Laila McCloud
Biographic Data
| ID | 5454181 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laila McCloud |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laila |
| FAMILY NAME | McCloud |
| SIGNATURE | MCCLOUD L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois, USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4976-440X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Communal rest is resistance: A spiritual balm for Black faculty in academe
A labor of love, but I’m tired”: Exploring the socialization of multicultural student affairs professionals
Hope and Obstacles in Black College Students
Hope and Obstacles in Black College Students Laila I. McCloud (bio) and Eugene T. Parker III (bio) Scholars have documented the ways that Black collegians engage with and are impacted by personal, academic, and societal obstacles (Beasley & McClain, 2021; Salami et al., 2021). Accordingly, there is an increased need for additional exploration into how Black college students navigate these obstacles (Williams et al., 2020). Black people have been …
Speaking up when I disagree”: Exploring college student activism and openness to diversity and challenge
Exploring the use of Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Hesa Introductory Syllabi
In this Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) of Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) introductory syllabi, we sought to understand the language used in higher education introductory syllabi as they reflected higher education social justice discourses. Specifically, we explored the use of equity, diversity, and inclusion in HESA syllabi to understand how nominalized words were used to communicate social justice discourses in higher education. …
Too Much or Nothing at All: Racialized Administrative Burdens and Higher Education Policy Communication in Texas
Several states, including Texas, have implemented an "excess semester credit hours (ESCH)" policy. State ESCH policies assess a fee to students at public institutions when they exceed a set number of lifetime cumulative credit hours (e.g. students with more than the 120 credit hours needed for a bachelor's degree). In this article, we investigate a case study of Texas public institutions' communication of state ESCH policies. We analyze 119 docum…
By Lack of Reciprocity: Positioning Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the Organizational Field of Higher Education
This study examines social closure processes in the organizational field of higher education and their implications with respect to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Using institutional comparison-group data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), we analyze how organizational identity claims and non-reciprocation reveal salient between-group boundaries among different types of four-year colleges and u…
By Lack of Reciprocity: Positioning Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the Organizational Field of Higher Education
This study examines social closure processes in the organizational field of higher education and their implications with respect to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Using institutional comparison-group data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), we analyze how organizational identity claims and non-reciprocation reveal salient between-group boundaries among different types of four-year colleges and u…
By Lack of Reciprocity: Positioning Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the Organizational Field of Higher Education
This study examines social closure processes in the organizational field of higher education and their implications with respect to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Using institutional comparison-group data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), we analyze how organizational identity claims and non-reciprocation reveal salient between-group boundaries among different types of four-year colleges and u…
Speaking up when I disagree”: Exploring college student activism and openness to diversity and challenge
Exploring the use of Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Hesa Introductory Syllabi
In this Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) of Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) introductory syllabi, we sought to understand the language used in higher education introductory syllabi as they reflected higher education social justice discourses. Specifically, we explored the use of equity, diversity, and inclusion in HESA syllabi to understand how nominalized words were used to communicate social justice discourses in higher education. …
Too Much or Nothing at All: Racialized Administrative Burdens and Higher Education Policy Communication in Texas
Several states, including Texas, have implemented an "excess semester credit hours (ESCH)" policy. State ESCH policies assess a fee to students at public institutions when they exceed a set number of lifetime cumulative credit hours (e.g. students with more than the 120 credit hours needed for a bachelor's degree). In this article, we investigate a case study of Texas public institutions' communication of state ESCH policies. We analyze 119 docum…
Hope and Obstacles in Black College Students
Hope and Obstacles in Black College Students Laila I. McCloud (bio) and Eugene T. Parker III (bio) Scholars have documented the ways that Black collegians engage with and are impacted by personal, academic, and societal obstacles (Beasley & McClain, 2021; Salami et al., 2021). Accordingly, there is an increased need for additional exploration into how Black college students navigate these obstacles (Williams et al., 2020). Black people have been …
Communal rest is resistance: A spiritual balm for Black faculty in academe
A labor of love, but I’m tired”: Exploring the socialization of multicultural student affairs professionals
Higher education (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Higher Education Research Studies (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Diversity (politics (2 works)