Adrianna Kezar has been associate professor for higher education at the University of Southern California since 2003. She holds a Ph.D. and an M.A. in higher education administration from the University of Michigan. She was formerly editor of the ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report Series from 1996 to 2004. Kezar has published more than seventy-five journal articles, fifty book chapters, and twelve books. Her research focuses on helping create meaningful changes in higher education related to diversity and equity. Recent books include: Recognizing and Serving Low-Income Students in Higher Education (Routledge Press), Understanding the New Faculty Norm: Contingent Faculty in Higher Education (Jossey-Bass), and Enhancing Leadership Capacity on Campus: Faculty and Staff Grassroots Leadership (Stanford Press). Kezar has also served on several editorial boards and received national awards for her work on leadership and change.

Cecile Sam is a doctoral candidate in higher education policy at the Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis at the University of Southern California. Her research interests include leadership and organization theory as applied to faculty work in higher education, with a special interest in ethics.