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"Teaching race and cultivating an anti-racist classroom has taken on a new urgency in our current moment. The ongoing protests against police brutality and for the humanity and dignity of Black lives have mobilized our institutions, departments, and programs to stand in solidarity with our Black faculty, students, staff, and community. In this “Critical Race Conversation,” Dr. Ambereen Dadabhoy (she/her/hers) and Dr. Nedda Mehdizadeh (she/her/hers) discuss methods of manifesting such solidarity through pedagogical practice and demonstrate successful approaches to engaging in meaningful, ongoing discussions with their students about race. Drawing on their own pedagogical experiences teaching early modern literature and Shakespeare, Dadabhoy and Mehdizadeh will share strategies for creating space for conversations about race that can sometimes be difficult or fraught for students and teachers alike. They will focus on ways to overcome the fear of talking about race, provide ideas for constructing courses that reflect the centrality and importance of race, and present examples of premodern critical race pedagogy."

"Dr. Robin DiAngelo is the author of "What Does it Mean to Be White? Developing White Racial Literacy" and has been an anti-racist educator, and has heard justifications of racism by white men and women in her workshops for over two decades. This justification, which she calls “white fragility,” is a state in which even a minimum amount of racial stress becomes intolerable, triggering a range of defensive moves. These moves include outward display of emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and behaviors such as argumentation, silence, and leaving the stress-inducing situation."

"There is no such thing as being "not racist," says author and historian Ibram X. Kendi. In this vital conversation, he defines the transformative concept of antiracism to help us more clearly recognize, take responsibility for and reject prejudices in our public policies, workplaces and personal beliefs. Learn how you can actively use this awareness to uproot injustice and inequality in the world -- and replace it with love." (This virtual interview, hosted by TED's current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers and speaker development curator Cloe Shasha, was recorded June 9, 2020.)

"Baratunde Thurston explores the phenomenon of white Americans calling the police on black Americans who have committed the crimes of ... eating, walking or generally "living while black." In this profound, thought-provoking and often hilarious talk, he reveals the power of language to change stories of trauma into stories of healing -- while challenging us all to level up."

"Over the last year, Priya Vulchi and Winona Guo traveled to all 50 US states, collecting personal stories about race and intersectionality. Now they're on a mission to equip every American with the tools to understand, navigate and improve a world structured by racial division. In a dynamic talk, Vulchi and Guo pair the personal stories they've collected with research and statistics to reveal two fundamental gaps in our racial literacy -- and how we can overcome them."

"As a black woman from a tough part of the Bronx who grew up to attain all the markers of academic prestige, Dena Simmons knows that for students of color, success in school sometimes comes at the cost of living authentically. Now an educator herself, Simmons discusses how we might create a classroom that makes all students feel proud of who they are. "Every child deserves an education that guarantees the safety to learn in the comfort of one's own skin," she says."

Session 3: Theory, Dr Meleisa Ono-George, ‘Active Anti-Racism, Higher Education, and Transformational Change’
Keynote speaker Meleisa Ono-George (University of Warwick) discusses the urgent need for more anti-racist initiatives within universities and how this has been approached at the University of Warwick [31 mins]

Date: 7/29/2020
Location: Cambridge University

"We are in the midst of an education crisis, greatly exacerbated by COVID-19, that is preventing many children from reaching their full potential. These gaps are most acutely felt by Black and brown children. The speakers in this program discuss inequalities among social groups in schools and society, with a focus on racial, economic, social, and cultural differences, and the role of education in the lives of all youth, including African American men."

"Wayne Frederick, president of Howard University; 'Funmi Olonisakan, Vice President & Vice Principal international at King’s College London; and Leslie Harris, Professor of History and African American studies at Northwestern University join THE's Sara Custer to discuss how to confront racism in universities in both the US and UK. Panelists discuss the significance of statues and building names; the need for universities to acknowledge their histories of injustice before change can be made; and offer practical tips for how universities can start now."

University of Pittsburgh School of Education

"Join us for a discussion about antiracism in higher education with Ibram X. Kendi, the award-winning author of the New York Times bestseller How to Be an Antiracist (One World, 2019). Kendi, currently the Frances B. Cashin Fellow at Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, is joined in conversation with Radcliffe Institute Dean Tomiko Brown-Nagin and Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana, after which they explore questions posed by current Harvard College students."

Race and Higher Education [Chronicle of Higher Education]
"The Chronicle convened a virtual event to discuss how colleges can address the persistent maladies of race and class in the United States. The event was hosted by Michael J. Sorrell, president of Paul Quinn College, and Scott Carlson, a senior writer at The Chronicle, and included Devin Fergus, a professor of history and Black studies at the University of Missouri at Columbia; Mildred García, president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities; and G. Gabrielle Starr, president of Pomona College."
Race, Class and the Path to College [Chronicle of Higher Education]
"Some of the issues facing higher education start well before college; many racial and class disparities originate in — or are exacerbated by — the public school system. To a great extent, higher education depends on the schools, yet funding and other gaps among districts are stark, and the cultural and practical distance between school and college vast."
Equity in Remote Education [Chronicle of Higher Education]
"As colleges prepare for an uncertain fall, many are developing contingency plans in case classes can’t be held in person. These arrangements will require more sustainable solutions than the emergency pivot to remote learning earlier in the year, which left many students with inadequate access to their courses and scant instructional support infrastructure. What can college leaders do to make sure the new academic year is as responsive to concerns about equity as it is to the emergency? How do they evaluate existing remote programs and courses for access and inclusion? What support systems are needed to help instructors with that goal? Goldie Blumenstyk, a Chronicle senior writer, will host a a panel of experts to offer advice to provosts, deans, and other senior administrators as they establish the policies and institutional requirements to keep student equity at the heart of a college’s mission, even in unprecedented times."
Race, Class, and Campus Climate
"This year, as many colleges have pledged to confront systemic racism and inequity, they are focusing more attention on the experiences of students, faculty, and staff of color, and of first-generation students. College leaders say they want to create equitable and supportive environments for all. But what does a diverse, inclusive campus really look like, and how can colleges — even virtually — help foster a sense of belonging? In the final session of The Chronicle’s 2020 series examining race and class in higher education, a panel of students, faculty, and administrators from around the country will share their experiences and explore the ways colleges can make good on the promise of greater equity and inclusion."

Colorblind: the rise of post-racial politics and the retreat from racial equity by Tim Wise & SpeakOut - The Institute for Democratic Education and Culture
Call Number: E184.A1 C565 2010
Publication Date: 2010-06-01
Tim Wise argues against colorblindness in the Obama era and argues for deeper color-consciousness in both public and private practice. We can only begin to move toward authentic social and economic equity through what Wise calls illuminated individualism - acknowledging the diverse identities that have shaped our perceptions, and the role that race continues to play in the maintenance of disparities between whites and people of color in the United States today.