Reimagining Black and Latinx Student Success Efforts: An Instrumental Case Study Analysis to Inform Intersectional Justice

Abstract

This instrumental case study examined why institutional diversity efforts on US campuses gained limited success through a case of a predominantly white research university in the Midwest. Through the lens of reimagined organizational behavior theories for intersectional justice, we analyzed the lived experiences of Black and Latinx students and staff members, as well as institutional practices of the case university. The findings suggest that change-oriented leadership and a consciousness of intersectionality are essential for changes.

Keywords:

• Inclusion
• institutional diversity efforts
• intersectional justice
• minoritized college students
• organizational behavior
• U.S. higher education