Tenisha Tevis

Oregon State University, Adult Education and higher education leadership, Faculty Member

University of the Pacific, Gladys L. Benerd School of Education, Faculty Member

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My goal is to impact practice with every article. My current research agenda explores the policies and practices utilized by higher education leadership to help disenfranchised students gain access to and persist through college.

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Jack Lennon

University of Leicester

Thom Brooks

Durham University

Richard Bellamy

University College London

David Seamon

Kansas State University

Simon Darcy

University of Technology Sydney

Tsitsi Chataika

University of Zimbabwe

Andrew W Wilkins

Goldsmiths, University of London

Mohamed A Eno

University of Southern Somalia

Paolo Carta

University of Trento

Gillian Parekh

York University

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Possibilities and foreclosures

Routledge eBooks, Jun 21, 2023

On the enormity of Whiteness in Higher Education

Routledge eBooks, Jun 21, 2023

Critical Whiteness Praxis in Higher Education

Whiteness Beyond (Just) White People: Exploring the Interconnections Among Dimensions of Whiteness in Higher Education

Springer eBooks, Nov 15, 2022

Voiceless, Voices: Women Administrators in Positions of Power

PSA 2016 Receptions-open to all registered attendees These are great places/spaces to meet new pe... more

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Train for the job you want (or will be asked to take): Envisioning the doctorate as preparation for equity-minded leadership in higher education

Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education

Purpose The purpose of this study, nested within a broader study about higher education leadershi... more Purpose The purpose of this study, nested within a broader study about higher education leadership, was to generate knowledge about the ways in which doctoral education prepared people for leadership roles in postsecondary institutions within the USA. At colleges and universities, there is an interest in ensuring diverse leadership teams and welcoming campus environments. Yet, the research demonstrates challenges for and underrepresentation among higher education leaders. One point of intervention is doctoral programs in higher education and related fields, given the professional socialization, identity formation and knowledge acquisition that occurs through the doctoral journey. Design/methodology/approach By conducting interviews with women who hold doctorates in the field of higher education and who took on new leadership roles at postsecondary institutions in the USA during the global health pandemic, the authors identified specific areas for which doctoral-level training and ex...

From complacency to criticality: Envisioning antiracist leadership among white higher education administrators

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2022

Considering Both HBCU and PWI Options: Exploring the College Choice Process of First-Year Black Students

The Journal of Higher Education

The promise of accessibility: Reconceptualizing college access for students with disabilities

In this paper, we critically explore college access through the lens of accessibility. We contend... more In this paper, we critically explore college access through the lens of accessibility. We contend that as higher education shifts to address the critical issues related to access, equity, and diversity for underserved students, students with disabilities are often absent from the conversation. Through in-depth interviews with disability services administrators, we examine how they adapt institutional practices and embed strategies to make the promise of equal educational opportunity for all possible. The efforts of these disability services administrators provide insight into how students with disabilities are given voice, can achieve academic success, and begins to shape a new definition of college access

Increasing college access and success

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Tools for moving the institutional iceberg

“It’s a sea-change”: Understanding the role the racial and socio-political climate play on the role-shift of the American college presidency

Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2021

This inquiry is part of a larger study focused on whether white male presidents in higher educati... more This inquiry is part of a larger study focused on whether white male presidents in higher education can respond to racism. In the initial study, the author concluded that while presidents were responsive, their responses were not void of privilege, and highlighted the need to further address white Fragility amongst this group. In an effort to advance our understanding of the American college presidency, particularly how the racial and socio-political climate has shaped their leadership, in the current study, the author analyzed data using the perspective offered by the presidents – higher education is in a sea-change, which was also a finding, as well as specific facets of Astin and Astin’ (2000) and Buller’s (2015) respective frames of change. The analysis yielded the importance of naming that higher education is in a sea-change, grappled with the reality of power within the presidency, and articulated the value of being willing over being ready to incite change. In light of these ...

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Women Higher Education Administrators

Advances in Educational Marketing, Administration, and Leadership, 2021

In the multiple crises of 2020, a common narrative emerged about the effectiveness of women leade... more In the multiple crises of 2020, a common narrative emerged about the effectiveness of women leaders in responding at the local, national, and international levels. Their behaviors suggested a reliance on adaptation. As microcosms of the social structures in which they exist, postsecondary institutions are not exempt from the task of leadership through crises; however, little is known about women leaders in higher education administration in times of crisis. Though having the ability to adapt has shown to be paramount for organizational success and thriving, it is virtually unknown whether women higher education leaders take an adaptive approach during crises. Thus, the authors went beyond recent headlines to understand women higher education leaders in contexts riddled with crises. Findings provide illustrative evidence of the six tenets of adaptive leadership to inform practice and future research.

Fundamentals of College Admission Counseling (Fourth Edition)

Higher education: Handbook of theory and research, volume iv

Economics of Education Review, 1991

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Addressing Anti-Black Racism in Higher Education: Love Letters to Blackness and Recommendations to Those Who Say They Love Us

JCSCORE, 2020

We write this love letter to Black students, faculty, staff, executive leadership in higher educa... more We write this love letter to Black students, faculty, staff, executive leadership in higher education, and the surrounding community to center their/our Blackness. We want to acknowledge your frustration and anxiety. The “Dear” sections of this letter are written in raw language, specifically to Black people – acknowledging that it is ok to be pissed, fatigued, and not wanting to engage in performative anti-racist expressions of love for Black people. We do not want you to dismiss your own racial battle fatigue you have been coping with this summer. We hope through this letter you consider centering and recentering your wellness through this pandemic and the recent performative gestures of love for Blackness in academe. We were invited by JCSCORE’s Editor-in-Chief Cristobal Salinas Jr. to write this letter from the Editorial Board Members with the goal “to center and amplify Blackness in academia”.

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African-American students' college transition trajectory: An examination of the effects of high school composition and expectations on degree attainment

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Community College

The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology

Absent Voices : Intersectionality and College Students with Physical Disabilities

Intersectionality and College Students with Physical Disabilities INTRODUCTION "If they don't und... more Intersectionality and College Students with Physical Disabilities INTRODUCTION "If they don't understand, educate them on it," stated Charlotte, the youngest of our study's participants. Disabled students have been referred to as having minority status and share certain conditions of marginalization (e.g., oppressed, powerless and/or socially excluded) with underserved groups, such as students of lower socioeconomic statuses, but are often ignored or invisible in literature addressing these groups (

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The Challenges and Responsibilities of White Women in Leadership

Research Anthology on Challenges for Women in Leadership Roles

Drawing on a larger study that initiated a dialogue about race and inclusion, the author examined... more Drawing on a larger study that initiated a dialogue about race and inclusion, the author examined the challenges and responsibilities of White women in higher education leadership through the lens of critical race theory. Though there is a need for women, from a feminist perspective, to confront the trend that higher education leadership continues to be White and male, there is more so a need for White women to interrogate the normative and oppressive nature of Whiteness. Because Whiteness is said to be overlooked within the narrative of feminism, White women are accused of perpetuating racism. Yet, very little research explores what happens when White women, particularly in higher education leadership, interrogate Whiteness. Contributing to the bodies of research on feminism, racism, Whiteness, and leadership within the context of higher education, the author presents strategies that could address the polarizing effects of feminism; discusses implications that go beyond institution...