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This book aims to help expand the pipeline for executive leaders at Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs), where there is a high turnover in leadership, particularly among HBCUs. The editors and their contributors examine leadership at MSIs from an anti-de

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Examining Effective Practices at Minority-Serving Institutions

Robert T. Palmer  •  DeShawn Preston Amanda Assalone Editors

Examining Effective Practices at Minority-­ Serving Institutions Beyond a Deficit Framing of Leadership

Editors Robert T. Palmer Howard University Washington, DC, USA Amanda Assalone Southern Education Foundation Atlanta, GA, USA

DeShawn Preston United Negro College Fund’s Institute for Capacity Building Washington, DC, USA

ISBN 978-3-030-16608-3    ISBN 978-3-030-16609-0 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16609-0 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the ­publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and ­institutional affiliations. This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Dedications and Acknowledgments

I would like to dedicate this book to a close friend, Gary Alan Owens— who died from cancer in January 2018. I miss your friendship, wisdom, sensibilities, and our conversations. I will cherish deeply the memories of you, my dear friend! —Robert T. Palmer (Rob) I would like to dedicate this book to my late high school English teacher Mrs. Katherine (Kitty) Jackson. It is because of her that I even pursued an advance degree in education. She pushed me when I did not want to go any further and encouraged me every step of the way. I was blessed to have her as one of my biggest advocates. I am delighted and honored to be one of the many students that will continue her legacy. First and foremost, I would like to acknowledge God, without Him nothing is possible. I would also like to acknowledge my wife (Nadine) and the rest of my family, thank you for your encouragement and support. I must also acknowledge those within the fi