Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Exploring the Need for Leadership at Minority-Serving Institutions -- Historically Black Colleges and Universities -- Hispanic-Serving Institutions -- Tribal Colleges and Universities -- Predominantly Black Institutions -- Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- PART I: Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) -- 2. HBCUs: Valuable - Yet Substantially Impaired - Institutions Kofi Lomotey and Megan Covington -- Culturally Responsive Education -- Beginnings -- Strengths -- Doing More With Less -- Positive Campus Environments -- Engagement With Peers and Faculty -- Campus Diversity -- Cultural Focus -- Community and Civic Engagement -- Challenges -- Opportunities and Strategies -- Notes -- References -- 3. Student Affairs Administrators: A Catalyst for HBCU Transformation -- Relevant Literature -- Toward a Model of the Highly Effective CSAO Leadership -- A Caveat: No Leader Operates Alone -- Student Affairs: An Unpredictable Ethos -- Responsive to Emergent Needs -- Traits and Roles for Emergent Needs -- Responsive to Strategic Needs -- Traits and Roles for Strategic Needs -- From CSAO to the Presidency -- Implications for Research and Practice -- Conclusion -- References -- 4. Avoiding Forced Turnover(s): Best Practices for HBCU Senior-Level Executive Recruitment -- Literature Review -- Proposed Solutions -- Identifying Senior Leadership Eligible for Tenure or Accelerated Tenure-Track Faculty Appointments -- Negotiating Multi-Year Contracts with Key Performance Indicators -- Embracing "Disruptive" Hires to Promote Diversity and Innovation -- Improving the Hiring Process - Marketing/Branding, Exit Interviews, and Sourcing