This volume addresses the role of chief diversity officers as coordinating and integrating diversity leaders in higher education and other sectors. This book begins by delineating the evolution of the chief diversity officer role in the academy.

FOREWORD ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION. The Chief Diversity Officer. Strategy, Structure, and Change Management PART ONE. Defining, Designing, and Optimizing the Role of the Chief Diversity Officer 1. Emergence, Definition, and Evolution of the Chief Diversity Officer 2. Running the Triangle Offense. The Integrative Leadership Role of the Chief Diversity Officer 3. The Chief Diversity Officer Development Framework. A Tool to Aid Design 4. More Than Symbolic Leadership. The Critical Role of Vertical Structure PART TWO. The Strategic Diversity Leadership Movement 5. The Strategic Diversity Leadership Movement 6. Strategic Diversity Leadership. Activating Change and Transformation in Higher Education 7. Best Practices for Improving Faculty Diversity Recruitment and Retention 8. The First 100 Days and Beyond. Guidance for New Chief Diversity Officers and Institutional Leadership 9. Higher Education and Corporate Chief Diversity Officers. A Preliminary Comparison REFERENCES INDEX