Lisa Coleman (academic)

Lisa Coleman (academic) is an American academic administrator and the President of Adler University. Coleman is a well recognized leader in the field of higher education and is a National Academy of Public Administration Fellow. Quotes Far too often people approach Blackness through a deficit model. But what I’ve learned from my family and community is Black joy, and that expansion isn’t just for Black people. That’s for everyone, so that we think about the expansive nature of possibility in how we imagine community, and how we imagine each other across time and space. Lisa Coleman (academic) “I’m an interventionist. That’s the whole point to being an inclusive leader. My default is transformational and educational, not punitive.” Lisa Coleman (academic) autobiography It’s also about new ways of doing and being. We must be willing to try, and to maybe make mistakes, because the possibilities are endless if we bring together diverse communities and minds together atypically. Sometimes when people look at people with disabilities, or people who are gay, trans, or black… they look at us as their problems; as something that needs to be fixed. But I do not think that at all, I think (I know) we are the assets. And WE are the future. The question is – are you, whoever you are, ready, for OUR future?” Lisa Coleman (academic) autobiography There was joy in the ways in which people expressed themselves, the ways they thought about community; and, as a result, they saw themselves as expanding Blackness, expanding the possibilities for future generations,” Lisa Coleman (academic) quotes External links Category:Women academics from the United States Category:21st-century African-American women Category:Living people