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The Chief Diversity Officer: Strategy Structure, and Change Management
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About The Chief Diversity Officer: Strategy
Product Description This volume addresses the issue of who should be tasked to advance an institution’s diversity agenda and coordinate its diversity initiatives and policies. Having established in a companion volume the parameters for an effective diversity strategy, Damon Williams addresses such questions as: Does the process need a chief diversity officer (CDO) to implement it? And, if it does, at what level of the organization should the position be established, and what resources and functions should it control? This book is the first to identify and define this new role. The book begins by delineating the evolution of the chief diversity officer role in the academy. Drawing on extensive qualitative and quantitative research on CDOs conducted for the purposes of this book, it describes how the scope and responsibilities are variously defined at the institutions where the position has been created, and offers insights into the complexities and challenges of the role. On the basis of this data and the literature on organizational design and change management, Damon Williams defines the requisite skills, knowledge and background to be effective, reviews the alternative organizational and governance structures under which CDOs operate, and in so doing presents his Chief Diversity Officer Development Framework as a basis for recruiting candidates, for structuring the position to succeed, and for providing prospective and incumbent CDOs with a realistic sense of the scope of the role. Rather than prescribing a specific model for designing the CDO role, this book provides the reader with the key dimensions that she or he must consider in developing, supporting, or undertaking this strategic diversity leadership role. This title is also available in a set with its companion volume, Strategic Diversity Leadership in the Academy. Review " The Chief Diversity Officer breaks new ground. This much-needed book is based on both the empirical research and the collective experience of the authors effecting transformative change. The wealth of information provided makes clear the imperative for having a chief diversity officer who oversees the quality of the organizational culture. This comprehensive book will benefit anyone interested in leading, engaging, or improving higher education, leaving no excuses for failing to make a difference."-- Mitchell J. Chang, Professor of Education and Asian American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles (4/1/2013 12:00:00 AM) " The Chief Diversity Officer is a seminal contribution to the post-secondary leadership and campus management literature. The authors successfully bring together disparate literatures on campus diversity, university administration, and systemic change into a well-reasoned, comprehensive, and evidence-based guide for administrators who serve as chief diversity officers; those who supervise and evaluate their results; and scholars interested in extending the discussion. The Chief Diversity Officer moves the field of higher education from 'we know it when we see it' toward a canonical base for a campus unit that has become commonplace in the aftermath of Title VI compliance, affirmative action litigation, and campus-based efforts to create an environment that maximizes learning and inquiry. Each chapter offers proven management theories, contextualized insight into the shifting terrain of campus diversity, visual models of applied concepts, and a refreshing optimism on how to grow and maintain diverse campus communities. The names 'Williams and Wade-Golden' must now be added to the required reading lists of both higher education research and practice.-- M. Christopher Brown II, President, Alcorn State University, author of Organization and Governance in Higher Education, and co-author of The Case for Affirmative Action on Campus (4/1/2013 12:00:00 AM) " The Chief Diversity Officer is the first text to provide a comprehensive overview of the development of the CDO
