Working towards Visible Equity: Transforming Leadership for Visible Equity Preparing lifelong learners to be citizens who can navigate the complexities of social unrest layered by issues of a global pandemic has proven to be challenging. However, P-16 educational practitioners, armed with tools to reflect upon their actions, can lay the foundation for visible equity to exist within their institutions. In this article, the authors give life to the terminology of “visible equity” and introduce four tenets that build a framework for interventions useful to P-16 administrators and faculty.
Veleka S. Gatling, Ph.D. With over 27 years in public education, Dr. Veleka S. Gatling has served as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, executive director of special and gifted programs, and executive director of professional learning in various school divisions in Hampton Roads. She has also served as an adjunct professor and lecturer in the department of educational leadership and currently serves as the Director of Diversity Initiatives at Old Dominion University. Most recently, Dr. Gatling was appointed by Governor Northam to serve on the Culturally Relevant and Inclusive Education Practices Advisory Committee. She is also the Co-Chair of a workgroup on the Task Force for Racial Equity at James Madison University.
Cynthia S. Nicholson, Ph.D. Cynthia S. Nicholson, PhD, has spent over 25 years as an educator in secondary and post-secondary English and Teacher Education. As a Graduate Program Coordinator in the School of Education at Norfolk State University (NSU), Dr. Nicholson enjoys preparing students to serve in the field of education. Prior to joining the NSU faculty, she worked as an administrator at a private, liberal arts university, managing and collaborating activities for eight academic departments. Dr. Nicholson serves as a Faculty Fellow for NSU’s Center for Teaching and Learning, facilitating instruction for the faculty credentialing with the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE). 2021 Vol. 18
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