2024-2025 Fellows Research
“It’s Still There, But It’s Not the Same” Understanding the Impact of Anti-DEI and Anti-CRT Legislation on Campus Civic Engagement for Black Student Leaders Navigating Expression by Cameron C. Beatty Associate Professor in the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Department, Florida State University
Table of Contents Abstract 2
Discussion 27
Introduction 3
Implications and Recommendations for Practice and Research
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Relevant Literature
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Anti-DEI Legislation Negative Impacts
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Focusing on Engagement and Belonging as Critical Outcomes
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Theoretical Framework
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Embedding Culturally Responsive and IdentityAffirming Support
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Methodology 10
Building Community and Strengthening Peer Networks
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Data Analysis
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Investing in Mentorship and Centering Student Voice 30
Positionality Statement
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A Call to Action for Researchers and Scholars
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Trustworthiness and Ethical Considerations
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Preserving Institutional Memory and Advancing Equity Scholarship
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Findings 15 Psychological Stress, Physiological Stress, and Identity Formation
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Experiences with State Anti-DEI Legislation
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Emotional and Behavioral Responses to Racial Battle Fatigue (RBF)
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Coping Strategies and Community Building as Resistance to Racial Battle Fatigue
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Summary of Key Findings
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Conclusions 32 References 33
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