Does Experiencing Racialized Aggressions on Social Media Influence Perceptions About the Campus Diversity Climate?

• In Event: Moscone Center North Roundtable Session 8
  In Roundtable Session: The Role of Technology in College Student Success

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine how the experience of racialized aggressions on social media influence the perceptions of a positive campus racial climate. Over 1,000 students of color participated with mixed preliminary results on the influence of how student experiences on social media influence perceptions of campus climate.

Authors

• Heather T. Rowan-Kenyon, Boston College

• Adam M. McCready, University of Connecticut - Storrs

• Ana M. Martinez-Aleman, Boston College

• Nicole I. Barone, Boston College