What roles can leaders play to create, nurture, and sustain a campus culture that can ultimately lead to improving student success, to diversifying the ranks of faculty and administrators, and to facilitating meaningful engagement concerning the critical issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion? This chapter offers the candid views and…

Provides an annotated bibliography of 15 documents related to expanding and maintaining opportunities for minority administrators. Presents articles related to strategies for increasing leadership diversity, creating opportunities for minorities at the executive level, and maintaining existing levels of opportunity. (AJL)

Reviews recent data on community college personnel, arguing that little progress has been made in terms of institutional diversity. Proposes three facilitating activities for increasing diversity: identifying and targeting gatekeepers, or individuals who control recruitment and hiring; implementing clear and effective processes; and rewarding…

Discusses policy issues pertaining to minority transfer students and presents a conceptual model for enhancing and facilitating minority transfers. Asserts that four-year institutions must assess the level of cultural competence that faculty and staff members have for effectively interacting with minority students, and that universities must…

Argues that college presidents have an important role as protectors of the public interest; can be powerful agents in creating bridges between different cultures; and must be role models for faculty, students, and communities. Describes characteristics of successful presidents. Emphasizes the importance of achieving diversity among students and…

Argues that sound development programs have contributed to the community college's relative success in hiring minority administrators. Describes programs in four categories: university doctorates, higher education association programs, programs sponsored by minority higher education associations, and professional development programs designed by…

Describes the paradox that the diversity found in community college students is not reflected among college leaders. Discusses common career pathways taken by college presidents. Provides recommendations for increasing the number of minorities in leadership positions, emphasizing encouragement from presidents and trustees and the creation of an…

Examines the factors facilitating the effectiveness of nonminority faculty members at institutions with a predominantly minority student body. Concludes that self-awareness of one's racial identity and how it informs one's expectations about learning styles and appropriate classroom behavior is vital. Recommends faculty participation in workshops…

Reviews the demographic characteristics of Latinos in higher education, arguing that educational institutions must commit to achieving multiculturalism in curricula and pluralism in administrative structures. Describes the approach of Hostos Community College (New York), providing bilingual instruction and professional development. Highlights…

Describes a study designed to compare demographics of community college students with those of proprietary school students. Indicates that community college and proprietary school students differed more in the past than they do currently, and that proprietary not-for-profit institutions may contribute to the apparent convergence. (27 citations)…

Asserts that America's urban community colleges offer both traditional and nontraditional students a chance to learn about other cultures and obtain the knowledge and skills needed to move ahead in careers. Summarizes key issues and problems in urban community college education, and assesses economic and political conditions, the new student…

Suggests that faculty in community college administration programs have a significant influence over future college leaders since they determine who is admitted and the curriculum that is taught. Argues that the diversity of faculty should match that of students and describes the need for curricula geared toward women and minorities. (17…

Argues that graduate programs for community college leaders should help students understand democratic models of leadership and recognize the leadership potential of all faculty and staff. Proposes that the programs be based on a cultural model of organizations and a relational model of discourse and communication. (37 citations) (AJL)

Suggests that community colleges will become increasingly important if predictions regarding the role of women and minorities and training needs in the future workforce are true. Argues that minority administrators can lead the colleges to this position by viewing them as institutions of excellence rather than holding pens for unqualified…

Describes urban community colleges as models for matching faculty and administrator diversity to that of students. Argues that the colleges play a crucial role in ensuring access to underserved populations, but that diversity in leadership does not occur through chance but from a sustained commitment to minority recruitment. (16 citations) (AJL)