Strategies College Faculty Adopt in Dealing With Racism in the Classroom

• In Event: Sheraton Roundtable Session Ten
  In Roundtable Session: White Obliviousness: Voicing Faculty of Color Experiences With Racism and Racial Fatigue (Table 12)

Abstract

This qualitative narrative inquiry explored the classroom experiences of five faculty of color and white faculty on the strategies used in teaching amidst racial tension. Preventive strategies instructors adopt according to the findings included focusing a lot on blackness in America and marginalized authors and remaining vigilant about where they find their own blind spots. On the other hand, responsive strategies included quickly shutting down things that seemed to go into negative, being so used to ignoring racist expressions, and asking sequence questions. The study recommends that educational institutions intensify training and forms of support geared towards equipping faculty with further practical skills for preventing and responding to racism in the classroom.

Author

• Godwin Gyimah, Purdue University
  Presenting Author