Strategies for Diverse and Inclusive Faculty Leadership
Explore the importance of diverse and inclusive leadership in academic settings, along with challenges faced in achieving this goal. Learn strategies to address these obstacles, such as creating affinity communities and implementing cluster hires for faculty diversity and support.
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Empowering Diverse Inclusive Faculty Leadership: Strategies, Resources, and Communities Presenters: Dr. Karen Chow, ASCCC Area B Representative Maria Figueroa, ASCCC Equity and Diversity Action Committee Cherise Mantia, ASCCC Equity and Diversity Action Committee Dr. Kimberley Stiemke, ASCCC South Representative
When leadership is diverse, inclusive, and communicative More campus buy-in in our campus communities and our institutional mission and goals Increases constituency engagement, innovation, and creativity Provides insight into the needs of diverse stakeholders Improves decision-making Insures that all employees are able to thrive Makes sure that colleges and services are representative of the communities they serve 2
Challenges to Diverse Inclusive Leadership Lack of compensation for Part Time Faculty to participate in shared governance Brown Act restrictions around virtual meetings Culture of a small core of faculty who are actively involved Post-pandemic transition where faculty are used to not being on campus as often & teaching online Toxic interactions/dynamics in leadership spaces Equity-centeredness on campuses focus on closing student success gaps but not on institutional equity in terms of faculty representation Racial battle fatigue experienced by BIPOC faculty Internal reclassification of administrators results in fewer leadership opportunities for faculty, especially faculty of color 3
Interaction time Please move around the room and put a post-it on the issue you have seen/experienced. Your Post-It can: --add more/expand on the issue & its impact --share strategies and resources for addressing this issue 4
Strategies to address challenges Build third space or affinity communities of allies and confidants who are not necessarily actively engaged in leadership or formally part of shared governance Could be autonomous campus groups that include constituents who are not just faculty, such as students, classified staff, administrators coming together to discuss common goals/interests such as where equity work is going Cluster hires of new faculty as part of institutional equity efforts creates a cohort of faculty who traditionally have been institutionally isolated/marginalized; ideally they are also set up with intentional mentoring, professional development support, etc. 5
Strategies, continued Academic Senate culture focused on making campus processes more faculty-driven and faculty-friendly Intentional outreach/encouragement of and mentoring faculty who are from less represented groups, in which sufficient engagement and dialogue occurs on the benefits, challenges, and responsibilities of specific faculty leadership roles AS Presidents: bring faculty team with you to ASCCC Plenary and events and encourage them to get more involved. Academic Senate subsidizing registrations, travel, lodging Work on district policy of compensating faculty for conferences/registrations/travel/lodging from reimbursement to giving advance. Intentional pipeline of faculty moving into higher level leadership roles (Academic Senate to College & District committees) 6
Strategies, continued AS meetings run as hybrid meetings, where voting members can participate virtually as long as they physically are within district boundaries -- physical locations of meeting location and virtual members within district boundaries are posted on the AS agenda & public has access to all locations. Can intentionally infusing DEIA in Academic Senate discussion of each 10+1 area/issue be a draw for involving more diverse faculty participation in Senate? REST and RECOVERY for faculty--self care and taking breaks from the work and building in time for connection with nurturing spaces/folks 7
& More Strategies. Academic Senate sponsored donuts & coffee Meet and Greet socials/gatherings in common spaces on campus Forum for PT Faculty to share/discuss issues AS Minutes: Chart of all department/divisions and representative groups--to do quick report-outs [Standing agenda item] Team Building activities for Faculty Faculty appreciation events AS organizing Department Chairs meeting 1-2x/term (for information dissemination and discussion) Time on AS agenda for discussion: e.g. What s happening in our Departments? 8
ASCCC Resources & Communities ASCCC Caucuses (list current caucuses) IDEAA Resources Cultural Humility Toolkit DEI in Curriculum Toolkit Rostrum articles onboarding new faculty Increasing Access to Local Academic Senate Meetings Supports Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity in Faculty Leadership Cluster Hiring for Faculty Diversification Supporting Part-Time Faculty for Student Success Addressing the Silent Majority: Part-time faculty issues Through the Lens of Equity, Engagement and Empowerment 9
Thank you for participating! Contact us at info@asccc.org 10
