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Tales of Two Institutions: Social Justice Teaching Confronts Contradictions of “Student Success” in Higher Education

Mon, April 16, 10:35am to 12:05pm, New York Hilton Midtown, Floor: Concourse Level, Concourse G Room

Session Type: Symposium

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The shift in public higher education funding from emphasizing enrollment to performance has caused a shift toward retention and graduation. While some institutions have been able to successfully impact graduation, a commensurate increase in the presence of Black faculty on these campuses is not taking place and educational practices for students are “business as usual”. In 1933 Woodson asked: What kind of education are Black students obtaining? For, “if their education is of the “wrong kind,” they will be a disadvantage rather than an advantage to their people. Furthermore, how will we truly measure student success if Black and other underrepresented faculty are not part of the equation? These papers present social justice teaching and research as a remedy.

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