Intersectionality in Action

Brooke Barnett brings more than 25 years of higher education experience to her role as provost and executive vice president at Butler University. She previously served as dean of the College of Communication at Butler. Prior to her arrival at Butler, she was the associate provost for academic and inclusive excellence at Elon University. She regularly publishes and presents with colleagues on mass media, inclusion, and leadership in higher education.Peter Felten is Assistant Provost for Teaching and Learning, Director of the Center for Engaged Learning, and Professor of History at Elon University. His publications include: Transforming Students: Fulfilling the Promise of Higher Education (Johns Hopkins, 2014), and Engaging Students as Partners in Learning and Teaching (Jossey-Bass, 2014).

"The 'next phase' of diversity in higher education pushes institutional objectives beyond mere tolerance of cultural difference. Barnett and Felten have pulled together a timely resource for campus leaders that recognizes the multidimensionality of students' identities and the imperative for institutions to pursue an intersectional approach to diversity on campus."anthony lising antonio, Associate Professor of Education, Stanford University“Intersectionality in Action is a great resource for college faculty, administrators, board of trustee members and others committed to creating and sustaining inclusive campus communities and learning environments. This book is an excellent one for strategic planning committees; staff development workshops; graduate school courses; and for guiding campus conversations and responses to the ever-present question ‘how do we create a campus community where all members' individual identities are recognized and supported?’"Lori S. White, Vice Chancellor for Student AffairsWashington University in St. Louis, and Board-chair Elect of NASPA"Far from standing as ivory towers, colleges and universities are frantically busy intersections marked with intermittent lights and poorly designed signs. This book offers directions that allow us not merely to make it through those intersections but to make the most of the possibilities they offer. It is a wise, humane, and encouraging book for all who stand at sometimes bewildering crossroads."Edward L. Ayers, President Emeritus and Tucker-Boatwright Professor of the HumanitiesUniversity of Richmond“[While] our primary purpose is to fashion leaders for a diverse democracy, nurturing graduates who can engage [the] inevitable tensions in positive and proactive ways…this work—as we all know—can range from difficult and frustrating one day to inspiring and heartwarming the next. The good news is that you hold in your hands a book that raises the right questions and casts light upon possible answers for shaping campus communities that serve as both laboratories for our diverse democracy and launching pads for a new generation of leaders. May it enrich our work, our campuses, our students and our shared future.”Eboo Patel, President and FounderInterfaith Youth Core (IFYC)

• Foreword. Eboo Patel Introduction Working at the Intersections. Brooke Barnett and Peter Felten PART ONE. PEOPLE 1. Student Recruitment and Retention at the Intersections. A Case for Capacity Building. Alta Mauro and Angela Mazaris 2. Recruitment and Retention at the Intersections. Colleagues. Paul Parsons 3. Leadership at the Intersection. A Developmental Framework for Inclusive Leaders. Niki Latino 4. Leaders, Governing Bodies, and Advisory Boards. Jeff Stein and Leo M. Lambert 5. It Takes a Campus. Building Capacity to Sustain the Diversity Journey. Michael A. McDonald, Sarah B. Westfall, and Eileen B. Wilson-Oyelaran PART TWO. ENVIRONMENT 6. Striving for an Inclusive and Nurturing Campus. Cultivating the Intersections. Jon Dooley and Lucy LePeau 7. When Things Go Wrong. Avoiding and Managing Collisions in the Intersections. Leigh-Anne Royster 8. Bringing Life to Learning. Civic Engagement, Intersections, and Transforming College Students. Amy Howard, Juliette Landphair, and Amanda Lineberry PART THREE. LEARNING 9. Diversifying Diversity, Diversifying Disability. Danielle R. Picard and Nancy L. Chick 10. Leadership for a Global Caring Society. Ed Taylor 11. The Intersection of Life and Learning. What Cultural Wealth and Liberal Education Mean for Whole Student Development. Ashley Finley and Tia McNair Conclusion Guiding Principles for Working at the Intersections. Brooke Barnett and Peter Felten Editors and Contributors Index