Whitenessisthefoundationofracismandracialviolencewithinhighereducationinstitutions.Itisdeeplyembeddedintheideologiesandorganizationalstructuresofcollegesanduniversitiesthatguidepractices,policies,andresearch.Thepurposeofthisbookisnottosimplyuncoverthesepracticesbut,rather,tointentionallycentertheharmthatWhitenesscausestocommunitiesofColorbroadlyinordertotransformthesepractices.Forexample,CabreraexploreswhatacademicfreedomandtenurecouldlooklikeiftheyactuallydivorcedthemselvesfromWhiteness.Cabreraalsodemonstrateshowcampus-basedsegregationislargelyaproblemcreatedandmaintainedbyWhitestudents,contrarytopopularbelief.Readerswilldiveintotheseandotherpressingissuesguidedbybothcriticalsocialanalysisaswellashopeforthepossibilitiesofhumanliberationfromoppression.Thisisimportantreadingforuniversityandcollegeprofessors,scholars,diversityofficers,studentaffairsprofessionals,andeveryonelookingforwaystocentertheneedsofhistoricallymarginalizedstudents.BookFeatures:ExtendstheworkofBeverlyDanielTatumclassictext,WhyAreAlltheBlackKidsSittingTogetherintheCafeteria?Exploreswhattrulyembeddingantiracismanddecolonialpraxisintohighereducationinstitutionscouldlooklike.UsesCriticalRaceTheorytoanalyzethecauseofracismandtheeffectWhitenesshasonpeopleofColor.Offersacriticalbutconcurrentlyhopefulviewthatanti-racistfuturesarebothpossibleandnecessary.