Kezar Co-Authors Op-Ed for Inside Higher Ed: Are Campus Leaders Prepared for the Impact of the Racial Crisis?

Adrianna Kezar, Director of the Pullias Center, has joined Sharon Fries-Britt, Professor of Higher Education and Distinguished Scholar-Teacher at the University of Maryland at College Park, and Lorelle Espinosa, Vice President for Research at the American Council on Education, to co-author an op-ed for Inside Higher Ed. In “Are Campus Leaders Prepared for the Impact of the Racial Crisis?” the trio of authors highlight that many colleges and universities have not meaningfully addressed their own histories of exclusion and must work harder to engage in racial healing. The story also highlights the report’s three key tools that leaders can use to support their diversity, equity, and inclusion staff in a time of racial crisis.

The three have collaborated on“Leading After a Racial Crisis: Weaving a Campus Tapestry of Diversity and Inclusion,” an upcoming report on how the University of Missouri navigated its 2015-16 racial crisis and resulting riots. The report will be the focus of a live webinar on June 22 and is a follow up from an initial study “Speaking Truth and Acting with Integrity: Confronting Challenges of Campus Racial Climate” published three years ago.

Read Inside Higher Ed’s full article here.