Writings & Ideas

Earlier Contributions

• Wolfe, B., James-DeCruise, E., & Shaw, K. (September, 2024). DEI: Beyond the Binary. Urban League of Central Carolinas Professional Pathways for Emerging Leaders Southern Region Conference, Charlotte, NC.

• Wolfe, B. & Dilworth, P. (November, 2020). Centering Campus Diversity, Equity and Inclusion as Leadership: Breaking the Cycle to Heal. INSIGHT into Diversity.

• Wolfe, B. (July, 2020). Executive Presence: What Got You Here Won’t Get You There. Presented at UAB Health System, Birmingham, AL.

• Wolfe, B. (May, 2020). Inclusive Excellence as Culture: Opportunities for Anti-Racist Engagement. Presented at Austin Community College, Austin, TX.

• Wolfe, B. (March, 2020). Opportunities to Foster Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Liberal Arts Environment. Presented at Transylvania University, Lexington, KY.

• Wolfe, B. & Dilworth, P. (November, 2019). State Legislation, Free Speech, and Infringement to Civil Discourse on College Campuses. Presented at Alabama Association for Higher Education Diversity Officers, Troy, AL.

• Fields, J., Schneider, A., & Wolfe, B. (August, 2019). Museums as Instruments of Reconciliation. Presented at Association of African American Association Museums, Jackson, MS.

• Wolfe, B. & Dilworth, P. (March, 2019). Transitioning Normalcy: Persistence Strategies of African-American Administrations in Higher Education. Presented at National Association for Diversity Officers in Higher Education, Philadelphia, PA.

• Wolfe, B. (February, 2019). Building Community in Divisive Times: How do we use diversity, equity, and inclusion as tools? Presented at Alabama Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel (AAEOPP) TRiO Day, Montevallo, AL.

• Moultrie, S., Robinson, K., Solomon, A., Sullivan, M. & Wolfe, B. (November, 2017). Transformational Change and Inclusive Excellence. Presented at Alabama Association for Higher Education Diversity Officers, Birmingham, AL.

• Wolfe, B. (2017, February 23). A Tie That Binds and Shapes Us [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://cas.uab.edu/humanrights/2017/02/23/604/ 

• Vickers, J., Cunningham, C., Hewing, V., Allen, C., McElderry, J., & Wolfe, B. (June 2016).  Student Activism: Black Students Moving Forward at PWIs. Presented at National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE), San Francisco, CA.

• Wolfe, B. & Dilworth, P. (2015). Transitioning Normalcy: Organizational Culture, African American Administrators, and Diversity Leadership in Higher Education. Review of Educational Research, 85(4), 667-697. 

• Wolfe, B. (October, 2015). Toward a Minority Professional Persistence Model: How do we become “inclusive” about inclusive excellence? Presented at Alabama Association for Higher Education Diversity Officers, Florence, AL.

• Wolfe, B., Freeman, S., Dilworth, P. & Smith, D. (November, 2014). A History of Policy, Practice, and Personal Experience: Navigating the Administrative Pipeline for People of Color. Presented at Alabama Association for Higher Education Diversity Officers, Tuscaloosa, AL.

• Wolfe, B. & Freeman, S. (2013). A Case for Administrators of Color: Insights and Policy Implications for Higher Education’s Predominantly White Institutions. eJournal of Educational Policy (JEP). 

• Wolfe, B. (2013). Persistence is Chess, Not Checkers: A Counter-story on the Lives and Strategies of Six African American Administrators at One PWI. In Brooks, J. & Arnold, T. (Eds.), Confronting Racism in Higher Education:  Problems and Possibilities for Fighting Ignorance, Bigotry and Isolation. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing Inc. 

• Wolfe, B. (September, 2013). Diversity, Intersections, & Student Activism: Using Multicultural Education to Facilitate Change. Presented at Elon University, Elon, NC.

• Wolfe, B. (August, 2013). Opportunities to Facilitate Positive Black Student Identity Development at the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture. Presented at Duke University, Durham, NC. 

• Wolfe, B. (December, 2012). A Vision for the Campus Office of Diversity and Inclusivity: Growing, Branding, and Sustaining Our Multicultural Community. Presented at Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA.

• Wolfe, B. (November, 2012). Historical and Contemporary Experiences of Administrators of Color at Predominantly White Institutions. Paper Presented at Alabama Association for Higher Education Diversity Officers, Auburn, AL.

• Jean-Marie, G., McCray, C., Beachum, F., & Wolfe, B. (November, 2011). The Everyday Politics of Racism and Educational Leadership. A symposium conducted at the University Council for Educational Administration, Pittsburgh, PA.

• Wolfe, B. (June, 2011). Multicultural Affairs: An Avenue to Building and Sustaining Inclusive Communities. Presented at Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX.

• Wolfe, B. (April, 2011). The Price of Membership: Theorizing the Persistence of African American Administrators at PWIs. Paper presented at American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

• Wolfe, B. (February, 2011). Examining the Issues and Needs of Underrepresented Male Students on College Campuses. Presented at North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC.

• Wolfe, B. (March, 2010). Minority Persistence: How Do We Navigate Beyond the Status Quo of Leadership in Higher Education? Paper presented at Harvard Graduate School of Education Annual Conference, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

• Wolfe, B. & Abdullah, S. (June, 2009). Creating and Hosting Men of Color Conferences and Retreats: A Practitioner’s Guide. Paper presented at National Association for Student Affairs Professionals Annual Meeting, Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA.

• Wolfe, B. (2007). On the Path to Self-Regulation: Taking the Social-Cognitive Direction Towards Learning. Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 1(1), 51-55. 

• Wolfe, B. (August, 2007). Leadership: Soprano’s Style. Paper presented at College of Education Leadership Training, Auburn University, Auburn, AL.

• Wolfe, B. (March, 2006). On the Path to Self-Regulation: Taking the Social-Cognitive Direction Towards Learning. Paper presented at Louisiana Education Research Association Annual Meeting, Shreveport, LA.