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The culture of higher education is not exempt from racism. It is important to understand that racism in this context is expressed in individual lives and can pose particular institutional challenges as well. Alice Goffman shares in this TEDtalk “How We’re Priming Some Kids for College and others for prison.”
Critical Race Theory
For a deep engagement with critical race theory, Adrienne Keene’s Critical Race Theory Course at Brown University is a wealth of resources.
Educational Theory and Asset-based Pedagogies - "Asset-Based Pedagogies focus on the strengths that diverse students bring to the classroom. It is a direct response to deficit-based models to education of the past." Asset-Based Pedagogies include, but are not limited to:
Employ Evidence-Based Anti-Racist Pedagogy - There are many robust pedagogical approaches for organizing your teaching and ensuring that you are ready to engage in difficult discussions.
Options in anti-racist pedagogy - Here's a reading list of scholarship on anti-racist pedagogy complied by Andrea Aebersold at UC Irvine
Contemplative Pedagogy is an approach to teaching and learning with the goal of encouraging deep learning through focused attention, reflection, and heightened awareness. Explore Columbia University’s Contemplative Teaching Resources.
Inclusive Pedagogy and purposeful dialogue.
Inclusive pedagogy using purposeful dialogue addresses the need to talk about both our difference and what connects us as persons. Two examples used in higher ed are Intergroup Dialogue and Racial Healing Circles.
Difficult dialogues, if well done, are central for increasing diversity and inclusion. Two resources on this topic: