Crystal R Chambers 
Black Women’s Pathways to Executive Academic Leadership [EPUB ebook] 

Foreword

Dr. Karrie Dixon, Chancellor, Elizabeth State University

Introduction to the Volume

Black Women’s Pathways to Executive Leadership in the Academy

Dr. Crystal R. Chambers, East Carolina University

The Community College Context

Dr. Katrina Arnold, Pitt Community College

Black Women and Their Pursuit to the Community College Presidency

The Future of Black Women in Community College Executive Leadership

The Historically White Institutional Context

Tamika Williams, Belmont University

Breaking through the Glass Ceiling while Staying Off the Glass Cliff

When Perception Meets Reality: Reflections on Leading Oneself and the Institution

The Historically Black Institutional Context

Dr. Nichole Lewis, Elizabeth City State University

The Culture and Climate Surrounding Black Women in HBCU Presidencies

The Calling to Lead: Black Women’s Commitments to Run HBCUs

Afterword

Dr. Kassie Freeman, African Diaspora Consortium

Appendix

Resources for Black Women Academic Executive Leaders

Index

Dr. Crystal R. Chambers is a 2018 Carnegie Fellow and professor of educational leadership at East Carolina University. Additional honors include the American Association of Higher Education Black Caucus Doctoral Student Award (2005), a 2013 Chancellor’s Leadership Academy Fellowship, a 2016 East Carolina University Women of Distinction Award, and 2021 Fellow of the UNC System Executive Leadership Institute. Her areas of expertise are centered on issues of race and gender in higher education and include college choice, faculty advancement, and doctoral education. She is the author of over 30 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. In addition to this volume, she is an editor and author of several book volumes such as Law and Social Justice in Higher Education (Routledge, 2016) and African American Rural Education (Emerald, 2020).