The Rise of Chinese American Leaders in U.S. Higher Education: Stories and Roadmaps: International Perspectives on Social Policy, Administration, and Practice
Editat de Honggang Yang, Wenying Xuen Limba Engleză Hardback – 22 dec 2023
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9783031423789
ISBN-10: 303142378X
Pagini: 423
Ilustrații: XXXII, 423 p. 54 illus., 50 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 mm
Greutate: 0.81 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2023
Editura: Springer Nature Switzerland
Colecția Springer
Seria International Perspectives on Social Policy, Administration, and Practice
Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland
ISBN-10: 303142378X
Pagini: 423
Ilustrații: XXXII, 423 p. 54 illus., 50 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 mm
Greutate: 0.81 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2023
Editura: Springer Nature Switzerland
Colecția Springer
Seria International Perspectives on Social Policy, Administration, and Practice
Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland
Cuprins
Chapter 1. Building Community Partnerships and Strengthening Business Education.- Chapter 2. Leading Universities from a Social Justice Perspective.- Chapter 3. Diversity and Chinese American Leadership: A Contextual and Experiential Approach to Theories with Reality Checks.- Chapter 4. Ancient Wisdom for Modern Leadership.- Chapter 5. Building Leadership Capacity and Organizational Efficiency.- Chapter 6. Navigating Tradition and Transformation: Lessons Learned in Higher Education.- Chapter 7. Leading and Managing: My Experience Serving in Academic Leadership.- Chapter 8. The Presidential Quest from a First Generation Chinese American Academic.- Chapter 9. The Man Who Races Against Time.- Chapter 10. From Leading Others to Leading Yourself.- Chapter 11. Shared Governance in American Higher Education and Water-Like Servant Leadership in Daoist Psychology.- Chapter 12. A Humble Beginning to Higher Ed Leadership.- Chapter 13. Courage at the Intersection of Preparation and Opportunity.- Chapter 14. Data-Informed Decision-Making in Higher Education.- Chapter 15. Leading Research and Enhancing Scholarship: Fostering Interdisciplinary Collaborations and Faculty Diversity.- Chapter 16. To Lead, to Serve, and to Transform: From Law School Dean to University President.- Chapter 17. When You Were a Student at Harvard, Did You Dream of Becoming a Dean?.- Chapter 18. The Asian Way: Chia-Wei Woo and the Education of a University President.- Chapter 19. From Community Colleges to Four-Year Universities: My Experience Creating a Community Impact.- Chapter 20. Leading with Courage, Vision, Perseverance, Execution, and Impact.- Chapter 21. An Introvert Leading Higher Education in Academic Nursing and Healthcare.- Chapter 22. Starting from “Two Suitcases” — My Journey Leading Academic and Research Libraries in America.- Chapter 23. My Accidental Path to Leadership and What I Have Learned along the Way.- Chapter 24. High Expectations, Short Fuse: The “Intangibles” Facing an Asian American President.- Chapter 25. Everything My Asian Immigrant Parents Taught Me Turns Out to Be Wrong.- Chapter 26. Leading Climate Change Actions in Higher Education.- Chapter 27. Innovation and Community Dialogues.- Chapter 28. Leading with Passion, Purpose, and Perseverance.- Chapter 29. Internationalization Innovation: One SIO’s Journey as an Academic Entrepreneur.- Chapter 30. Advocating Users’ Needs through a Leadership Role in Research Libraries.- Chapter 31. Promotion of Bilateral Collaboration in Health Sciences between the US and China Against Various Global Health Challenges.- Chapter 32. Leadership – A Pathway from Surviving to Thriving.- Chapter 33. Journey to the “Dark Side”.- Chapter 34. Bobby Fong Remembered for His Many Contributions to Butler.- Chapter 35. C. L. Liu – A Leading Authority and Role Model in Sino-American Academia.- Chapter 36. Memories of Chang-Lin Tien.
Notă biografică
Dr. Honggang Yang served in 1999–2020 as dean for the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences and the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Nova Southeastern University. Earlier in the 1990s, he was on the McGregor School of Antioch University faculty, chairing the individualized graduate program in conflict resolution. He also had the honor of serving as Research Associate and Internship Coordinator for the Conflict Resolution Program at the Carter Presidential Center of Emory University. He served on the Editorial Boards of American Review of China Studies, Conflict Resolution Quarterly, and Lexington Book Series for Conflict Resolution and Peace Building in Asia. Dr. Yang is a senior advisory editor of Peace and Conflict Studies, past president and co-founder of the Council of Chinese American Deans & Presidents, and co-founder of NSU’s Council for Inclusion and Diversity. He received the 1997 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Department of Anthropology at USF, the 1998 SOCHE Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence from the Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education, the 2002 NSU Academic Dean of the Year in Student Life Achievement, and the 2021 Innovative Leadership in Higher Education Award from the Florida Distance Learning Association. He co-edited with Dr. A. Wolfe Anthropological Contributions to Conflict Resolution. He was bestowed Dean and Professor Emeritus in 2021.
Dr. Wenying Xu is a Professor of English at Jacksonville University in Florida. She received her Ph.D. in English from the University of Pittsburgh specializing in 19th-century American literature. She has taught American Literature, Multiethnic Literature of the United States, World Literature, and Literary Theory at Truman State University, Sichuan University in China, Florida Atlantic University, Xiamen University in China, Chatham University, and JacksonvilleUniversity. She is the author of numerous journal articles, book chapters, fiction, poetry, and scholarly books including Ethics and Aesthetics of Freedom in American and Chinese Realism (2003), Eating Identities: Reading Food in Asian American Literature (2008), and Historical Dictionary of Asian American Literature and Theater (2012 & 2022), whose 2nd edition was chosen by the Library Journal as the Best Reference Book of 2022. She has served in such leadership roles as Department Chair, Ph.D. Program Director, Associate Dean, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Provost, and President of the Society for the Study of Multiethnic Literature of the United States (MELUS). Additionally, she is the recipient of many honors, including a senior Fulbright Lectureship to China, the MELUS Award for Lifetime Achievement, Arthur Vining Davis Fellow for Aspen Ideas Festival, Readers' Choice Award for fiction from Prairie Schooner, and Andrew Mellon Predoctoral Fellowship.
Dr. Wenying Xu is a Professor of English at Jacksonville University in Florida. She received her Ph.D. in English from the University of Pittsburgh specializing in 19th-century American literature. She has taught American Literature, Multiethnic Literature of the United States, World Literature, and Literary Theory at Truman State University, Sichuan University in China, Florida Atlantic University, Xiamen University in China, Chatham University, and JacksonvilleUniversity. She is the author of numerous journal articles, book chapters, fiction, poetry, and scholarly books including Ethics and Aesthetics of Freedom in American and Chinese Realism (2003), Eating Identities: Reading Food in Asian American Literature (2008), and Historical Dictionary of Asian American Literature and Theater (2012 & 2022), whose 2nd edition was chosen by the Library Journal as the Best Reference Book of 2022. She has served in such leadership roles as Department Chair, Ph.D. Program Director, Associate Dean, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Provost, and President of the Society for the Study of Multiethnic Literature of the United States (MELUS). Additionally, she is the recipient of many honors, including a senior Fulbright Lectureship to China, the MELUS Award for Lifetime Achievement, Arthur Vining Davis Fellow for Aspen Ideas Festival, Readers' Choice Award for fiction from Prairie Schooner, and Andrew Mellon Predoctoral Fellowship.
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“The stories are compelling, moving, and inspiring. The book is a timely publication that enhances the visibility of … Chinese American contributions to the U.S. society despite hardships and systemic racism.” -Min Zhou, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Sociology & Asian American Studies, UCLA
“These Chinese Americans are role models of present and future generations of leaders. They have brought a unique leadership perspective from their cultural backgrounds … I have personally benefited from their wisdom and advice …” -Ming-Tung “Mike” Lee, Ph.D., President, Sonoma State University, 2016 Recipient of Chang-Lin Tien Leadership in Education Award
“The ‘bamboo ceiling’ is pervasive but not impenetrable. The authors' personal reflections and professional insights will inspire Chinese American readers … [and] diverse communities everywhere. This book is a groundbreaking contribution to the fields of cross-cultural leadership development and ethnic studies.” -Jenny J. Lee, Ph.D., Interim Vice President of Arizona International and Dean of International Education, Professor of Higher Education, University of Arizona The Rise of Chinese American Leaders in U.S. Higher Education is a collection of stories and reflections that represent Chinese American leaders and depict their tortuous journeys in U.S. higher education that comes at a critical point in time. Many books have been devoted to academic leadership, but this volume uniquely focuses on subjects most relevant to Chinese Americans. We live at a time that not only witnesses an increase in Chinese American leaders on U.S. campuses but also mounting incidents of discriminatory treatment of this group. This book showcases 36 stories and reflections from past, present, and future leaders, including the five previously published stories. They represent leaders holding different ideological values in various academic fields, positions,stages of careers, professional trajectories, ethnicities, generations and geographical locations. This book makes a valuable contribution to the body of literature that has assisted countless academic leaders in navigating their careers, bringing to the forefront a distinct group of academic leaders who have been underrepresented.
“These Chinese Americans are role models of present and future generations of leaders. They have brought a unique leadership perspective from their cultural backgrounds … I have personally benefited from their wisdom and advice …” -Ming-Tung “Mike” Lee, Ph.D., President, Sonoma State University, 2016 Recipient of Chang-Lin Tien Leadership in Education Award
“The ‘bamboo ceiling’ is pervasive but not impenetrable. The authors' personal reflections and professional insights will inspire Chinese American readers … [and] diverse communities everywhere. This book is a groundbreaking contribution to the fields of cross-cultural leadership development and ethnic studies.” -Jenny J. Lee, Ph.D., Interim Vice President of Arizona International and Dean of International Education, Professor of Higher Education, University of Arizona The Rise of Chinese American Leaders in U.S. Higher Education is a collection of stories and reflections that represent Chinese American leaders and depict their tortuous journeys in U.S. higher education that comes at a critical point in time. Many books have been devoted to academic leadership, but this volume uniquely focuses on subjects most relevant to Chinese Americans. We live at a time that not only witnesses an increase in Chinese American leaders on U.S. campuses but also mounting incidents of discriminatory treatment of this group. This book showcases 36 stories and reflections from past, present, and future leaders, including the five previously published stories. They represent leaders holding different ideological values in various academic fields, positions,stages of careers, professional trajectories, ethnicities, generations and geographical locations. This book makes a valuable contribution to the body of literature that has assisted countless academic leaders in navigating their careers, bringing to the forefront a distinct group of academic leaders who have been underrepresented.
Caracteristici
Seeks to close a critical gap in the higher education leadership and Asian American Studies literature Demonstrates vivid examples of inclusive excellence Tells remarkable life and career stories from the underrepresented community