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As a leader who has occupied several leadership positions, Perryman-Clark describes her experience with the double standards that she has experienced as a Black woman leader. Leadership programs in which she participated, Perryman-Clark notes, did not provide grounding for leading as a Black woman, and attempts to develop such a program on her campus were thwarted. Perryman-Clark then describes her experience as an interim dean, one in which she continued to experience harms that undermined her authority and position. Perryman-Clark concludes the chapter with ten insights for leaders based on her experience. 

Discussion Questions

Perryman-Clark’s chapter provides difficult and compelling stories about personal encounters with systemic racism. Have you considered, experienced, or witnessed systemic racism in your own institution(s)? If you have, how did you respond, and how has this affected your choices and the ways you navigate your relationships and positionality in the institution?