Higher Education Administration for Social Justice and Equity

Critical Perspectives for Leadership

Adrianna Kezar, Julie Posselt

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2026
• eBook ISBN:
  9781040664421
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education General

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 social justice as a matter of daily work, this book translates abstract concepts and theory into the work of hiring, socialization, budgeting, and decision-making. Contributed chapters by renowned scholars and current practitioners examine the way higher education administration is organized and will help readers both question existing structures and practices, and consider new and different ways of organizing campuses based on equity and social justice. Newly updated throughout, this second edition also includes new coverage of digital pedagogy, philanthropy, community colleges, DEI infrastructure, and exploration of institutional variation. Rich with case studies and pedagogical tools, this book connects theory to practice, and is an invaluable resource for current and aspiring administrators.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Contributors
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1 Introduction: A Call to Just and Equitable Administrative Practice
• Part I Setting and Shifting Priorities
• 2 Renewing and Revitalizing Shared Governance: A Social Justice and Equity Framework
• 3 Choose Wisely: Making Decisions with and for Equity in Higher Education
• 4 Elevating Equity Through a Strategic Finance Approach: Empowerment as the Goal
• 5 Rethinking Alumni Giving and Engagement: Power, Privilege, and the Path to Social Justice
• 6 Practitioner Reflection: Working in Topsy-Turvy Higher Education Environments
• Part II Human Resources
• 7 Reconceptualizing “Merit” and “Fit”: An Equity-Minded Approach to Hiring
• 8 Rethinking Mentoring: Integrating Equity-Minded Practice in Promoting Access to and Outcomes of Developmental Relationships
• 9 Social Justice and Collective Bargaining in Higher Education: What Experience Teaches
• 10 Practitioner Reflection: Leading for Social Justice in Enrollment Management and Policy
• Part III Policy, Accountability, and Data
• 11 Leadership for Equity-Minded Data Use Toward Racial Equity in Higher Education
• 12 Developing Equitable Work-Life Policies on Campus: The Importance of Addressing Power and Hierarchy
• 13 An Examination of Anti-Sexual Harassment Policies and Practices: Legal Administration for Socially Conscious Campuses
• 14 Practitioner Reflection: Senior Leaders Shaping Socially Just and More Equitable Campus Communities
• Part IV Teaching and Learning
• 15 Harnessing Digital Learning Tools to Foster Equity-Minded Pedagogies in Higher Education
• 16 Advancing Equity through Professional Development: Lessons from Teaching and Learning
• 17 Practitioner Reflection: Social Justice and College Teaching
• Index