Ethnic and racial administrative diversity : understanding work life realities and experiences in higher education / Jerlando F.L. Jackson, Elizabeth M. O'Callaghan.

Introduction, Context, and Overview
The importance of workforce diversity in higher and postsecondary education
Literature and the integrated review
Status of Ethnic and Racial Diversity in College and University Administration
Academic leaders
Student affairs administrators
Barriers Encountered by Administrators of Color in Higher and Postsecondary Education
Legal and conceptual frameworks
Established barriers for administrators of color
The "double burden" : a barrier specific to women of color
Factors Influencing Engagement, Retention, and Advancement for Administrators of Color
Employment challenges
Success in corporate America: lessons for higher education
Role of leadership programs
The importance of mentoring
What universities can do
What individual administrators can do
An emerging model
Concluding Remarks Regarding the Importance of a Racially Diverse Administrative Workforce
Emergent and aggregate challenges for administrators of color
Directions for future research
Implications for practice.