Enacting a diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice emphasis in graduate and professional leadership education.

This article explores leadership education, leadership scholarship, and leadership practices with a focus on the continued growth in thought, paradigm development, research and practices that address societal problems in relation to human existence. We respond to the question "how can the integration of counter narratives into leadership education - all while integrating diverse perspectives into our leadership education conversation so the complexity we now understand to be true can be revealed?" The exploration creates opportunities to deepen the diversity, equity, and inclusion discourse incorporated into graduate leadership education programs.

Envisioning the future of graduate and professional leadership education: Perspectives from the field.

The future of graduate and professional leadership education holds both challenges and promise. By sharing results from a focus group study about the field of leadership education, this article uplifts the voices of leadership educators and students who shared their hopes and concerns for the field. Their advice serves as a resource to those considering ways they might best serve students and organizations through the development and enhancement of programs.

A call for the leadership education field.

The collective message of this series of articles was formed by the thoughts of seasoned leadership educators. Their truth and investment in leadership education are clear. In this closing article, we share our thoughts on their many perspectives, ideas, and challenges. This article summarizes and synthesizes these articles with the metaphor of the bamboo field that strongly relates to the field of leadership education today.