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Black Students, White Schools, And Racism: Exploring The Experiences, Challenges, And Resilience Of Black Students At Private K-12 Predominantly White Institutions (Pwis) Through Adult Reflections, Sade Ojuola
Master's Theses
This project examines the challenging racialized experiences of Black students who attended private predominantly white institutions (PWIs) during their K-12 education, with a particular focus on the long-term impact of those experiences. The existing literature contains valuable data about the experiences of Black students in predominantly white private schools. However, an important gap in the literature exists regarding the reflections and understandings developed over time by Black adults who attended predominantly white private schools. This field project aims to explore the beliefs that were borne of those experiences and how those experiences ultimately become interwoven into a Black student’s identity …
Eugenics In Education Policy And The Impact On African American Students, Ruth Jones
Eugenics In Education Policy And The Impact On African American Students, Ruth Jones
Master's Theses
Eugenics was defined as a science which used selective breeding as a mechanism to increase desirable traits in a population while restricting and eliminating undesirable traits. Eugenicists fell out of favor in the United States after the fall of Nazi Germany. Yet, eugenic ideas continued to prevail as they heavily influenced medical, social, and academic systems in the U.S. The country’s education system still carries the legacy of eugenicists who helped to build it. The purpose of this qualitative study is to identify eugenic ideas in federal, district and local school policy and determine their connection to the very local …
Urban Life Institute Newsletter August 1968, Joe E. Marshall Jr.
Urban Life Institute Newsletter August 1968, Joe E. Marshall Jr.
Black Student Union
This is a newsletter from the Urban Life Institute of USF from August 19, 1968. The newsletter includes an estimate of incoming Black students, the Black Student Union's involvement with Upward Bound, the first planned Black Cultural Week at USF, a BSU tutoring program, and an attempt at securing office space for the BSU.