The Chief Diversity Officer: An examination of CDO models and strategies

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 77-91

  Leon, Raul A ^a  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

chief diversity officer; diversity; higher education; institutional change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902877341     PISSN: 19388926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035586     Document Type: Article

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