CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Leadership, Equity, and Social Justice in American Higher Education: Essays for Academic and Student Affairs Professionals From The Field; Edited by C. P. Gause, PhD, Associate Professor-Higher Education, University of North Carolina-Greensboro

Leadership, Equity, and Social Justice in American Higher Education:
Essays for Academic and Student Affairs Professionals From The Field;
Edited by C. P. Gause, PhD, Associate Professor-Higher Education,
University of North Carolina-Greensboro

The purpose and aim of this volume is to “critique” the current state
of American Higher Education through the lens of critical theory and
critical pedagogy. Since the Great Recession of 2007 we have witnessed
dramatic cuts in state funding to public universities, a significant
increase in student loan debt because of ever increasing tuition,
challenges to academic freedom and tenure for faculty, issues
regarding access and equity to higher education by undocumented
students and those in poverty, and the corporatization of higher
education. Issues regarding leadership and shared governance of
institutions continue to play out in the media and technology
continues to impact how the curriculum is delivered. This volume seeks
to impact higher education preparation programs by filling the void in
the literature with voices from the field.

Proposed sections and topics include but are not limited to the following:

Section One—Leading and Learning in the 21st Century

Topics: Globalization, Internationalization, The Corporate University,
Politics of Leading, Shared Governance, HBCUs, Public vs. Private
Universities, Funding Issues, Living and Learning Communities

Section Two—Race, Ethnicity, and International Identity

Topics: Campus conflicts, Bullying, Cross-cultural incidents,
Border-crossing, Indigenous Populations, Discrimination

Section Three—Sexuality, Sexual Identity, and Sexual Orientation

Topics: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexuality, Transgendered, Intersex, Queer,
Questioning, Advocates, Feminism, Masculinity, Gender Politics,
Bullying, Gender Identity

Section Four—Social Class, Poverty, and White Privilege

Topics: Student Debt, Access to education, Equity, Faculty-Staff
Divide, Faculty, Staff, and Student Privilege, Micro-aggressions

Section Five—Ageism, Disabilities, and Mental Illness

Topics: PTSD-Veterans, Student Mental Illness, and Faculty Mental Illness

Section Six—Religion, Religious Identity, International Religious Identity

Topics: Muslim Students, Religious Freedom, And Indigenous Populations

Section Seven—Media, Social Networks, and Technology

Topics: Technology in the Classroom, Use of Technology, Copyright
Infringement, MOOCS, Marketing, Use of Social Networks

Please email a 500-word abstract and short curriculum vitae to Dr.
C.P. Gause at drgtheprofessor@gmail.com. This volume will be published
in Fall 2014.