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An Examination of the Underrepresentation of Black Women in Senior Leadership Roles at Predominately White Institutions (PWIs): Exploring the Narratives of Mid-Level Managers
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Black women are significantly underrepresented in senior leadership roles, particularly at predominately white institutions (PWIs). The purpose of this study is to examine the experiences of Black women at predominately white institutions who hold mid-level management roles and aspire to advance to senior leadership. This study details the experiences of five Black women who shared their stories of rising above racial and gender oppressions by overcoming stereotypes, understanding the value in mentorships and sponsorships, utilizing their systems of support and being empowered in their relationships with other Black women. Purposeful sampling was used to recruit the study participants. This study was guided by the theoretical framework Black feminist thought (BFT) that highlights the intersections of race, gender and class oppressions and is centered on Black women’s ideas that reflect self, family and society (Collins, 1986). A qualitative study and narrative approach was used to inform the experiences of these women. The findings that resulted from this research highlighted the race and gender inequities in the structures and practices that have long existed at PWIs. The data obtained from this study could be used to help other Black women who desire to become senior leaders at PWIs, better navigate the discriminatory practices and find the needed support to help them successfully navigate through this process. Additionally, PWIs can use the data obtained from this study to gain insight into creating more equitable opportunities on their campuses for Black women to thrive and recruit and retain top talent from this vastly underrepresented population. This study aimed to enhance the limited body of knowledge on Black women mid-level managers at PWIs and examine the unspoken truths on racial and gender biases rooted in white hegemonic organizational structures.
Keywords: inequity, racism, predominately white institution, senior leadershi
The Things We Do for Love: Stories
Get PDFA collection of four short stories meditating on the themes of love, loss, and the things people do for their beloved
The Souls of Black Women: Reimagining Futurities Beyond the Veil
Get PDFNow more than ever, communities of color are rendered more vulnerable to state violence and unjust policing; and a global pandemic has exacerbated the ways that the marginalized, the poor, and the disabled are devastated more disproportionately into precarious spaces. Thus, this anti-black world isn’t sustainable for us, and futurity has always felt elusive and just out of reach for marginalized bodies. This world-making project seeks to reimagine an alternative world, an otherwise, an elsewhere where life can be breathed back into our bodies, where we can be whole and free. Through an examination of DuBois’ Souls of Black Folk and Butler’s Parable of the Sower, this essay builds on the labor of black feminist scholars and environmentalists—with the hopes of excavating the silences of the past in order to illuminate futurities for bodies that are often pushed to shadows of the margins
Legalization of Recreational Marijuana in Louisiana
Get PDFThe University of New Orleans’ Survey Research Center (SRC) conducted a live interviewer statewide survey asking Louisiana registered voters whether they favored or opposed the legalization of the recreational use of marijuana
The Relation between Family Functioning and Discrepancies in Parent-Child Reports of Child Psychopathology Symptoms
Get PDFResearch on informant discrepancies between parents and children has provided conflicting findings, especially when considering the role of family functioning and parental psychopathology. The present study examined the respective moderating effects of family function and parental psychopathology in the association between parent and child reports of children’s internalizing symptoms (i.e., depression and anxiety). Participants were 391 parent-child dyads with over half of parents and children being male. Children were eight to 17 years (M = 10.68, SD = 2.28). Children completed self-report questionnaires were completed self-report measures of depression and anxiety; parents completed measures about family functioning, child psychopathology, and their own depression and anxiety. Results showed that family functioning moderated the relation between parent and child reports for child depression and anxiety. While parent anxiety was not found to moderate the relation of parent and child reports of either depression or anxiety, parent depression moderated the relation between parent-and child-reports of child depression. Although parental psychopathology had less of a clear impact on discrepancies, the role of parent depression seems to have a greater moderating effect than parental anxiety. Furthermore, these findings highlight that family functioning not only moderated discrepancies in the present study, but should be further examined in future research
Aerodynamics and Vibrations of a Helicopter Rotor Blade
Get PDFThe nature of the aerodynamic environment surrounding a helicopter causes a significant amount of vibration to its whole body. Among different sources of vibrations, the aerodynamic loading on the main rotor blade is the major contributor. Therefore, analyzing a rotor blade\u27s vibration characteristics and aerodynamic behavior becomes essential. The vortex characteristics and the wake surrounding a helicopter rotor blade play an important role because they affect the aerodynamic behavior of the rotor blade. An advanced mathematical and computational model of rotor wake and blade vortex gives a better understanding of the helicopter rotor dynamics. This study develops computational models of a helicopter rotor blade to obtain the vibration characteristics and aerodynamic behavior. In addition, a mathematical model of the wake is also used, consisting of the fundamental wake geometry. A Bo 105 helicopter rotor blade is considered for computational aerodynamic analysis. A fluid-structure interaction model of the rotor blade with surrounding air is developed, where the finite element model of the blade is coupled with the computational fluid dynamics model of the surrounding air. The fluid-structure interaction model analyzes aerodynamic coefficients, velocity profiles, and pressure profiles. The resonance frequencies and mode shapes are also obtained by the computational method. A small-scale model of the rotor blade is manufactured, and an experimental analysis of similar contemplation is conducted to validate the numerical results. Wind tunnel and vibration testing arrangements are used for the experimental validation of the aerodynamic and vibration characteristics, respectively. The computational results show that the coefficient of lift increases with the angle of attack up to a critical value. The coefficient of drag also increases with the angle of attack. The elastic rotor blades are subjected to coupled flapping, lead-lag, and torsional (triply coupled) deflections. The resonance frequencies and mode shapes in each direction vary with the size and shape of the rotor blade and the mode number. The wake and vortex analysis showed that the swirl velocity is minimum, and the axial velocity is maximum at the vortex center. The axial velocity decreases, and swirl velocity increases with increasing the distance from the vortex center to the core radius