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Black Women Senior Housing Officers
at Historically White Institutions of
Higher Education
THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF BLACK WOMEN SENIOR HOUSING OFFICERS
have received little attention in research about diversity in campus housing.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, there are more than 6,000
colleges and universities in the United States, with 2,144 serving as residential
campuses. However, what is still to be told are the explicit stories of Black women
who serve as senior housing officers (SHOs) at historically White higher education
institutions. Upon embarking on the dissertation journey, both authors found that
literature on this population is scarce. Through a discussion and elaboration of two
distinct qualitative studies, this work adds to the conversation around Black women
SHOs. Consistent with Black women storytelling and Black Feminist Thought, this
manuscript will provide an insider's perspective on the internal and external barriers,
sacrifices, and compromises that have impacted their professional ascension and
success. The first part of the manuscript provides contextual information about Black
women in higher education, campus housing, and Black Feminist Thought as a
theoretical framework used by both authors to understand the lived experiences of
Black women SHOs at historically White institutions. The second part features both
authors' detailed account of their individual research studies. The third part focuses
specifically on implications for future research and practice that can be used to
recruit and retain Black women in SHO positions at historically White institutions.
T
here are more than 2,100 residential college campuses in the United States
(National Center for Education Statistics [NCES], 2019), and, according to the
ACUHO-I database, as of 2019 there were more than 700 ACUHO-I affiliates
designated as senior housing officers (SHOs). Still, research has not delved into the
unique professional experiences of Black women senior housing officers serving as
" the only one " at historically White higher education institutions. What we know
is that literature on Black women in student affairs in particular and higher education
in general is scarce (Graham, 2018; Turrentine & Conley, 2001; West, 2017).
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