2024/01/01 by Román Liera, Cheryl D. Ching, Raquel M. Rall +2 · 1 voice
Social Sciences · #Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research #Gender Diversity and Inequality #Race, History, and American Society
paper · doi:10.1177/23328584241298215
openalex publication_date 2024/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/26
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.