Dr. Bonnie Curtis, PhD in Leadership and Change alumna, published her dissertation entitled, How Should Bosses Lead? New Revelations from Frontline Managers. The aim of this grounded theory study was to…
Calling All Defenders of Democracy
I’ve reflected a lot these past months about what to say to you today, in these few short minutes we have to shine light on your amazing achievement while also…
Envisioning Justice in Ecotourism
In the 1980s, a new kind of travel was marketed to people in the global North—ecotourism. In the following decades, it’s grown into a $270 billion industry. Instead of staying…
Investigating the Gaps in Down Syndrome Care
When Nicole White’s daughter, Kate, was born and diagnosed with Down Syndrome, the first thing she did was look at the current research. “I found it received less funding than…
Meet the Graduate School of Leadership and Change’s Newest Core Faculty Member
Dr. Fayth Parks officially joined the Graduate School of Leadership and Change in July 2022. Prior, she has been at Georgia Southern University for over 20 years, most recently as…
Reflections from the GSLC Founding Faculty
Dr. Elizabeth Holloway and Dr. Jon Wergin Contemplate Retirement. The Graduate School of Leadership and Change teaches reflective practice—now it is time for Drs. Elizabeth Holloway and Jon Wergin to…
GSLC Alumna Publishes Dissertation on Experiences of Women as They Seek Superintendency
Dr. Rachel Roberts, PhD in Leadership and Change alumna, published her dissertation entitled, Women Seeking the Public School Superintendency: Navigating the Gendered and Racialized-Gendered Job Search. Roberts has been an educator…
GSLC Alumnus Publishes Dissertation on Black Parent Advocacy and Educational Success
Dr. Mark McMillian, PhD in Leadership and Change alumnus, published his dissertation entitled Black Parent Advocacy and Educational Success: Lessons Learned on the Use of Voice and Engagement. Black children encounter racism…
GSLC Graduate Shows a Collectivist Alternative to Institutional Inequities
“Returning to school, joining the world of higher education—that’s my revolutionary act against social injustice,” says Maria Teresa Chavez-Haroldson, a 2020 graduate of Antioch’s PhD in Leadership and Change. As…
GSLC Graduate Practices Generative Leadership and Diplomacy
Dr. Atim Eneida George has long felt the urgency of leadership. “I would take it back to my childhood,” she says. “Even though I was the youngest, I felt that…
Alum Uncovers Racial Dominance in Day-to-Day Professional Workplace Discourses
As a child, Cherie Bridges Patrick was aware of racial categories in American society. She understood that she and her family were racialized as Black, and she moved through her…
We Need to Face Racism. Womanism Offers a Path Towards Healing.
It’s been almost ten years since the founding of the Movement for Black Lives, which kicked off a decade of activism and creativity comparable to the abolitionist movement and the Civil Rights Movement. And yet, even after the work of these powerful movements we still see racism in this country. In this conversation with Dr. Tawana Davis we learn about her work creating the Facing Racism program.