ABSTRACT

Higher Education Administration for Social Justice and Equity empowers all administrators in higher education to engage in their work—to make decisions, hire, mentor, budget, create plans, and carry out other day-to-day operations—with a clear commitment to justice, sensitivity to power and privilege, and capacity to facilitate equitable outcomes. Grounding administration for social justice as a matter of daily work, this book translates abstract concepts and theory into the work of hiring, socialization, budgeting, and decision-making. Contributed chapters by renowned scholars and current practitioners examine the way higher education administration is organized, and will help readers both question existing structures and practices, and consider new and different ways of organizing campuses based on equity and social justice. Rich with case studies and pedagogical tools, this book connects theory to practice, and is an invaluable resource for current and aspiring administrators.

chapter 1|18 pages

Introduction

A Call to Just and Equitable Administrative Practice

part I|2 pages

Setting and Shifting Priorities

chapter 2|22 pages

Renewing and Revitalizing Shared Governance

A Social Justice and Equity Framework

chapter 3|24 pages

Choose Wisely

Making Decisions With and For Equity in Higher Education

chapter 4|15 pages

Elevating Equity through a Strategic Finance Approach

Empowerment as the Goal

part II|2 pages

Human Resources

chapter 6|18 pages

Rethinking Mentoring

Integrating Equity-Minded Practice in Promoting Access to and Outcomes of Developmental Relationships

chapter 7|21 pages

Reconceptualizing “Merit” and “Fit”

An Equity-Minded Approach to Hiring

chapter 8|14 pages

Social Justice and Collective Bargaining in Higher Education

Untangling the Issues

part III|2 pages

Accountability and Data

chapter 11|20 pages

An Examination of Anti-Sexual Harassment Policies and Practices

Legal Administration for Socially Conscious Campuses

chapter 12|10 pages

Practitioner Reflection: Feeding the Data Hungry

The Role of the IR Professional in Ensuring Social Justice and Equity in Higher Education

part IV|2 pages

Culture and Structure

chapter 13|16 pages

Navigating Neoliberal Organizational Cultures

Implications for Higher Education Leaders Advancing Social Justice Agendas

chapter 14|13 pages

Developing Equitable WORK–LIFE Policies on Campus

The Importance of Addressing Power and Hierarchy

chapter 15|13 pages

Words Matter

Social Justice and Policy Discourses in Higher Education