This document records testimony from a hearing before the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections about combating workplace antisemitism in postsecondary education and protecting employees from discrimination. Opening statements were presented by: (1) Honorable Kevin Kiley, Chairman, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections; and (2) Honorable Alma…

In this article, we explore the concept of belonging and its utility as a means for understanding academics' experiences of working in the academy. Transformative changes have reorientated academic work in recent years and continue to do so as we grapple with what it means to work and live in a post-digital, post-covid, world. We engage a…

Heightened awareness and attention to campus diversity and racial climates are evident in higher education by increased student activism and social movements in reaction to perceptions of adverse and unwelcoming campus environments (Biemiller, 2018; Whitford, 2019). There is growing attention to how students perceive belonging and mattering on…

Black suffering at historically and predominantly white institutions cannot be analogized with other racially minoritized groups. By drawing upon insights from Black Critical Theory (BlackCrit), this study elucidates how antiblackness as a distinct form of racism manifests in Black undergraduates' lives. This study is guided by an instrumental…

In higher education research, it is critical to identify and explore factors, experiences, and institutional environments influencing students' academic performance and success. Korean students have the international image as higher achievers and a model minority in their academic performance, and several studies have explained that the…

This study examined rates of mental health outcomes between LGBTQ+ students and their straight/heterosexual and cisgender peers. The participants included undergraduate students (n = 77,635) from 142 institutions of higher education in the United States who completed the Spring 2024 National College Health Assessment (NCHA). Cross-tabulations with…

Teachings that undergird Catholic universities hold seemingly contradictory messages about affirming the dignity of LGBTQ+ people and adherence to some Catholic teachings. LGBTQ+ trainings that cultivate allyship are intended to increase individual awareness/analysis, develop skills to support students, and align with aspects of the institutional…

This article begins by offering a personal narrative to showcase the experiences of Indigenous women in higher education. My own narrative is grounded in my cultural identity as a Haudenosaunee scholar, and I open by sharing the contemporary lessons of the Haudenosaunee Creation Story. By sharing Indigenous maternal knowledge as gleaned from…

The current political and legal violence against DEI and the Black Lives Matter movement has pushed the debate on racial inequality to include the academic opportunity gap, systemic injustice in schools and classrooms, and racialized gender violence. This article, Racial Literacies Matter, calls us to consider hegemonic practices and [D]discourses…

Based on institutional theory, this study explores the causal relationship between teacher professional identity, perceived institutional norms, and teachers' conformity behavior in colleges and universities in Hunan Province. A questionnaire survey was conducted on 500 teachers from two universities in Hunan Province. The reliability and validity…

Successful completion of a college degree is a growing necessity in the United States of America. Concerns about workforce readiness and the cost of postsecondary education make completion of a college degree a burdensome necessity for individuals and society. Important implications from higher education research have been integral in establishing…

Despite extensive impact studies over the past two decades documenting the insipid and debilitating health, social, and emotional impacts of racism on Indigenous peoples in Australia, racism remains a key factor impacting negatively on the lives of Indigenous Australians at all levels of education. Racism experienced by Indigenous early career…

Overall, there has been an increase in students earning bachelor's degrees, but for first-generation college students (FGCS), the overall percentage earning a degree is decreasing. Overall, the available literature provides information about the factors that lead to the disparities experienced by FGCS (i.e., socioeconomic factors, cultural…

Adult female learners are constantly juggling roles amidst a chilly climate plagued by gendered stereotypes and their implications. Bronfenbrenner's interactive development model, encompassing the four components of process, person, context, and time, provides a baseline to understand how interactions between family, school, and work impact adult…

While post-secondary institutions increasingly make online and hybrid offerings available to learners, special care must be taken to foster human and social connection. In this conceptual paper we compare four key constructs of human connection: (a) relatedness (Ryan & Deci, 2000), (b) sense of belonging (Goodenow, 1993), (c) social presence…