1st Edition
Discovering Socially Just Academic Advising Empowerment, Advocacy, and Courage in Higher Education
Foreword
C. Spencer Platt
SECTION I: Contextualizing Social Justice
Introduction: A Foundational Understanding of Social Justice
Shantalea Johns, Caleb E. Morris, Brent Lamons, and Wendy G. Troxel
Chapter 1 - Academic Advising, Global Citizenship, and Social Justice in Universities and Colleges
Margaret Mbindyo and Onek, C. Adyanga
Chapter 2 – Advisors and the Social Just Act of Self Care and Well Being
Helen H. Wilson, Nora Alhussainy, and Shantalea Johns
SECTION II: Situating Academic Advising: Contexts, Communities, and Identities
Chapter 3: Academic Advising: Cultural and Community Context
Caleb E. Morris
Chapter 4: Identity Context: Intentional Approaches to Critical Conversations on Identities and Intersectionality
Tim H. Cox and Gerron Ryan Scott
Chapter 5: Reflecting and Acting: Cultural Competence, Cultural Humility, and Social Justice
Doris Carroll
SECTION III: Planning in Practice: Doing Justice in Academic Advising
Chapter 6: Advising, Radical Empathy, and Ethical Considerations
Andrew Puroway
Chapter 7: Advisors as Critical Advocates
Rosalyn Anderson-Howell
Chapter 8: Advisor Professional Development: Creating a Socially Just Curriculum
Tomarra Adams, Heather Doyle, and Mary Carmel Etienne
Chapter 9: Socially Just Technology in Advising: Empowering Engaged Professional Communities
Sarah Howard and John Sauter
Section IV: Critical Inquiry, Scholarship, and Assumptive Practice
Chapter 10: Assessing and Researching: Assumptive Practice in Data Collection and Analysis
Wendy G. Troxel and Benjamin N. Norris
Chapter 11: Narrative Competence for Socially Just Advising
Leonor L. Wangensteen, David A. Griffith, and Erin Moira Lemrow
Chapter 12: Scholarship and Focus into Marginalized Voices in Academic Advising
Sophie L. Spratley
Section V: Voices from the Field: Critically Conscious Academic Advising Leadership and Administration
Chapter 13: Empowering Voice and Advocacy Through Socially Just Advising Leadership
Brent Lamons
Chapter 14: Leading a Critical Academic Advising Culture of Transparency and Empowerment
Erica Brown-Meredith and Helena E. Cole
Chapter 15: Critical Advocacy and Activism in System/Institutional Level Advising Leadership
Essay 1: Advising in the Contact Zone: Disability and Organizational Culture
Trayle Kulshan
Essay 2: Justice for Our Students and Planet: Eco-Anxiety and Academic Advising
Caleb Steindam
Essay 3: Critical Advocacy and Activism in Advising Leadership: Transforming Systems and Amplifying Diverse Voices
Quentin Alexander and Erica Brown-Meredith
Biography
Shantalea Johns is Assistant Professor and Director of Continuing Education at Wayne State University, USA.
Caleb E. Morris is a Clinical Instructor and Academic Advisor at the University of South Carolina, USA.
Brent Lamons is an interdisciplinarian in scholarship with a diverse career spanning roles from transfer advisor to upper administration to faculty.
Wendy G. Troxel is Director of The NACADA Center for Research at Kansas State University, USA.
"Because injustice is multidimensional, meaningful change demands multiple strategies. Discovering Socially Just Academic Advising: Empowerment, Advocacy, and Courage in Higher Education equips advisors and administrators to embed equity into daily practice, making it an essential guide for advancing justice through advising."
Ariel Collatz, Arts Advising Manager, University of California, Davis, Founding Chair, NACADA Social Justice Advising Community
"This book gives voice to what many academic advisors experience daily: advising is deeply human work and, therefore, justice work. The authors remind us that social justice in advising is not abstract; it lives in our conversations, our policies, and our willingness to examine power, assumptions, and access. Discovering Socially Just Academic Advising challenged me to reflect more deeply on my own practice while affirming why this work matters. By reading this book, it reminded me to give voice to my students, work to eliminate and remove barriers from the student experience, and work to create equitable outcomes for my students. This book is truly transformational!"Dr. Ahmad Sims, Past Chair, NACADA DEI Education Advisory Board
"NACADA’s focus for this publication is to inspire institutions to leverage academic advisors and academic advising programs as advocates of social justice and equity, calling for us to critically examine the impact of systemic racism and to identify resources to safeguard the rights of students who are often victims of injustices. The contents of Discovering Socially Just Academic Advising serve as a critical area of scholarship, illustrating the continued evolution of academic advising as a lever for equity and transformation in higher education and as a vital tool for pedagogy and practice in support of student success."
Dr. Kyle Ross, Executive Director, NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising
