Antoinette Bonnie Candia-Bailey (March 12, 1974 – January 8, 2024) was an American academic administrator who served in 2023 as the vice president for student affairs at Lincoln University of Missouri (a historically black college) in 2023.

After she died by suicide early the next year, a national discussion on the treatment of black women in higher education took place.

[4] 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.

[7][8] On April 1, 2020, Candia-Bailey became the first vice president of student affairs and chief diversity officer at Elms College.

[3] 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.

[1] Her death prompted protests on campus and a national discussion on the treatment of Black women in higher education.