Sosanya M Jones
Biographic Data
| ID | 3887676 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sosanya M Jones |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sosanya M |
| FAMILY NAME | Jones |
| SIGNATURE | JONES S M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Howard University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0455-9130 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
This Fragile New World
Since the 2023 Supreme Court decision, which declared race-conscious affirmative action in college admissions unconstitutional, the national climate for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts, especially those addressing racial and ethnic disparities in higher education, has undergone a dramatic shift. Most recently, presidential executive orders and state legislation aimed at dismantling DEI in higher education have resulted in many coll…
Renegotiating the relationship between HBCUs and state higher education boards to address coloniality
State higher education coordinating and governing boards play a tremendous role in the oversight, regulation, and success of institutions. State funding policies significantly impact the survival and growth of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The relationship between HBCUs and state governments has historically not been harmonious, largely due to systemic white hegemony, which perpetuated legalized and subversive racial segre…
“All Students Matter”
Background: Nearly two decades have passed since the last successful reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. Since then, student loan debt and the accumulation patterns based on race have become a pressing issue to address in U.S. society. Purpose: Student debt is one of the key issues on the federal higher education policy agenda. The purpose of this paper is to examine how race is addressed in a congressional hearing held to discuss the re…
Lifting the Veil
Public policymaking processes in the United States have often been characterized as veiled and lacking transparency. This article explores how critical qualitative inquiry can be used to examine the public policymaking process in ways that help demystify the process and open it up for interrogation and critique for greater democratic engagement. Critical questions are raised about which parts of the public policymaking process are hidden and unde…
Not by Magic
Affinity programs have long supported the development, healing, and resilience of Black girls and women in educational contexts. Drawing on a conceptual framework of intersectionality and program planning, this descriptive qualitative study highlights the perspectives of six program leaders who manage support outreach programs designed to support Black girls and women. These findings provide greater understanding of the needs and challenges assoc…
Changing the narrative
An Investigation of Principals' Social and Emotional Learning Beliefs and Attitudes
With recent educational demands placed on academic accountability, it is difficult for many people to determine or acknowledge where or how focusing on social and emotional learning (SEL) can be beneficial. In this paper we focus on principals’ beliefs and attitudes about social and emotional learning. Principals influence implementation through their school priorities, vision, expectations, and emphases. We used grounded theory techniques and se…
This Bridge Feels Like a Tightrope
There is a widespread belief among academic researchers and academic journal editors that policy audiences prefer positivist research, despite evidence that policy makers would prefer to see researchers engage more with case studies, historical analyses, and compelling voices. This belief inevitably shapes the culture of the educational policy research community and bleeds into the academic socialization of novice educational policy researchers. …
Looking Inside the Black Box of Performance Funding for Higher Education
Kevin J. Dougherty, Sosanya M. Jones, Hana Lahr, Rebecca S. Natow, Lara Pheatt, Vikash Reddy, Looking Inside the Black Box of Performance Funding for Higher Education: Policy Instruments, Organizational Obstacles, and Intended and Unintended Impacts, RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, Vol. 2, No. 1, Higher Education Effectiveness (April 2016), pp. 147-173
More than an intervention
Purpose This paper aims to provide insight into the strategies used by leaders of graduate school preparation programs for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to recruit and retain graduate students of color within STEM fields. Design/methodology/approach This paper is a qualitative multiple-case study using a snowball sample and semi-structured interview protocol. Twenty interviews were conducted. Findings Graduate program le…
Diversity leadership under race-neutral policies in higher education
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to gain insight about the experience of multicultural administrators who oversee bridge program designed to recruit and retain historically underrepresented students of color. The study was also designed to capture the experience of the multicultural administrator as well as what meaning they made of their role as a diversity leader, and the challenges they face as they try to meet diversity goals under the …
Performance Funding for Higher Education
Since the 1970s, federal and state policy-makers have become increasingly concerned with improving higher education performance. In this quest, state performance funding for higher education has become widely used. As of June 2014, twenty-six states were operating performance funding programs and four more have programs awaiting implementation. This article reviews the forms, extent, origins, implementation, impacts (intended and unintended), and…
Performance Funding for Higher Education
Since the 1970s, federal and state policy-makers have become increasingly concerned with improving higher education performance. In this quest, state performance funding for higher education has become widely used. As of June 2014, twenty-six states were operating performance funding programs and four more have programs awaiting implementation. This article reviews the forms, extent, origins, implementation, impacts (intended and unintended), and…
Looking Inside the Black Box of Performance Funding for Higher Education
Kevin J. Dougherty, Sosanya M. Jones, Hana Lahr, Rebecca S. Natow, Lara Pheatt, Vikash Reddy, Looking Inside the Black Box of Performance Funding for Higher Education: Policy Instruments, Organizational Obstacles, and Intended and Unintended Impacts, RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, Vol. 2, No. 1, Higher Education Effectiveness (April 2016), pp. 147-173
More than an intervention
Purpose This paper aims to provide insight into the strategies used by leaders of graduate school preparation programs for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to recruit and retain graduate students of color within STEM fields. Design/methodology/approach This paper is a qualitative multiple-case study using a snowball sample and semi-structured interview protocol. Twenty interviews were conducted. Findings Graduate program le…
Diversity leadership under race-neutral policies in higher education
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to gain insight about the experience of multicultural administrators who oversee bridge program designed to recruit and retain historically underrepresented students of color. The study was also designed to capture the experience of the multicultural administrator as well as what meaning they made of their role as a diversity leader, and the challenges they face as they try to meet diversity goals under the …
Changing the narrative
An Investigation of Principals' Social and Emotional Learning Beliefs and Attitudes
With recent educational demands placed on academic accountability, it is difficult for many people to determine or acknowledge where or how focusing on social and emotional learning (SEL) can be beneficial. In this paper we focus on principals’ beliefs and attitudes about social and emotional learning. Principals influence implementation through their school priorities, vision, expectations, and emphases. We used grounded theory techniques and se…
This Bridge Feels Like a Tightrope
There is a widespread belief among academic researchers and academic journal editors that policy audiences prefer positivist research, despite evidence that policy makers would prefer to see researchers engage more with case studies, historical analyses, and compelling voices. This belief inevitably shapes the culture of the educational policy research community and bleeds into the academic socialization of novice educational policy researchers. …
Diversity leadership under race-neutral policies in higher education
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to gain insight about the experience of multicultural administrators who oversee bridge program designed to recruit and retain historically underrepresented students of color. The study was also designed to capture the experience of the multicultural administrator as well as what meaning they made of their role as a diversity leader, and the challenges they face as they try to meet diversity goals under the …
Performance Funding for Higher Education
Since the 1970s, federal and state policy-makers have become increasingly concerned with improving higher education performance. In this quest, state performance funding for higher education has become widely used. As of June 2014, twenty-six states were operating performance funding programs and four more have programs awaiting implementation. This article reviews the forms, extent, origins, implementation, impacts (intended and unintended), and…
Looking Inside the Black Box of Performance Funding for Higher Education
Kevin J. Dougherty, Sosanya M. Jones, Hana Lahr, Rebecca S. Natow, Lara Pheatt, Vikash Reddy, Looking Inside the Black Box of Performance Funding for Higher Education: Policy Instruments, Organizational Obstacles, and Intended and Unintended Impacts, RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, Vol. 2, No. 1, Higher Education Effectiveness (April 2016), pp. 147-173
More than an intervention
Purpose This paper aims to provide insight into the strategies used by leaders of graduate school preparation programs for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to recruit and retain graduate students of color within STEM fields. Design/methodology/approach This paper is a qualitative multiple-case study using a snowball sample and semi-structured interview protocol. Twenty interviews were conducted. Findings Graduate program le…
This Bridge Feels Like a Tightrope
There is a widespread belief among academic researchers and academic journal editors that policy audiences prefer positivist research, despite evidence that policy makers would prefer to see researchers engage more with case studies, historical analyses, and compelling voices. This belief inevitably shapes the culture of the educational policy research community and bleeds into the academic socialization of novice educational policy researchers. …
Changing the narrative
An Investigation of Principals' Social and Emotional Learning Beliefs and Attitudes
With recent educational demands placed on academic accountability, it is difficult for many people to determine or acknowledge where or how focusing on social and emotional learning (SEL) can be beneficial. In this paper we focus on principals’ beliefs and attitudes about social and emotional learning. Principals influence implementation through their school priorities, vision, expectations, and emphases. We used grounded theory techniques and se…
Not by Magic
Affinity programs have long supported the development, healing, and resilience of Black girls and women in educational contexts. Drawing on a conceptual framework of intersectionality and program planning, this descriptive qualitative study highlights the perspectives of six program leaders who manage support outreach programs designed to support Black girls and women. These findings provide greater understanding of the needs and challenges assoc…
“All Students Matter”
Background: Nearly two decades have passed since the last successful reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. Since then, student loan debt and the accumulation patterns based on race have become a pressing issue to address in U.S. society. Purpose: Student debt is one of the key issues on the federal higher education policy agenda. The purpose of this paper is to examine how race is addressed in a congressional hearing held to discuss the re…
Lifting the Veil
Public policymaking processes in the United States have often been characterized as veiled and lacking transparency. This article explores how critical qualitative inquiry can be used to examine the public policymaking process in ways that help demystify the process and open it up for interrogation and critique for greater democratic engagement. Critical questions are raised about which parts of the public policymaking process are hidden and unde…
This Fragile New World
Since the 2023 Supreme Court decision, which declared race-conscious affirmative action in college admissions unconstitutional, the national climate for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts, especially those addressing racial and ethnic disparities in higher education, has undergone a dramatic shift. Most recently, presidential executive orders and state legislation aimed at dismantling DEI in higher education have resulted in many coll…
Renegotiating the relationship between HBCUs and state higher education boards to address coloniality
State higher education coordinating and governing boards play a tremendous role in the oversight, regulation, and success of institutions. State funding policies significantly impact the survival and growth of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The relationship between HBCUs and state governments has historically not been harmonious, largely due to systemic white hegemony, which perpetuated legalized and subversive racial segre…
Political science (10 works) · Public relations (9 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Higher Education Research Studies (7 works) · Qualitative research (6 works) · Social science (6 works) · Higher education (5 works) · Critical Race Theory in Education (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Politics (4 works)