ERIC Number: EJ1349046
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0022-2984
EISSN: EISSN-2167-6437
HBCU Presidents and Their Racially Conscious Approaches to Diversifying STEM
McGee, Ebony O.; Parker, Lynette; Taylor, Orlando L.; Mack, Kelly; Kanipes, Margaret
Journal of Negro Education, v90 n3 p288-305 Sum 2021
HBCUs have outpaced all other institutions of higher education in graduating Black students who are empowered to pursue graduate programs and contribute to the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) ecosystem. These successes are due, in part, to Black presidents who are at the helm of these institutions. This study examined the practices of thirteen Black HBCU presidents or senior administrators. The authors interviewed these leaders and relied upon Gallos and Bolman's four frameworks to explore university presidents' decision-making to understand the skillsets and values that enabled them to create educational environments where Black STEM students thrived. These HBCU presidents utilize multiple leadership frames concurrently, while operating under a race-conscious approach to understand, identify, and counter the structures of systemic racism.
Descriptors: Black Colleges, College Presidents, STEM Education, Diversity, Higher Education, Decision Making, Administrator Attitudes, Values, Educational Environment, Leadership Styles, Race
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1818424; 1818425; 1818447; 1818459