ILA Newsletter: INTERFACE
The name evokes those spaces and boundaries where our work reaches out and touches another’s — where theory and practice meet, shake hands, and learn from one another. It honors the fact that the ILA’s membership includes people located in many, and often multiple, independent systems who all Interface in the ILA around their commitment to advance leadership knowledge and practice for a better world. Interface shares articles highlighting association news and work being done by other ILA members.
In addition to author interviews, reports from the field, and member spotlights, the newsletter regularly features the following columns, edited by members:
- Exploring Leadership (video blog);
- PAUSE for Pedagogy (article and video interview);
- Grassroots Leadership & the Arts for Social Change (article & radio show); and
- Global & Culturally Diverse Leadership in the 21st, Century (article).
View a Selection of Recent Articles
Trible Library Receives Gift of Leadership Library
When ILA transitioned to a virtual office, we donated our physical library to longtime member Christopher Newport University, celebrating 25 years of partnership in advancing leadership. As Brent Cusher, the current department chair, notes, “CNU’s involvement with ILA has massively shaped our identity as an institution concerned with leadership”—and these books will continue that legacy.
Call for Abstracts – Disrupting the Default: Perspectives on Gender, Power, and Emergent Technology
Submit your abstract by 31 August 2025 for Disrupting the Default: Perspectives on Gender, Power, and Emergent Technology, a new book in ILA’s Transformative Women Leaders Book Series published by Emerald. The book will be edited by Christine Haskell, Ph.D., Catharyn Baird, J.D., and Randal Joy Thompson, Ph.D.
Commemorating International Women’s Day
ILA Board Chair Mike Hardy and President Cynthia Cherrey reflect on the history and ideals of International Women’s Day before spotlighting the work of ILA members who are advancing equity for women around the world through their diverse research and advocacy work.
Call for Book Chapters: Proverbs and Riddles for Leadership: Building Bridges for Practice From Africa
Submit your chapter proposal by 10 January for ILA’s 2026 volume of Building Leadership Bridges, published with Emerald. Edited by Dr. Innocent Assoman (Kansas State University), Dr. Anisah Ari (Kansas Leadership Center), Dr. Jackline Oluoch-Aridi (Notre Dame Global), Dr. Trisha Gott (Kansas State University), Dr. Brandon Kliewer (University of Tennessee, Knoxville), Dr. Jillian Martin (Duke University), Dr. Hilary Okeguale (Afe Babalola University Nigeria), Dr. Brandy Walker, and Mr. Macharia Gauntundu (Kansas State University)
Call for Chapter Proposals- Keeping the Fire: Narratives of Women Leaders Embracing Community
Call for chapter proposals for “Keeping the Fire: Narratives of Women Leaders Embracing Community.” Submit by 9 December 2024. The book, part of ILA’s Transformative Women Leaders series published by Emerald will be edited by Drs. Lazarina Topuzova (Robert Morris University), Kem Gambrell (Gonzaga University), and Sydney Richardson (North Carolina A & T State University).
ILA Members Lead the Charge in Advancing Leadership for Public Purpose!
25 U.S. colleges and universities, including 17 who are affiliated with the International Leadership Association, have been named an inaugural Carnegie Leadership for Public Purpose Classification recipient. Find out ILA’s role in this groundbreaking initiative and how to apply for next year.
Call for Chapters – Ghost Leadership: Uncovering the Hidden and Unsettling Sides of Leadership
Call for chapter proposals for “Ghost Leadership: Uncovering the Hidden and Unsettling Sides of Leadership.” Submit by 18 November 2024. The book, part of ILA’s BLB series published by Emerald will be edited by Professor Richard Bolden (University of the West of England), Dr Rachel Wolfgramm (University of Auckland) and Dr Neil Sutherland (UCL School of Management).
Call for Chapter Abstracts – Inspirational Women Leaders
Submit your abstract by 15 September 2024 for ILA’s next book in our Transformative Women Leaders series published by Emerald.
Transformative Women Leaders – New ILA Book Series!
We’re excited to announce that the first two books in ILA’s new Transformative Women Leaders book series are now available to pre-order. Learn more about this inspired new collaboration between the ILA and Emerald Publishing that explores women leaders who are making a difference in their communities and organizations around the world.
ILA President and CEO Cynthia Cherrey to Serve on Inaugural Warren Bennis Leadership Council
International Leadership Association President and CEO Cynthia Cherrey was recently honored to receive and accept an invitation to serve on the inaugural Warren Bennis Leadership Council. In April, she participated in the Warren Bennis Leadership Institute Summit and the annual Warren Bennis Leadership Experience.
ILA President Gives Talk at Christopher Newport University
ILA President & CEO Cynthia Cherrey journeyed to Christopher Newport University in February of 2024 to speak before 1,000+ students and faculty on the importance of leadership.
ILA’s Inaugural Dialogue Lab Delivers Thoughtful Inquiry
ILA’s inaugural Dialogue Lab (D-Lab) took place January 2024 and asked, “How might we exercise leadership that responds meaningfully to the issues of this moment?” Learn more about the activities at this experimental event.