Preface : the urgent matter of inclusive leadership in higher education / Lorraine Stefani and Patrick Blessinger -- Inclusive leadership in higher education : inclusion as a core institutional value / Patrick Blessinger and Lorraine Stefani -- Leadership challenges for women college and university presidents : personal perspectives from women making a difference / Cathy Sandeen, Christine K. Cavanaugh, Deborah Ford -- Women and intellectual leadership in East Asia's academic professions : a review of the literature / Hei-hang Hayes Tang -- Intersectionality and inclusive leadership in the university : 3 case studies from Denmark / Kirsten Locke -- Cultivating inclusive leadership in higher education teaching through action learning / Cathy Gunn -- Inclusive environments in UK universities : some surprising challenges for leaders / Fiona Denney -- Navigating through tough waves towards inclusive leadership : a case study from Saudi Arabia / Eqbal Z. Darandari -- Leadership and inclusiveness : a perspective from Middle East and Central Asian universities / Enakshi Sengupta -- Inclusive leadership : lessons from South Africa / Brenda Leibowitz -- To be the African university in the service of humanity / Mandla Makhanya -- Understanding the grit and gravitas underlying culturally sustaining inclusive leadership in academe / Lorri J. Santamaria and Andres P. Santamaria -- Inclusive institutional leadership through community engagement / John P. Anchan -- A multi-lens view of inclusive leadership in higher education / Lorraine Stefani.