Demographic shifts within the nation have elicited an explicit and implicit call to action to
address issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Topics such as curriculum, access, and …

University administrations have created Bias Response Teams (BRTs) as a means to
navigate student-to-student campus disputes. BRTs both collect data on reported student …

Research demonstrates that racial inequities 2 are systemic and permeate throughout all
sectors of society. 3 In the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd and the related protests …

Previous research in higher education often considers social identity characteristics and
how they intersect with a range of educational outcomes. Yet, few studies have investigated …

Over the last 3 years, the advocacy organization Speech First has filed six lawsuits
challenging the constitutionality of bias response teams on the grounds that they violate free …

Attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion threaten to undo much of the work of creating and
maintaining diverse learning and working environments for students, faculty, and staff. In …

Faith-based colleges often navigate a complex terrain where religious convictions
sometimes conflict with the presence of queer students on campus, leading to Title IX …

Striving antiracist frontline student affairs educators work from commitments to racial equity
and racial justice. Yet, when responding to racist harms, they must navigate institutional …

2018). Research on written responses to racist incidents reveals discourses of whiteness in
senior administrators' responses, evidenced by notions of individualizing racism and …

In this paper, I offer a conceptual framework for examining how racism and white supremacy
might be manifested through a textual discourse of whiteness in student affairs responses to …