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Tag: Dr. Frank Harris III
Opinion
How to Respond to Racial Microaggressions When They Occur
Over the last decade, there has been a significant rise in awareness among educators and the public about racial microaggressions. Coined by Chester Pierce in the 1970’s, racial microaggressions are the subtle forms of racism that are communicated to people of color through messages that degrade and demean them. Many people of color in the academy have experienced being told (with a sense of surprise) that they are “so articulate,” or assumed to have cheated on exams or papers when they outperform low expectations, being treated as intellectually inferior, being overlooked at the campus stores and eateries, and being told they come from “bad” schools or neighborhoods.
May 5, 2020
Campus Climate
Three Key Groups Too Often Left Out of Diversity Assessments of Campus Climates
College leaders have begun to realize that assessing their campus climate and culture for diversity is paramount. A crappy climate does not enhance the likelihood that students from diverse backgrounds will enroll, achieve and graduate, and it can constrain the level of interactions that help all members of the campus to feel safe, productive and successful.
August 15, 2019
Latinx
Wood Uses Scholarship to Promote Advocacy
Growing up in the small town of McCloud, California, Dr. J. Luke Wood became interested in higher education after noticing the lack of diversity in the faculty and administration during his undergraduate years at the California State University, Sacramento.
September 28, 2018
Community Colleges
Brookhaven’s DART Student GoPass Reduces Financial Challenges
In an effort to address financial insecurities, Brookhaven College in Dallas offers students the opportunity to use a Student GoPass to ride the city’s Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) system for free.
August 23, 2018
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