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Publication Date: 2019
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Multiracial Campus Professionals' Experiences with Racial Authenticity
Harris, Jessica C.
Equity & Excellence in Education, v52 n1 p93-107 2019
Utilizing critical Multiracial theory, this study explores how Multiracial campus professionals' experiences with racial authenticity influence their work in postsecondary contexts. Three themes were generated from 24 Multiracial campus professionals' narratives, including encountering racial authenticity tests, navigating the authenticity trap, and Black Lives Matter and professionals' internalization of racial authenticity tests. This study explores how Multiracial professionals' experiences with racial authenticity often constrain their ability to foster inclusion and educational equity on campus and mediates their connections with students and colleagues.
Descriptors: Multiracial Persons, Racial Identification, College Faculty, Postsecondary Education, Campuses, Cultural Pluralism, Inclusion, Equal Education, Racial Relations, Activism, African American Teachers, Racial Attitudes, Racial Bias
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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