Abstract
The process of reaching inclusive excellence, cultural competence and social justice in the academy has generated new questions for interlocutors of diversity studies and new meanings for diversity management. In recent years, more attention has been focused on one area in the academy that implements “diversity management”— Admissions offices. These units that serve as both diversity agents and gatekeepers for recruitment have come under scrutiny for failing to adopt a culturally competent or even “culturally intelligent” skill set for inclusive excellence. Furthermore, the complex approaches in reaching inclusive excellence in recruitment and retention that involve diversity management, which is ideally ubiquitous in the admissions process and curriculum development, need further reexamination on how diverse cultures have renegotiated change in the academy and the American polity. This paper examines the best practice for inclusive college admissions, provides concrete examples of how to infuse diversity and inclusive excellence into the curriculum and professional services, and anchors standards in dealing with difficult dialogue in the classroom and professional service.
Recommended Citation
Asumah, Seth N.; Nagel, Mechthild; and Rosengarten, Lewis
(2016)
"New Trends in Diversity Leadership and Inclusive Excellence,"
Wagadu: A Journal of Transnational Women's & Gender Studies: Vol. 15:
Iss.
1, Article 8.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.cortland.edu/wagadu/vol15/iss1/8