Английская Википедия:Antoinette Candia-Bailey

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Antoinette Bonnie Candia-Bailey (1974/1975 – January 8, 2024) was an American academic administrator who served as the vice president for student affairs at Lincoln University in 2023. Her suicide prompted a national discussion on the treatment of black women in higher education.

Life

Candia-Bailey was born in Шаблон:Birth based on age as of date to Veronica Joyce Candia and Robert Bonner in Chicago. Her grandparents were Marion G. Candia and Myrtle F. Candia. She completed a B.S. in sociology at Lincoln University in 1998. She joined Alpha Kappa Alpha in November 1995. She earned a M.A. in rehabilitation counseling-disability studies from Michigan State University in 2001. Candia-Bailey completed a Ph.D. in leadership studies from North Carolina A&T State University in 2016. Her dissertation was titled, "My Sister, Myself: The Identification of Sociocultural Factors that Affect the Advancement of African-American Women into Senior-Level Administrative Positions." Comfort Okpala was her doctoral advisor.

Candia-Bailey was the assistant director of university housing at North Carolina State University. She served as the director of academic excellence at North Carolina A&T State University. She was the assistant vice president of student affairs-housing and residence life at Towson University. At the University of Wisconsin–Madison, she was the associate dean of students and student life and later served as the senior project coordinator to the deputy vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion. On April 1, 2020, Candia-Bailey became the first vice president of student affairs and chief diversity officer at Elms College.

On May 1, 2023, she returned to her alma mater, Lincoln University, as its vice president for student affairs. On January 3, 2024, Candia-Bailey received a termination letter. On January 8, 2024, she sent an email to president John B. Moseley alleging that he had subjected her to months of harassment, bullying, and racial discrimination. She died by suicide the same day, at the age of 49. Her death prompted protests on campus and a national discussion on the treatment of Black women in higher education.

Candia-Bailey married Anthony R. Bailey on January 28, 2012, in Greensboro, North Carolina. She had two stepdaughters.