The Future of Black Leadership in Higher Education

High-quality higher education leadership is critical to student engagement persistence and graduation outcomes. With higher education institutions pushing for Black student enrollment and effective and innovative strategies to retain current students leadership in institutions must reflect the Black academics they serve. In addition there is a shortage of Black department heads deans and provosts to make important decisions about the matriculation of students toward graduation. Therefore it is essential that higher education institutions take what they have learned from those who have been in academic leadership roles and develop new strategies to recruit mentor and retain high-quality Black academic leaders that reflect the student population. The Future of Black Leadership in Higher Education: Firsthand Experiences and Global Impact provides experiences narratives and best practices that are more inclusive of Black professionals by allowing them to seek advancement in these critical roles. This book presents crucial knowledge about academic leadership for Black professionals and familiarizes readers with policies practices and procedures that impact the experiences of Black leadership. Covering predominantly white institutions second-career Black women and Black professors this premier reference source is a dynamic resource for faculty and administrators of higher education students of higher education librarians researchers graduate students and academicians.