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Social Justice Matters: Making The Case And Development Of A Business Proposal For The Center For Social Justice & Equity At Morehead State University, Jami M. Hornbuckle
Social Justice Matters: Making The Case And Development Of A Business Proposal For The Center For Social Justice & Equity At Morehead State University, Jami M. Hornbuckle
Morehead State Theses and Dissertations
A capstone submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education in the College of Education at Morehead State University by Jami M. Hornbuckle on April 9, 2018.
Lifting As We Climb: Experiences Of Black Diversity Officers At Three Predominantly White Institutions In Kentucky, Erica Nićcole Johnson
Lifting As We Climb: Experiences Of Black Diversity Officers At Three Predominantly White Institutions In Kentucky, Erica Nićcole Johnson
University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations
Recently, colleges and universities across the country have created executive level positions responsible for institutional diversity. The origins of this work within higher education lay in the civil rights movements and its consequences for desegregation of higher education. Early diversity officer positions usually resided within student affairs. However, as the responsibilities of these offices have changed, the reporting lines have also changed such that diversity officers are now commonly situated within academic affairs. This exploratory study examines these administrative positions responsible for diversity at southern white institutions. The research takes an in-depth look at how these positions have shifted over …