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Exploring Subtle Forms of Racism at Higher Education Establishments

Program Session# 290 | Sponsor(s): (GDO, D&ITC, TTC) | Saturday, Aug 6 2016 10:15AM - 11:45AM at Sheraton Park Hotel in Plaza B

Facilitator: Lorianne D. Mitchell, East Tennessee State U.

Facilitator: Payal Kumar, Xavier Labour Relations Institute

Presenter: Tracy Harmon-Kizer, Crummer Graduate School of Business, Rollins College

Presenter: Christopher Dula, East Tennessee State U.

Presenter: Stacie Furst-Holloway, U. of Cincinnati

Presenter: Valerie Gray Hardcastle, U. of Cincinnati

Presenter: Rachel Kallen, U. of Cincinnati

A Harvard University study suggests that in colleges and universities, racism was prevalent in both overt and 'micro-aggression' forms, which includes subtle digs and biases (Caplan & Ford, 2014). Other studies have also suggested that racism in higher educational establishments can be covert (Brief, Dietz, Cohen, Pugh, & Vaslow, 2000; Dovidio & Gaertner, 2000). Some scholars also point out that decision-makers use social identity information to 'justify' their decisions as being seemingly objective ones (Norton, Vandello, & Darley, 2004). The purpose of this Professional Development Workshop (PDW) is to explore the more subtle forms of racism in higher educational establishments around the world (which are becoming more diverse in terms of students and faculty). 

Using case study presentations as a format, followed by in-depth discussions, the issues to be raised in this PDW range from racism in personnel decisions to faculty behavior in the classroom, to racist jibes by students. 

For more details see the following link http://my.aom.org/program2016/SessionDetails.aspx?sid=10811

Due to limited capacity, kindly communicate your interest in attending by emailing Payal Kumar at payalk1@gmail.com

Warm regards,