Does Experiencing Racialized Aggressions on Social Media Influence Perceptions About the Campus Racial Climate?

Delegitimizing Race: The Role of Color-evasive Ideologies and HESA Professionals

“…HESA professionals' beliefs about their campuses' ability to enact values related to racial justice were corroborated by 80% of postsecondary leaders who believed that race relations on their campuses were positive (Jaschik & Lederman, 2021). Despite these beliefs, Students of Color continue to report hostile racial climates (Comeaux et al, 2021;Pirtle et al, 2021;Rowan-Kenyon et al, 2022;Serrano, 2020). This suggests an incongruence between what leaders profess and what Students of Color experience, which researchers have identified as institutional negligence (Harper & Hurtado, 2007).…”