The experiences of Black women staff were at the forefront of this study as a way to create space for Black women by a Black woman. The experiences of staff and more specifically staff a color are often an afterthought (Cho & Brassfield, 2022) which has created some cultures of toxicity (Steele, 2018) and expected niceness (Liera, 2020). Black…

There is still a scarcity of African American male professionals ascending to senior executive leadership within predominantly White institutions (PWIs) of higher education. Some may believe that obtaining qualified Black males for those positions is a pipeline issue. However, what if they are already African American males waiting and ready for…

This study examines the attitudes and perspectives of alumni and collegiate fraternity members on mentoring roles within the context of brotherhood relations. The study was guided by questions about the barriers to the establishment and maintenance of mentorship relations between collegiate and alumni fraternity members, the benefits of organized…

This Dissertation in Practice (DIP) explores the experiences of Black male faculty at Kent State University, a predominantly White institution, employing counter-narrative, a tenet of Critical Race Theory (CRT). Using qualitative narrative inquiry and autoethnography, the study investigates how race, gender, access to resources, and preparedness…

The decade of the 1960s was rife with social and political change across the United States. The consequences of the changing times were often seen on college campuses and influenced campus culture, especially for Black students. Literature has shown that campus culture, and relatedly organizational culture, comprise of many aspects such as the…

In this paper, we focus on how Black students matter, from their perspective, in Ohio higher education. To better support Black students, policymakers, college leaders, and organizers must understand what is happening on the ground from students themselves. The words of the essayist and thinker, James Baldwin, are pertinent here: "Not…