Leading From the Third Space: Pathways to Authentic DEI College of Education Leadership

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Often, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) leaders are asked, "How did you get there?" In considering this question, are diverse panelists offer insight to the different journeys to DEI administration. Therefore, we present this symposium to chart our various pathways to diversity leadership. The symposium chair will briefly introduce the authors and their respective research methods and conceptual frameworks. The opening five minutes from the chair will frame the panel discussion theoretically. The structure the session includes five subsequent papers which be presented in ten minutes to allow for more audience discussion about the journey to academic diversity leadership. With thirty-five minutes remaining, the discussant will lead a summary, critiquing the papers and facilitating the panel discussion.

Sub Unit

• Committee on Scholars of Color in Education

Chair

• Leah P. Hollis, Pennsylvania State University

Papers

• Career Pathways and Motivations of Asian Women Associate Deans in U.S. Public Institutions - Sohyun Meacham, University of Northern Iowa; Emily Lin, University of Nevada - Las Vegas

• Navigating Trends: A Gen X Perspective on Leadership, DEI and Wellbeing - Yvette Latunde, University of La Verne

• The nail that sticks out AND gets hammered down: East Asian female leader identity in higher education - Sumi Hagiwara, Montclair State University

• I Am Because of Who You Are, My Pathway To Associate Dean - Carmen M. McCallum, Eastern Michigan University

• A Black Professor’s Leadership Journey in a Justice-Centered College of Education - Charisse Cowan Pitre, Seattle University

Discussant

• Terah T. Venzant Chambers, Michigan State University