Racialized Organizations in Higher Education

NEW DATE: November 11, 2020, 11:15am-12:15pm

This talk uses racialized organization theory to think about higher education. Racialized organization theory argues that race is a constitutive part of American organizations. Race shapes the ways organizations distribute resources, how organizations treat their members, and even people’s long-term life prospects. Colleges and Universities aren’t race-neutral credentialing organizations. Rather, their policies around admissions, diversity, debates over racial ideology, and racial movements on campus shape the broader racial order.

About Victor Ray:

Victor Ray’s research applies critical race theory to classic sociological questions. He is currently working on two book manuscripts: a project focused on race and organizational theory and an edited volume (co-edited with Jennifer Mueller) on race and sociological theory writ large. His work has been published in the American Sociological Review, American Behavioral Scientist, Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Contexts, Ethnic and Racial Studies, The Journal of Marriage and Family, Sociology of Race and Ethnicity and Sociological Theory. In addition to this research, Victor is also an active public scholar, publishing commentary in outlets such as The Washington Post, Newsweek, and Boston Review. Victor’s work has been funded by the Ford Foundation, and the National Science Foundation, among others. 

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