Graduate Student Council Division G Fireside Chat: Unraveling Tensions in Educational Policies: Book Banning, Curriculum, DEI, and Affirmative Action – A Call to Action

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

Curricular legislation has raised tensions in policies affecting the landscape of education in the United States. The Supreme Court overturned affirmative action in 2023. At the same time, legislation against Critical Race Theory, accompanied by calls for bans against related books have creeped across the broader educational landscape with increasing momentum. These examples are indicative of broader societal debates. During this panel discussion we aim to unpack the complexities of navigating the current socio-political climate and context of education.

Sub Unit

• Graduate Student Council

Cosponsor

• Division G - Social Context of Education

Chairs

• Luimil Negrón, University of Missouri - St. Louis

• Ben Ray, University of Alabama

• Ronald Cunningham, Indiana University - Indianapolis

Speakers

• Gholnecsar Gholdy Muhammad, University of Illinois at Chicago

• Dana Thompson Dorsey, Vanderbilt University

• Keith Ezell Green, United Negro College Fund

Presenters

• Jordana Simmons Berwise, Rowan University

• Joyce Koo, University of Maryland

• Kayla Larkin, University of Memphis

• Darlshawn Patterson, University of South Florida