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A Dynamical Systems Description of Privilege, Power and Leadership in Academia: identifying barriers and paths to inclusive communities of excellent scholarship | | Kathryn V Johnston
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13 Dec 2019 | | Abstract: | As the diversity of people in higher education grows, Universities are
struggling to provide inclusive environments that nurture the spirit of free
inquiry in the presence of these differences. At the extreme, the value of
diversity is under attack as a few, vocal academics use public forums to
question the innate intellectual abilities of certain demographic groups.
Throughout my career as an astronomer, from graduate student, through professor
to department chair, I have witnessed these struggles firsthand. Exclusive
cultures result in lost opportunities in the form of unfulfilled potential of
all members of the institution - students, administrators and faculty alike.
How to move steadily towards inclusion is an unsolved problem that hampers the
advancement of knowledge itself. As every scientist knows, problem definition
is an essential feature of problem solution. This article draws on insights
from dynamical systems descriptions of conflict developed in the social and
behavioral sciences to present a model that captures the convoluted,
interacting challenges that stifle progress on this problem. This description
of complexity explains the persistence of exclusive cultures and the inadequacy
of quick or simple fixes. It also motivates the necessity of prolonged and
multifaceted approaches to solutions. It is incumbent on our faculties to
recognize the complexities in both problem and solutions, and persevere in
responding to these intractable dynamics. It is incumbent on our
administrations to provide the consistent structure that supports these tasks.
It incumbent on all of our constituents - students, administration and faculty
- to be cognizant of and responsive to these efforts. | | Source: | arXiv, 1912.6605 | | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites | |
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