Time, Place, and Manner: Institutional Policies Against and the Policing of Student Activists of Color

• In Event: Sheraton Roundtable Session Eighteen
  In Roundtable Session: Analyzing the Power of Discourse in Response to Racialized Policies and Practices (Table 7)

Abstract

As colleges and universities are grappling with bans against Critical Race Theory, a parallel phenomenon is occurring within college campuses with changes in student conduct codes and resolutions passed by universities to target student protesters and activists— more specifically, Student Activists of Color. Utilizing critical discourse through Ray’s (2019) theory of racialized organization and Cho’s (2018) institutional response framework, this study examines student conduct codes and university policies and explores their racialized impact with student involvement and activism. Findings from this qualitative study reveal color-evasive language to justify sanctions, co-opt the language of safety and care, and illuminate how campus policies like “time, place, manner” influence, limit, and silence the concerns of marginalized communities.

Author

• Katherine S. Cho, Loyola University Chicago
  Presenting Author