Whiteness, Power, and Resisting Change in US Higher Education: A Peculiar Institution

Preface
Contents
Notes on Contributors
1 Introduction
	References
2 Historic Scaffolds of Whiteness in Higher Education
	Introduction
	The Context of Whiteness
		Defining Whiteness
		The 4 Dimensions of Whiteness in Higher Education
	The History of Whiteness and US Higher Education
	Five Historical Moments of Whiteness in US Higher Education
		Period 1: Whiteness as a Foundation of US Higher Education
		Period 2: Land Grant Act of 1862 and Its Legacy
		Period 3: GI Bill
		Period 4: Affirmative Action and the Subsequent “Whitelash”
		Period 5: Neoliberalism, Post-racism, and the State of Whiteness
	Conclusion
	References
3 Confronting Ourselves: An Autoethnographic Approach to Whiteness in Higher Education
	Introduction
	Colorblind Meritocracy
		Epistemological Ignorance
	White Faculty and Whiteness
	Developing Racial Cognizance and Allyship
	Critical Autoethnography
		Autoethnography
	References
4 Counter-Narratives as Critical Invitations for Change: Race-Centered Policy-Making and Backlash at a Peculiar Institution
	Introduction
	The Campus Life of Xemanon
		Critical Methodology
	How Does It Feel to Be Invalidated?
		Institutional Context
		Master and Counter-Narratives
			Master Narrative—Invalidity
			Counter-Narrative
		Backlash
		Race Conscious Policy
		Faculty Anti-discrimination Policy for Personnel Decisions
		The Need for Anti-bullying Policy
	Conclusion
	References
5 International Students Need Not Apply: Impact of US Immigration Policy in the Trump Era on International Student Enrollment and Campus Experiences
	International Student Enrollment
	Implications of Enrollment Declines
	Enrollment Strategies
		Kentucky
		Delaware
		Historically Black Colleges and Universities
	The Social Complexities
	The Role of International Educators
	Changes in International Students’ Interests
	White Fragility
	Discrimination on Campus
	International Student Perspectives
	Institutional Responses
	Mental Health Services
	Advocacy
	Post-graduation Support
	Recommendations
	Conclusion
	References
6 Neoliberalism, Neopopulism, and Democracy in Decline: The University Under Attack on Multiple Fronts
	Democracy in Crisis
		Neoliberalism and the Push to Make Higher Education a Conduit of the Market
		Neopopulism and the Push to Undermine and Sculpt the Very Nature of Higher Education
		The Future of Higher Education in the Epistemological Miasma
	References
7 A Matter of Academic Freedom
	Introduction
		A New Question on Academic Freedom
		1915: A “Declaration” of Academic Freedom
		Behind Faculty’s Abdication of Power
	The 1960s Breakthrough: A Second Unfinished Revolution of Academic Freedom
		Toward A Contract and New Framework for Academic Freedom
	Beyond Contractualism: A Class Perspective
	References
8 Changing Pathways of Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Any Place for Afrocentric Ideas?
	Introduction
	Evolution of HBCUs
	Initial Funding and Support for HBCUs
	Afrocentric Theory
	Changing Pathways of HBCUs
	Any Place for Afrocentric Ideas?
	Conclusion
	References
9 The Changing Exasperations of Higher Education
	Introduction
	Whiteness and Social Stratification Through Higher Education
		The Colonial Era—Perpetuating an Elite Class
		The University Transformation Era—Beyond Academics
		The GI Bill Era—A Whole New Student Population
		The Contemporary Era—Promoting Private, or Individual Benefits
		The Challenges of Student Affairs as a Patchwork Solution
	The Crucial Pivot: Where to from Here?
	References
10 Resisting the Neoliberal University with a General Strike
	Introduction
		Benjamin on the Political Versus the General Strike
		W. E. B. Du Bois and the General Strike by Slaves
		The General Strike in Seattle: “No One Knows Where” It Will Go
	Conclusion
		A General University Strike Against Neoliberalism?
11 Abolish the Lecturer: A Manifesto for Faculty Equity
	References
12 Racist Algebra of Abjection: A Template of Racial Violence
	“Predatory Inclusion”
	Is This Fiction?
	Portrait #1: “Go Back to Your Country!”
	Portrait #2
	Portrait #3
	John Henryism: The Psychological Costs Are High
	References
Index