ABSTRACT

This research focused on the framing of race, diversity, equity, and inclusion through the communicative practices of chief diversity officers (CDOs) working in U.S. institutions of higher education. Grounded in applied communication scholarship and co-cultural theory (Orbe, 1996), this project investigated how CDOs frame their campus work, and employ communicative practices in formal and informal settings to design institutional policies and build campus support for their efforts. To explore how CDOs accomplish their institutional work, in-depth interviews (N = 25) were conducted with higher education CDOs. CDOs employed communicative practices that confirmed the practices identified by Orbe (1998a), and engaged in a nuanced practice of reflexive questioning. Communicative practices were all strategically employed by CDOs to advance conversations about race, diversity, equity, and inclusion in order to move campus constituents to action in support of institutional changes to language, policies, and practices.

摘要

这项研究的重点是通过在美国高等教育机构工作的首席多元化官 (CDO) 的交流实践来构建种族、多样性、公平和包容性。该项目以应用传播学术和共文化理论（Orbe，1996）为基础，调查了 CDO 如何构建校园工作，并在正式和非正式环境中采用传播实践来设计机构政策并为他们的努力建立校园支持。为了探索 CDO 如何完成其​​机构工作，对高等教育 CDO 进行了深入访谈（N = 25）。CDO 采用的交流实践证实了 Orbe (1998a) 确定的实践，并参与了反思性提问的细致入微的实践。