"Control, Alt, Delete": Recalibrating Work-Life Harmony and Reaffirming Scholarly Identity to Better Cultivate Educational Equity

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

As the saying goes, “You can’t pour from an empty cup”, yet scholars of color combatting racist educational structures while fighting for equitable and safe experiences for students are often left with an empty vessel. This harmful oversight contributes to systemic inequity by minimizing the humanity and holistic health of scholars of color who remain on the frontlines of battling racist educational structures daily. Aligned with the 2022 AERA Conference theme, this session argues that in order to cultivate equitable education systems, education must re-set (Ladson-Billings, 2021), reimagine, and reclaim the wellness and holistic health of intersectional lives of scholars of color who are the lifeline of the continued battle for equitable and anti-racist education.

Sub Unit

• Division G - Social Context of Education / Division G - Section 2: Differences and Intersectionalities

Chair

• Adrienne D. Dixson, University of Kentucky

Papers

• Squad Up or Perish: Community as Clapback for Faculty of Color in the Face of Inequity - Cecilia Elizabeth Suarez, Tulane University

• "Selah": A Black Early Career Scholar and Practitioner's Journey to Cultivating Equity and Being Whole - Ivory Marcel Berry, Howard University

• (Re)Membering Wellness: An Autoethnography of Navigating Caregiving and Academic Endeavors - April M. Warren-Grice, University of Pittsburgh

• "Mothering While Black": Birthing a Black Boy During COVID-19 and Heightened Police Brutality Protest - Montrischa M. Williams, American Institutes for Research

Discussant

• Kevin Lawrence Henry, University of Wisconsin - Madison