This volume uses a critical theory framework to document, as institutional case studies, the experiences of equity/diversity scholar-practitioners in higher education across the United States in their efforts to negotiate, survive, and thrive in their roles and related work.

ForewordSonia NietoThe Permanence of DiversityMark Brimhall-Vargas, Christine Clark, and Kenneth J. Fasching-VarnerLa Permanencia de la DiversidadMark Brimhall-Vargas, Christine Clark, y Kenneth J. Fasching-VarnerOccupying Academia, Re-Affirming DiversityChristine Clark, Kenneth J. Fasching-Varner, and Mark Brimhall-VargasStories from the Chief Diversity Officer FrontlinesBailey JacksonCase 1: Extra, Extra, Read All About It! Diversity Soul-ed Out (and Sold/Out) HereChristine ClarkCase 2: Balancing Act: A Contextual Case Analysis on Re-Centering Diversity in the Midst of Social and Economic FluctuationsKatrice A. Albert and Marco J. BarkerCase 3: Deconstructing Hope: A Chief Diversity Officer's Dilemma in the Obama EraA. Leslie AndersonCase 4: Transforming Lives and Communities: Case Study of a Diversity and Community Engagement Portfolio at a Flagship InstitutionGregory J. Vincent, Sherri L. Sanders, and S. Kiersten FergusonCase 5: Southern Predominantly White Institutions, Targeted Students, and the Intersectionality of Identity: Two Case StudiesAllison Daniel Anders, James M. DeVita, and Steven Thurston OliverStories from the Mid-Level Administrator FrontlinesBailey JacksonCase 6: The Myth of Institutionalizing Diversity: Structures and the Covert Decisions they MakeMark Brimhall-VargasCase 7: Swimming up Mainstream: Facing the Challenges to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion on a University of ACME, Regional Campus in Obama's EraVirginia Lea, Hollace Anne Teuber, Glenda Jones, and Susan WolfgramCase 8: The Search for Questions and Tellings of Silenced StudentsDouglas J. Loveless and Bryant GriffithCase 9: The Evolution of a Campus: From the Seat of the Civil War to a Seat on the Freedom RidesShaunna Payne Gold and Leah K. CoxCase 10: The Unmet Promise: A Critical Race Theory Analysis of the Rise of an African American Studies ProgramMichael E. JenningsStories from the Faculty FrontlinesBailey JacksonCase 11: "Just (Don't) Do It!" Tensions Between Articulated Commitments and Action at The ACME State UniversityKenneth J. Fasching-Varner and Vanessa Dodo SerikiCase 12: Déjà Vu:Dynamism of Racism in Policies and Practices Aimed at Alleviating DiscriminationShirley Mthethwa-SommersCase 13: "Isn't Affirmative Action Illegal?"Eugene Oropeza FujimotoCase 14: Equity at the Fringes: The Continuing Peripheral Enactment of Equity and Diversity in the Preparation of K-12 TeachersRoderick L. Carey and Laura S. YeeCase 15: On the Battlefield for Social Justice in the Education of Teachers:The Dangers and Dangerousness of Challenging Whiteness in Predominantly White Institutions and Teacher Preparation ProgramsBrenda G. Juárez and Cleveland HayesSo What? Who Cares? And What's Our Point About Diversity?Margaret-Mary Sulentic DowellCarta Abierta: Una Lamada para OcuparKenneth J. Fasching-Varner, Christine Clark, y Mark Brimhall-VargasAn Open Letter: A Call to OccupyKenneth J. Fasching-Varner, Christine Clark, and Mark Brimhall-VargasAfterwordDamon A. WilliamsReferencesEditor and Contributor BiographiesIndex