Whiteness Rules: Racial Exclusion in Becoming an American College President

A NOTE ON CONFIDENTIALITY Due to the sensitivity of the data, the unique stories shared, and the relatively small numbers of Presidents of Color and white women presidents in the UC and CSU systems in particular, the possibility of breaching confidentiality is high. [...] CSU PRESIDENTS BY START DATE, GENDER, AND RACE Only 5% of the presidents have been Women of Color since the founding of the CSU in 1857 The first President of Color was male and appointed by CSU San Francisco in 1969 The first woman president was appointed by CSU Sonoma in 1974 The first woman President of Color was appointed by CSU Fullerton in 1981 White Male Male of Color White Female Female of. [...] 31% of the presidents in the sample have been of color since the founding of the first college in the sample in 1925 26% of the presidents in the sample have been women since the founding FIGURE 3. [...] CCC PRESIDENTS of the first college in the sample in BY START DATE, GENDER AND RACE 1925 14% of the presidents in the sample have been Women of Color since the founding of the first college in the sample in 1925 White Male Male of Color Unknown Male White Female Female of Color Unknown Female *Data represent president start date, not institution start date. [...] and that “most of [their] information [was] from the recruiting firm that calls you and tells you generally THE BENEFITS OF EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP what to expect.” PROGRAMS AND MENTORSHIP Presidents of Color and white presidents have Many Presidents of Color we interviewed sought strikingly different relationships with the hidden support to make sense of the college presidency, curriculum.