Modern heroics : how HBCUs navigated the COVID-19 pandemic

• Other Authors: Lucas, H. J. (Editor), Felton, Herman J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : IAP | Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2022]
• Series: Higher education leadership & study of historically Black colleges and universities
• Subjects: African American universities and colleges > History > 21st century.; African American universities and colleges > Administration.; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023 > Influence.; Crisis management > United States.; Discrimination in education > United States.; Universities and colleges > Social aspects > United States.; Education > Schools > Levels > Higher.; Educational strategies and policy: inclusion.; Higher education, tertiary education.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806602957
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-64802-974-5
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 139 pages) : illustrations (black & white)

"It is said that crisis is the true test of a leader. The leaders who contributed to this volume and their peers at HBCUs nationwide were tested in unprecedented ways by the events of 2020 and 2021. The crisis caused by COVID-19 was unique in its wide-ranging effects, its duration, and the need...

Table of Contents:

• Care Is Our Superpower
• Forging Opportunities Out of Crises
• Lane College Responds to COVID-19
• Clarity, Competence, Courage, and Commitment: Pillars of Leadership for Uncertain, Unpredictable, and Unprecedented Times
• At No Time Do We Shy Away From Our Mission
• Talladegans Rise Up!
• I Asked God to Help Me
• Excellence Reimagined
• Leading Wilberforce in a Liminal Moment
• Leading With Faith During a Global Crisis
• Editors' Epilogue.