Includes bibliographical references.

Diversity in the CCCU : the current state and implications for the future / Pete C. Menjares -- Section 1 : Campus case studies : transforming institutions with a commitment to diversity -- Diversity, inclusion and institutional faithfulness / Pete C. Menjares -- Nyack College / David F. Turk -- North Park University / David L. Parkyn -- Warner Pacific College / Andrea Cook -- Greenville University / Edwin F. Estevez -- Section 2 : Why we stayed : lessons in resiliency and leadership from long-term CCCU diversity professionals -- Speaking up for such a time as this / Michelle R. Loyd-Paige -- Going deep : connecting vocation, conviction, and human thriving / Glen K. Kinoshita -- Resilient leadership through a cultural lens / Jeanette L. Hsieh -- God's battle : using spiritual strategies in diversity work / Kimberly Battle-Walters Denu -- Unintentional longevity : the role of responsivity and resiliency / Michelle R. Loyd-Paige -- The music God puts in your heart : reflections from an ongoing journey / Rodney K Sisco -- Section 3 : Voices of our friends : speaking for themselves -- White allies striving to be aware and engaged / Allison N. Ash and Alexander Jun -- Identity, awareness, and engagement : understanding my whiteness / Alison M. Ash -- From denial to solidarity; finding my place as a white ally / Brian Howell -- The evolution of a white scholar-practitioner / Kristin Paredes-Collins -- Living the questions : the convoluted path from fear-full shame to courageous hope / Sarah Visser -- Section 4 : Curricular/cocurricular initiatives to enhance diversity awareness and action -- The other side of diversity / Rebecca Hernandez -- Leading change through diversity in spiritual development / Lisa Ishihara -- Building belonging : fostering difficult conversations around diversity / Jennifer W. Shewmaker -- Interlocking crossroads : starting conversation about complex matters / Yvonne RB-Banks -- Moving from theory to practice / Rebecca Hernandez -- Section 5 : Autoethnographies : emerging leaders and career stages -- The faces behind the numbers / Kathy-Ann C. Hernandez -- A new rite of passage : agency, integration, and the StrongBlackWomen / Leah Fulton -- Potholes on the professional journey of developing a leader / Kevin L. Williams Jr. -- The power of "the only" / Aisha N. Lowe -- Embracing the perspective of the other / Kathy-Ann C. Hernandez -- Navigating the transition to administrative leadership / Gladys Robalino -- I don't belong here : a "circle" leader in a "square" university / Rukshan Fernando -- A lifetime in search of a sponsor / Rebecca Torres Valdovinos -- Going to the next level : opportunities and challenges facing African American leaders in the academy / Roberta Wilburn.