Christopher Jenkins is Associate Dean for Academic Support at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he is Conservatory Liaison to the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, and Deputy Title IX Coordinator. He holds master’s degrees in viola performance and international affairs and public policy, and is completing a PhD in historical musicology from Case Western Reserve University, and a DMA in viola performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music.

• Series ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1 - Assimilation in Conservatory EducationChapter 2 - Transforming the White Racial FrameChapter 3 - Concrete Advice for Leadership and StaffChapter 4 - Equity Chapter 5 – Interviews with Young ProfessionalsConclusion

Christopher Jenkins is Associate Dean for Academic Support at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he is Conservatory Liaison to the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, and Deputy Title IX Coordinator. He holds master’s degrees in viola performance and international affairs and public policy, and is completing a PhD in historical musicology from Case Western Reserve University, and a DMA in viola performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music.

• Series ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1 - Assimilation in Conservatory EducationChapter 2 - Transforming the White Racial FrameChapter 3 - Concrete Advice for Leadership and StaffChapter 4 - Equity Chapter 5 – Interviews with Young ProfessionalsConclusion

Christopher Jenkins is Associate Dean for Academic Support at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he is Conservatory Liaison to the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, and Deputy Title IX Coordinator. He holds master’s degrees in viola performance and international affairs and public policy, and is completing a PhD in historical musicology from Case Western Reserve University, and a DMA in viola performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music.

• Series ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1 - Assimilation in Conservatory EducationChapter 2 - Transforming the White Racial FrameChapter 3 - Concrete Advice for Leadership and StaffChapter 4 - Equity Chapter 5 – Interviews with Young ProfessionalsConclusion