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Women in the Higher Education C-Suite: Diverse Executive Profiles

Name: Women in the Higher Education C-Suite: Diverse Executive Profiles
Brand: Wiley
SKU: 9781394150236
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Contributors:

Lisa Mednick Takami, Barbara Gellman-Danley (Foreword by)

Publisher:

Wiley

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Education, Business & Economics

Book Subcategory:

Administration, Schools, Diversity & Inclusion

Book Topic:

Higher, Levels

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Release Date:

2023-10-31

ISBN 13:

9781394150236

Weight:

0.5 lbs

Size:

8.40 x 5.40 x 0.60 inches

Pages:

192

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Explore how women have succeeded in higher education administration through the collective wisdom of diverse college and university leaders

As the percentage of women college and university presidents continues to increase, more and more women are considering academic administration as a viable career. Current and future leaders who aspire to rise to the top ranks of a college or university need a path to help them navigate the various issues they might encounter in today's academic institutions.

Women in the Higher Education C-Suite: Diverse Executive Profiles explores the personal narratives of a diverse group of women CEOs and senior executives serving in two- and four-year public and private colleges and universities in the United States. Emphasizing real-world leadership, this book focuses on the remarkable women who continue to break barriers and inspire the next generation of leaders. Author Lisa Mednick Takami, Ed.D. draws from extended qualitative interviews with successful higher education CEOs and senior leaders to highlight their lived experiences, career trajectories, leadership lessons, and much more. Throughout the book, the leaders discuss common obstacles and offer recommendations to help you overcome them in your professional journey. The book also:

Focuses on the real experiences and formative development of current women leaders
Discusses topics such as work-life balance, career change, and professional legacy
Addresses how women leaders navigated the COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter and Me Too movements

Those profiled include:

Dr. Mildred García, Chancellor, California State University
Dr. Linda Oubré, President Emeritus, Whittier College
Dr. Dena P. Maloney, Retired Superintendent/President, El Camino Community College District
Dr. Katrice Albert, Vice President Office of Institutional Diversity, University of Kentucky
Dr. Jane Close Conoley, President, California State University, Long Beach
Dr. Sandra Boham, President, Salish Kootenai Community College
Dr. Judy K. Sakaki, President Emeritus, Sonoma State University
Dr. Becky R. Petitt, Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, University of California, San Diego
Dr. Erika Endrijonas, Superintendent/President, Pasadena Community College District
Dr. Javaune Adams-Gaston, Norfolk State University
Dr. Joanne Li, Chancellor, University of Nebraska, Omaha

Designed to provide inspiration and guidance for future women leaders, Women in the Higher Education C-Suite: Diverse Executive Profiles is a must-read for educators, researchers, administrators, pre-service teachers, students in leadership courses, and women executives from other fields interested in pursuing senior-level college and university administration positions.

About the Author

LISA MEDNICK TAKAMI, ED.D. is a leadership consultant, writer, and higher education administrator. She currently serves as Special Project Director at North Orange Continuing Education, the noncredit educational provider of the North Orange County Community College District. Dr. Takami has profiled CEOs and senior leaders for the journal Women in Higher Education since 2014. She served as COO for a labor-management apprenticeship training institute during the pandemic and has held administrator and faculty positions at several two-year and four-year institutions. Takami is the author of American Mind, Japanese Mind; Cross-Cultural Reflections from East and West and Chief Diversity Officers in U.S. Higher Education: Impacting the Campus Climate for Diversity. Takami resides in Southern California with her husband, Masahiko. They have two adult children, Michael and Sarah.

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