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Restorative Resistance in Higher Education: Leading in an Era of Racial Awakening and Reckoning
An affirming resource for leaders and practitioners forwarding diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts on campus.
In Restorative Resistance in Higher Education , diversity researcher and educator Richard J. Reddick shares the wisdom gained from three decades of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work in educational settings. Reddick centers DEI efforts as challenging yet essential components of college life, recognizing campus environments not just as mirrors reflecting societal values and biases but also as crucibles for social change.
Creating a more equitable college campus, Reddick argues, is a complex task that should be met by all members of the university community. He discusses many measures that promote wider involvement, including campus cultural orientations, professional development for faculty and staff, and frameworks to help institutional leaders respond to inequity and exclusion on campus.
Delivering a trove of best practices for equity advancement, Reddick offers DEI professionals, and all members of the higher education community, the tools to engage in the work on professional, academic, and personal levels. He advocates developmental relationships such as mentoring, role modeling, and coaching as a means for historically marginalized students to access hidden educational pathways. He also encourages frank discussion of the social and emotional tax on persons who participate in or lead work on these highly charged issues. Throughout this crucial work, Reddick emphasizes the importance of restorative and sustaining those that promote practitioner well-being and challenge unjust structures.
In Restorative Resistance in Higher Education , diversity researcher and educator Richard J. Reddick shares the wisdom gained from three decades of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work in educational settings. Reddick centers DEI efforts as challenging yet essential components of college life, recognizing campus environments not just as mirrors reflecting societal values and biases but also as crucibles for social change.
Creating a more equitable college campus, Reddick argues, is a complex task that should be met by all members of the university community. He discusses many measures that promote wider involvement, including campus cultural orientations, professional development for faculty and staff, and frameworks to help institutional leaders respond to inequity and exclusion on campus.
Delivering a trove of best practices for equity advancement, Reddick offers DEI professionals, and all members of the higher education community, the tools to engage in the work on professional, academic, and personal levels. He advocates developmental relationships such as mentoring, role modeling, and coaching as a means for historically marginalized students to access hidden educational pathways. He also encourages frank discussion of the social and emotional tax on persons who participate in or lead work on these highly charged issues. Throughout this crucial work, Reddick emphasizes the importance of restorative and sustaining those that promote practitioner well-being and challenge unjust structures.
224 pages, Paperback
Published September 5, 2023
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August 20, 2024
I had the pleasure of learning from Rich Reddick at a program this summer and couldn't wait to read this book. It is an accessible and compelling discussion of DEI initiatives, and, importantly, how to value them in higher education. Reddick takes us through his own experience as a Harvard graduate student and as a faculty member at the University of Texas and explores service, mentoring, and equity initiatives that have succeeded. When I mention value, I mean that quite literally: Reddick explores how, if we are to truly value DEI work, the reward structure of higher education will have to adapt accordingly. Reddick also explores the "cultural tax" on minoritized faculty members, explaining why it is so important that all faculty members be trained to support a diverse student body.
Colloquial and affirming, Reddick writes as if he were speaking to you. He helps you believe you can contribute in meaningful ways. He encourages you to always "keep skating," even if we fall. I found this an inspiring work on diversity and will definitely be recommending it to others, as I've done here.
Colloquial and affirming, Reddick writes as if he were speaking to you. He helps you believe you can contribute in meaningful ways. He encourages you to always "keep skating," even if we fall. I found this an inspiring work on diversity and will definitely be recommending it to others, as I've done here.
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