Disrupting Oppressive Leadership Norms: Co-Constructing Inclusive Leadership

Program Type: Roundtable Discussion

Professional Competencies: Social Justice and Inclusion, Student Learning and Development

Target Groups: Mid-level Student Affairs Professionals, New Professionals

Institution Types: Large Universities, Small Colleges & Universities

Abstract

This roundtable session will help practitioners and educators identify and challenge inequitable leadership practices. The presenters will summarize recent critical scholarship identifying common tools, practices, and messages that further oppression and inequities in leadership practice. By synthesizing the most recent scholarship about whiteness and oppression in leadership and sharing multiple real-world examples, presenters will collaborate with attendees to identify and disrupt oppressive practices. This session will facilitate meaningful reflection and discussion to cultivate shared wisdom that will help attendees revise existing tools, practices, and messages to support inclusive leadership practice in their contexts.

Presenters

• Lauren Irwin
  Assistant Professor
  The University of Tennessee
• Maria Martinez
  Assistant Director, Jones Center for Leadership and Service -The University of Tennessee
• Noelia Rodriguez
  Graduate Assistant, University of Tennessee
• Ashley Seyrek
  Graduate Assistant, The University of Tennessee