Creating a web of support: An important leadership strategy for advancing campus diversity

Higher Education

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-92

  Kezar, Adrianna ^a   Eckel, Peter ^b   Contreras Mcgavin, Melissa ^a   Quaye, Stephen John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b American Council on Education   (United States)

^c University of Marylane   (United States)

Author keywords

Change; College presidents; Diversity agendas; Leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349167860     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-007-9068-2     Document Type: Article

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