Diverse Issues in Higher Education
by Dr. Robin Lee Hughes, July 25, 2010
In a recent talk, I stated that institutional and structural racist systems of opportunity and privilege still exist in the academy. Noticing the pushback — furrowed brows looked like neon signs plastered on folks’ foreheads — I engaged them in a conversation that went something as follows:
Search committees talk about the difficulty they face when trying to “find” faculty of color. When we hear this excuse, some of my colleagues and I share similar responses, “You ain’t looking.” There are more than a few of us around and I would argue that you may not be knocking at the right door. Also, when you folks knock, the universities may be creating a wide chasm. Sometimes, the potential faculty is met at that door with the question “Guess who’s coming to dinner?” And, at the other end of the chasm, “Sorry we already have one.” While some institutions have made significant changes, overall the number of faculty of color on most campuses is still relatively low.
Full Story: http://diverseeducation.com/blogpost/285/gaslight-proving-institutionalized-racism.html
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Thursday, August 12, 2010
IUPUI Minority Students Pressure School to Improve Diversity Outreach
Diverse Issues in Higher Education
by Lekan Oguntoyinbo , August 12, 2010
It was the kind of crisis most universities dread.
In November 2006, a group of minority student leaders at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis threatened to sue the university if administrators did not heed demands that included providing more funding for multicultural student groups.
In a letter to university administrators, the leader of the university’s Black Student Union also appealed for the hiring of more African-American faculty and administrators. The demands came on the heels of several concerns expressed by minority students, including the fact that they did not feel welcome on campus and that requests for excursions by Black student groups were often rejected.
Full Story: http://diverseeducation.com/article/14033/iupui-minority-students-pressure-school-to-improve-diversity-outreach.html
by Lekan Oguntoyinbo , August 12, 2010
It was the kind of crisis most universities dread.
In November 2006, a group of minority student leaders at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis threatened to sue the university if administrators did not heed demands that included providing more funding for multicultural student groups.
In a letter to university administrators, the leader of the university’s Black Student Union also appealed for the hiring of more African-American faculty and administrators. The demands came on the heels of several concerns expressed by minority students, including the fact that they did not feel welcome on campus and that requests for excursions by Black student groups were often rejected.
Full Story: http://diverseeducation.com/article/14033/iupui-minority-students-pressure-school-to-improve-diversity-outreach.html
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