Leadership for Circumstantial Precarity: Considering an Evolving Praxis

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Abstract

The pandemic exacerbated circumstantial precarity a generalized condition of existential anxiety intensified and exploited by neoliberal reforms. While the resulting anxiety was generalized and pervasive, the impacts were uneven with vulnerable and marginalized communities disproportionately burdened and traumatized. In this paper, we meditate on the arc of leadership preparation toward social and racial justice and on the pursuit of signature praxis for our program suited to precarity and shaped by curiosity, clarity, and humility.

Authors

• Thu Suong Thi Nguyen, Indiana University - IUPUI

• Brendan D. Maxcy, Indiana University - IUPUI

• Kyle Huskins, Indiana University - IUPUI

• Khaula Murtadha, Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis

• David Hoa Khoa Nguyen, Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis

• Samantha Paredes Scribner, Indiana University - Indianapolis

• Hardy Murphy, Indiana University - Bloomington