From Ethnic Food to Ethnic Studies…and Back Again?
Readers of this blog are probably well aware by now of the recently passed legislation in Arizona banning the teaching of ethnic studies in any public schools in the state. As my colleague, Evelyn...
View ArticleResources vs. Relatives: Shifting How We Think About Diversity and Global...
Last week, I attended the 2011 National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education (NCORE) in San Francisco, California. The conference explored some of higher education’s most pressing...
View ArticleThe Stakes Are High: What Can Higher Education Learn from Trayvon Martin?
This blog post is part of AAC&U’s blog series on Making Excellence Inclusive. The death of Trayvon Martin has sparked a national conversation on racism, the law, media, and ethics, and it is clear...
View ArticleSome Notes on Diversity and Opportunity
By: David Brakke, Dean, College of Science and Mathematics, James Madison University I will close my comments on the AAC&U Annual Meeting with a brief note on diversity. A thread through the...
View Article‘Educationally Purposeful’ Thoughts about Race on Campus
By: Nancy Chick, Ph.D. Assistant Director, Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching This blog post was originally published on June 18, 2014. See:...
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