Truth Without Tears is a timely and insightful portrait of Black Women leaders in American colleges and universities.
Welch is the former dean of the School of Education at Duquesne University..
Olga M.
Hodges is a professor of German at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and former dean of the Graduate School at the University of Tennessee.
About the Author: Carolyn R.
A nuanced and complex depiction of successful leadership, Truth Without Tears is a valuable resource for current and aspiring higher education leaders.
The book engages readers to consider ways of learning how to balance the need for action with "deliberative and deliberate approaches" that are grounded in maintaining decisiveness, accountability, and allegiance to organizational goals, especially those that support inclusiveness and diversity of perspective.
Each chapter offers reflections or examples of the authors\' particular experiences that have taught them how to become effective leaders.
They offer their perspectives on being the first Deans of color in two predominately white institutions in an effort to fill a gap that exists in the literature on deanships in higher education.
Hodges and Welch deftly combine autobiography with more general information and observations to fashion an interesting and helpful book about higher education leadership.
Welch are former Deans who draw extensively on their experience as African American Women to account for both the challenges and opportunities facing Women of color in educational Leadership positions.
Hodges and Olga M.
Carolyn R.
Truth Without Tears is a timely and insightful portrait of Black Women leaders in American colleges and universities
