Leaders of color in higher education
Subtitle: unrecognized triumphs in harsh institutions
By: Leonard A. Valverde.
Contributors: Valverde, Leonard A.
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Walnut Creek, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 171
Subjects: Minority college administrators -- United States -- Case studies.; Education, Higher -- United States -- Administration -- Case studies.; Educational leadership -- United States -- Case studies.
Genres: Case studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: value: Overcoming much adversity; value: What progress?; value: Leadership : metamorphosing higher education and creating a democratic society; value: Pioneers as educational giants; value: African American leaders : carving out a path from hard rock; value: Latino leaders : conflicting expectations, sí o no?; value: Women of color : double the problems, twice enriched; value: Asian American paradox : the "model minority" still begets exclusion; value: American Indians : noble but still forgotten; value: Lessons learned and consequences of action; value: The rainbow will appear.