Gasman Marybeth, Ekpe Leslie, Ginsberg Alice C, Lockett Amanda Washington, Samayoa Andrés Castro
Graduate School of Education, Educational Psychology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 USA.
Graduate School of Education, Higher Education Leadership, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129 USA.
Innov High Educ. 2023 Jan 16:1-18. doi: 10.1007/s10755-022-09644-3.
Motivated and effective leadership is necessary for college and university presidents and even more paramount at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), given the significant impact that these institutions have on Black lives and overall equity in the nation. Using Greenleaf's (1970) servant leadership model as a guiding framework, we examine why aspiring leaders want to lead and serve HBCUs. Based on interviews with 26 aspiring Black leaders, our findings revealed that being a graduate of an HBCU, the impact of the HBCU experience, an interest in paying the HBCU experience forward and believing in the HBCU mission are factors that contribute to why aspiring leaders want to become HBCU presidents. Based on our findings, we provide concrete recommendations for future researchers and practitioners.
对于学院和大学的校长而言，积极且有效的领导力是必要的，而对于历史上的黑人学院和大学（HBCUs）来说，这种领导力更为至关重要，因为这些机构对黑人生活以及国家的整体公平有着重大影响。以格林利夫（1970年）的仆人式领导模式作为指导框架，我们探究了有抱负的领导者为何想要领导并服务于HBCUs。基于对26位有抱负的黑人领导者的访谈，我们的研究结果表明，身为HBCUs的毕业生、HBCU经历的影响、将HBCU经历传承下去的兴趣以及对HBCU使命的信念，这些因素促使有抱负的领导者想要成为HBCUs的校长。基于我们的研究结果，我们为未来的研究人员和从业者提供了具体建议。
