| Title: |
Moving beyond #Governancesowhite: (Re)Imagining a Demographic Shift in the Future of Boards of Higher Education. Research & Occasional Paper Series: CSHE.5.2024 |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Valeria G. Dominguez; Carlos A. Galan; Raquel M. Rall; University of California, Berkeley. Center for Studies in Higher Education (CSHE) |
| Source: |
Center for Studies in Higher Education. 2024. |
| Availability: |
Center for Studies in Higher Education. University of California, Berkeley, 771 Evans Hall #4650, Berkeley, CA 94720-4650. Tel: 510-642-5040; Fax: 510-643-6845; e-mail: cshe@berkeley.edu; Web site: http://cshe.berkeley.edu/ |
| Peer Reviewed: |
N |
| Page Count: |
20 |
| Publication Date: |
2024 |
| Document Type: |
Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Higher Education; Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Governing Boards; Higher Education; Decision Making; Diversity; Racism; Disproportionate Representation; Minority Groups; Trustees; Equal Education; Educational History; Colonialism; Access to Education; State Universities; Critical Literacy; Racial Composition; Ethnicity; Position Papers |
| Geographic Terms: |
California |
| Abstract: |
While current higher education literature stresses the importance of equity, diversity, and inclusivity, these imperatives have been mainly absent from conversations related to boards of higher education. In this paper, the authors present a historical overview of the demographic landscape of trustee boards from inception to the present. Using critical literacy as a methodology, the authors problematize the lack of discourses regarding Board's diversity. The authors juxtapose the longstanding homogeneity of boards with the increasing heterogeneity of higher education students and argue that systemic forms of racism have denied the opportunity to diversify those in charge of making decisions in higher education. Additionally, using the case of California, the authors problematize how diversity gaps in board composition manifest even within one of the most diverse and liberal states in the country. Ultimately, the authors make a case for diversifying the board of trustees as an instrumental step to align with the national push for enhanced diversity and equity in higher education. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2024 |
| Accession Number: |
ED656549 |
| Database: |
ERIC |