Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2024
Journal / Book Title
AERA Open
Abstract
In this critical qualitative study, we draw on interviews with sitting Presidents of Color in one state to explore the racialized dimensions of the college and university presidential search and appointment process. Informed by Ray’s racialized organization tenets of whiteness as a credential and racialized agency, our findings show that participants felt hyper-scrutinized and judged against white, masculine standards, norms, and expectations and had to endure explicit and implicit undermining of their potential for campus leadership. Our findings provide practice implications and recommendations for making presidential searches and appointments in higher education more racially equitable and inclusive.
DOI
10.1177/23328584241298215
Journal ISSN / Book ISBN
172173465 (Orcid)
Montclair State University Digital Commons Citation
Liera, Román; Ching, Cheryl D.; Rall, Raquel M.; Chase, Megan M.; and Bensimon, Estela M., "The White Way to Hire Presidents: Racism in the Search and Appointment Process" (2024). Department of Educational Leadership Scholarship and Creative Works. 44.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/educ-leadership-facpubs/44
Published Citation
Liera, R., Ching, C. D., Rall, R. M., Chase, M. M., & Bensimon, E. M. (2024). The White Way to Hire Presidents: Racism in the Search and Appointment Process. AERA Open, 10. https://doi.org/10.1177/23328584241298215
Comments
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