Chair

• Rachel Endo

Papers

• An Ethnic Studies Scholar/Third-World Feminist Up Against Most Odds: Leading in Racially Contested Spaces - Rachel Endo, University of Washington Tacoma

• Reflections From a Latino Administrator Serving in a White-Led Hispanic-Serving Institution: Tensions, Challenges, and Hopes for the Future - Frank Hernandez, Texas Christian University

• Leadership to Dismantle White Supremacy: The Lived Experiences of a First-Year Latino Dean - Rene F. Antrop-Gonzalez, Metropolitan State University

• "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" Reflections on an Asian American Woman's Administrative Journey - Mia Tuan, University of Washington - Seattle

Discussant

• Fayneese Miller, Hamline University