The Diversity in Leadership Institute, a nonprofit organization, identifies, develops, and supports racially diverse public school leaders to serve as change agents to close the opportunity gap, through movement building, growing talent pipelines for excellence in school leadership and advocacy.
Leaders and administrators can play an important role in shaping the educational experiences of students, staff members and faculty. From learning different perspectives to breaking down cultural barriers and ethnic stereotypes, research findings have shown over and over again that students who learn in a diverse environment are more likely to outperform those who don't.
While it’s great that the conversation is growing around diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace, there just isn’t enough diversity in leadership – namely, at the top level. Perfect diversity is one thing – the distribution of that diversity is another thing altogether.
The aim of this study is to develop a valid and reliable instrument to determine the level
of school administrators' diversity leadership based on teachers' perceptions.
Education leaders have a responsibility to advocate for diversity in education. Students and staff have widely diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences––learning environments and curricula that fail to reflect that diversity can’t meet the goal of providing all students with the best education. By valuing the differences and unique contributions that all people and groups make, education leaders promote education equity and provide a powerful example for colleagues and students.
This article examines the importance of diversity in leadership and the educational path that should be considered to pursue a leadership role.
In globalized, multicultural organizations, leaders need to learn to create value out of diversity. Five experts discuss what it takes to make this happen.
Imagine a workplace where people of all colors and races are able to climb every rung of the corporate ladder -- and where the lessons we learn about diversity at work actually transform the things we do, think and say outside the office. How do we get there? In this candid talk, inclusion advocate Janet Stovall shares a three-part action plan for creating workplaces where people feel safe and expected to be their unassimilated, authentic selves.
The death of George Floyd sparked anti-racism protests across the world and has placed a spotlight on the issue of workplace equality. As part of a new series called “Leading Diversity at Work,” Wharton management professor Stephanie Creary and global diversity expert Rohini Anand discuss what it takes to create an inclusive culture.