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Challenging the Discourse of a Postracial Future: Exploring the Continued Significance of Race in U.S. Higher Education
Sat, April 14, 4:05 to 5:35pm, Vancouver Convention Centre, Floor: Second Level, East Room 17Session Submission Type: Symposium
Abstract
This symposium will explore the continuing significance of race in U.S. higher education in what is now considered by some to be a “post-racial” era. With the election of the first African American President, many believe that race and racism no longer have an effect on the academic and life outcomes of people of color. However, we know that race – along with other social identity markers – still affects students’ equal opportunities for access to and matriculation through college. The participants of this symposium contend that highlighting the ways in which race and racism continue to be significant factors that affect the experiences of students of color and the higher education climate is still a very real and necessary discussion.
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The New Stratification: Differentiating Opportunity at Community Colleges by Race and Class in the United States - Gregory M. Anderson, University of Denver; Estela M. Bensimon, University of Southern California
Race and Admissions After Grutter? A Call for Critical Race Realism - Laurence J. Parker, University of Utah; Erin L. Castro, University of Utah
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: The Current Manifestations of Race in Higher Education - Franklin A. Tuitt, University of Denver; Bridgette Coble, University of Denver; Floyd Cobb, Cherry Creek Schools; Kristin Lee Deal, University of Denver
“Giving Name to My Pain,” Treating the Symptoms, and Naming the Disease: Critical Race Theory, Racial Microaggressions, and White Supremacy - Maria C. Ledesma, University of Utah; Daniel Gilbert Solorzano, University of California - Los Angeles