Proposal abstract :
We are three women theological educators who have stepped into senior leadership roles under unprecedented times—or, to put it crassly, when “sh*t” hit the fan. In unique ways, we each also represent unprecedented “paradigms” of leadership within our respective institutions. We are of Indian (Susan), Korean (HyeRan), and Vietnamese (Mai-Anh) descent and, at various points in our lives, citizens of complicated nationality. One of us is a Principal and the others are Academic Deans. One has served past the average mark for academic deanship, the other finishing her role, while the principal is rounding out her first year. Regardless of when and where we entered our respective role, the full weight of responsibilities awaited our response on day one. As women and scholars of color, we carry lived memories of the many tactics of heteropatriarchal whiteness and the reflexes of internalized white supremacy and misogyny that seek to

Learning Abstract :
We are three women theological educators who have stepped into senior leadership roles under
unprecedented times—or, to put it crassly, when "sh*t" hit the fan. In unique ways, we each also
represent unprecedented "paradigms" of leadership within our respective institutions. We are of
Indian (Susan), Korean (HyeRan), and Vietnamese (Mai-Anh) descent and, at various points in
our lives, citizens of complicated nationality. One of us is a Principal and the others are
Academic Deans. One has served past the average mark for academic deanship, the other
finishing her role, while the principal is rounding out her first year. Regardless of when and
where we entered our respective role, the full weight of responsibilities awaited our response on
day one.
As women and scholars of color, we carry lived memories of the many tactics of heteropatriarchal
whiteness and the reflexes of internalized white supremacy and misogyny that seek to