Call for Chapter Proposals – Beyond Disruption: Building Creative and Innovative Campuses

Proposal Submission Deadline: October 15, 2024

Editors

Bridget Turner Kelly, PhD University of Maryland	Robert Kelly, PhD University of Portland
Jacob L. Diaz, EdD University of South Florida Saint Petersburg	Colin Stewart, PhD University of Portland

 

Beyond Disruption: Building Creative and Innovative Campuses is a follow-up book to the 2020 publication Disruptive Transformation: Leading Creative and Innovative Teams in Higher Education, which explored the journey toward becoming a creative and innovative leader. That text underscored the critical intersection of access, justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (AJEDI) with creativity in higher education. Beyond Disruption aims to build upon the commitment to creativity and AJEDI by equipping practitioners, faculty, and leaders with the necessary tools to cultivate creative and inclusive organizations, campuses, and universities. The book will explore viewpoints from educators and student affairs professionals that will foster and equip current and aspirational leaders with the tools they need for visionary and transformational campus leadership. 

This book will fill gaps left by existing titles, offering practical strategies for fostering creativity, innovation, and inclusion in higher education. It will include case studies, artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, and frameworks for innovative policy changes and pedagogical approaches. The book will be published by NASPA–Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, the leading voice for the student affairs profession worldwide.

 

Proposal Submission Process

Individuals interested in proposing a chapter should complete the Proposal Submission Form. Prospective authors will be asked to provide the following:

• Contact information for corresponding author and coauthors.
• Chapter title and 500-word abstract outlining the chapter, including relevant current research, concepts, and evidence-informed best practices.
• Summary of author(s) qualifications with regard to the chapter and book topic.
  
  

Submit Proposal Now

 

Timeline

Below is the tentative timeline for major milestones associated with the publication:

Milestone	Tentative Completion Date
Contributing Authors and Chapters Selected	November 2024
First Drafts Due	February 2025
First Round Reviews Completed and Shared With Authors	March 2025
Second Drafts Due	June 2025
Final Drafts Sent to Publisher	August 2025

 

Main Themes

• Creative Leadership: Exploring innovation, navigating activism and politics, and leading from interim roles.
• Inclusive and Innovative AJEDI: Crafting hopeful strategies, leveraging international partnerships, and balancing digital equity.
• Empathetic Design: Fostering mental health and well-being, creating compassionate campuses, and rediscovering purpose in leadership.
• Student-Centered Technology and Sustainability: Utilizing AI, promoting digital horizons, and implementing sustainable practices.

 

Special Features

The book will include reflective exercises, templates, hands-on activities, paradigms, to-do lists, and models applicable to various campus settings. An accompanying app will provide additional resources. The goal of each chapter is to include a mid- to senior-level professional, or a top role in student affairs, with a faculty member.

 

Audience

This book is intended for mid- and upper-level leaders in higher education, faculty, and faculty administration. A secondary audience is current and aspiring leaders at any career stage.

 

Questions may be submitted to Colin Stewart at stewartc@up.edu.

We look forward to your contributions and to creating a resource that will inspire and guide future leaders in higher education.