Published Resources Details Journal Article
- Title
- Leadership Amid Racial Trauma and Unrest: UNC Charlotte's Response to the Shooting of Keith Scott
- In
- Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership
- Imprint
- vol. 21, no. 3, 2018, pp. 61-74
- Abstract
Amid heightened racial tensions throughout the country regarding law enforcement's use of lethal force against African Americans, the city of Charlotte experienced civil uprising in the aftermath of the shooting of Keith Scott. At the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, reactions to the incident varied widely. This case study explores the response of the leadership of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to the shooting of Keith Scott. This case provides students with the opportunity to discuss perspectives on diversity and multiculturalism as well as leadership following a racial trauma.