2nd Edition

Higher Education Administration for Social Justice and Equity Critical Perspectives for Leadership

Edited By Adrianna Kezar, Julie Posselt Copyright 2026
368 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

368 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

368 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Higher Education Administration for Social Justice and Equity, Second Edition empowers all administrators in higher education to engage in their work—to make decisions, hire, mentor, budget, create plans, and carry out other day-to-day operations—with a clear commitment to justice, sensitivity to power and privilege, and capacity to facilitate equitable outcomes. Grounding administration for... Read more

1. Introduction: A Call to Just and Equitable Administrative Practice

Adrianna Kezar and Julie Posselt

Part I: Setting and Shifting Priorities

2. Renewing and Revitalizing Shared Governance: A Social Justice and Equity Framework

Adrianna Kezar and Jude Paul Matias Dizon

3. Choose Wisely: Making Decisions with and for Equity in Higher Education

Julie Posselt and Cynthia D. Villarreal

4. Elevating Equity through a Strategic Finance Approach: Empowerment as the Goal

Christopher M. Mullin

5. Rethinking Alumni Giving and Engagement: Power, Privilege, and the Path to Social Justice

Noah D. Drezner

6. Practitioner Reflection: Working in Topsy-Turvy Higher Education Environments

Vasti Torres

Part II: Human Resources

7. Reconceptualizing "Merit" and "Fit": An Equity-Minded Approach to Hiring

Roman Liera and Cheryl D. Ching

8. Rethinking Mentoring: Integrating Equity-Minded Practice in Promoting Access to and Outcomes of Developmental Relationships

Kimberly A. Griffin

9. Social Justice and Collective Bargaining in Higher Education: Untangling the Issues

Daniel J. Julius

10. Practitioner Reflection: Leading for Social Justice in Enrollment Management and Policy

Jerome A. Lucido

Part III: Policy, Accountability and Data

11. Leadership for Equity-Minded Data Use Toward Racial Equity in Higher Education

Alicia C. Dowd and Branden D. Elmore

12. Developing Equitable Work-Life Policies on Campus: The Importance of Addressing Power and Hierarchy

Jaime Lester

13. An Examination of Anti-Sexual Harassment Policies and Practices: Legal Administration for Socially Conscious Campuses

Jeffrey C. Sun

14. Practitioner Reflection: Senior Leaders Shaping Socially Just and More Equitable Campus Communities

James C. Mcshay and Patricia A. Perillo

Part IV: Teaching and Learning

15. Harnessing Digital Learning Tools to Foster Equity-Minded Pedagogies in Higher Education

Aireale J. Rodgers and Ruby Bafu

16. Advancing Equity through Professional Development: Lessons from Teaching & Learning

Isis Artze-Vega, Mathew L. Ouellett, and Tam’ra-Kay Francis

17. Practitioner Reflection: Social Justice and College Teaching

Bryan Dewsbury

Biography

Adrianna Kezar is Dean’s Professor of Leadership, Wilbur-Kieffer Professor of Higher Education, and Co-Director of the Pullias Center for Higher Education at the University of Southern California, USA.

Julie Posselt is Associate Dean of the University of Southern California Graduate School, Professor of Higher Education, and Co-Director of the Pullias Center for Higher Education at the University of Southern California, USA.

“Wouldn’t it be nice, one might say, if instead of silos and power plays, we functioned more like a robust care team, bringing the public in and valuing all rather than heralding a few with power and privilege? That, it seems to me, is the aim of the wise advice in this volume, and a welcome antidote to the divisive and contentious, all too often zero-sum, world in which we too often conduct our work. Here’s to building this other higher education universe.”

From the Foreword by Nancy Cantor, President of Hunter College, City University of New York, USA