Lessons from a Black Feminist (Interim) Dean : “Can I Bring My Authentic Self?”

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.