Kara Rabbitt Professor • Department of Provost Dr. Kara Rabbitt serves as Associate Provost for Academic Initiatives and Adult & Professional Studies, overseeing the expansion of programs serving adult learners through the College of Adult & Professional Studies and the University's WP Online undergraduate programs. Her work builds on her long-term interest in diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education and her scholarly background in literature, writing, and critical theory. Degrees PhD Romance Studies, Cornell University Ithaca, NY BA Language Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA Specialization Francophone literatures, Caribbean culture, higher education leadership, adult learners, language proficiency, assessment, equity and inclusion Representative Publications "Crafting an Adult Learner Ecosystem"; Evolllution ; 2024 https://evolllution.com/crafting-an-adult-learner-ecosystem Acute Crisis Leadership in Higher Education: Lessons from the Pandemic; Co-editor of volume and co-author of four chapters therein.; London, England; Routledge Press; 2023 https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9781003239918/acute-crisis-leadership-higher-education-gabriela-cornejo-weaver-juanita-cole-kristi-hottenstein-rhonda-phillips-kara-rabbitt-suzanne-wilson-summers "Suzanne Césaire’s Surrealism: Tightrope of Hope"; Surrealist Women’s Writing; University of Manchester Press; 2021 “Racial Trauma Intervention Informing Campus Police Relations." ; Journal of Academic Administration in Higher Education; Volume 36, Issue 1 (Special Edition: "Twin Pandemics") 2021 https://issuu.com/aaua10/docs/twin_pandemics "Rethinking the Academy: Lessons From Higher Ed’s Response to Equity Concerns During COVID-19"; "Shared Equity Leadership: Transforming Campus Communities Is a Collective Responsibility"; American Council on Education ; 2021 https://www.higheredtoday.org/2021/05/24/rethinking-academy-lessons-higher-eds-response-equity-concerns-covid-19/ Fellowships, Grants and Research ACE Fellow 2019-2020 Fellowship Email 973 720 4089 By appointment
