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Teaching Race And Racial Justice: Developing Students’ Cognitive And Affective Understanding, Amie Thurber, Joe Bandy, M. Brielle Harbin Mar 2021

Teaching Race And Racial Justice: Developing Students’ Cognitive And Affective Understanding, Amie Thurber, Joe Bandy, M. Brielle Harbin

School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations

Effectively addressing both cognitive and affective dimensions of learning is one of the greatest obstacles to teaching race and racial justice in higher education. In this article, we first explore the need to integrate attention to cognitive and affective development, along with evidence-based strategies for doing so. We then provide a case study of an undergraduate sociology course on environmental justice in which the instructor intentionally adopted holistic pedagogical principles of teaching race. Analyzing student responses from a pre- and post- course survey, course assignments, and instructor observations of student participation, we find that both white students and students of …


How Trio Sparked The Fire That Fuels The First-Generation Movement: An Interview With Arnold Mitchem And Maureen Hoyler, Rashné Jehangir, Lindsay Romasanta, Arnold Mitchem, Maureen Hoyler Jan 2021

How Trio Sparked The Fire That Fuels The First-Generation Movement: An Interview With Arnold Mitchem And Maureen Hoyler, Rashné Jehangir, Lindsay Romasanta, Arnold Mitchem, Maureen Hoyler

Global Diversity and Inclusion Publications and Presentations

The Co-Editors of Journal of First-generation Student Success, Rashné R. Jehangir, Ph.D., and Lindsay Romasanta, Ed.D., both former TRIO staff members, begin this inaugural issue with an interview with Council for Opportunity in Education founder and president emeritus Arnold Mitchem, Ph.D., and current president Maureen Hoyler, J.D. This conversation is an effort to situate the history of the first-gen movement with those who were there at the beginning and continue to engage in the work today. To quote James Baldwin, ‘‘Know from whence you came. If you know whence you came, there are absolutely no limitations to where you can …


Culturally Engaging And Validating Strategies To Support Bipoc Students At Psu, Lindsay Romasanta, Michelle Lee, Pedro Torres Jan 2021

Culturally Engaging And Validating Strategies To Support Bipoc Students At Psu, Lindsay Romasanta, Michelle Lee, Pedro Torres

Global Diversity and Inclusion Publications and Presentations

Presenters:

  • Lindsay Romasanta, Ed.D. - Assistant Vice President, Global Diversity & Inclusion
  • Michelle Lee - Coordinator for Asian & Pacific Islander & Desi Student Services
  • Pedro Torres - Assistant Director, Cultural Resource Centers

About Global Diversity and Inclusion:

Global Diversity and Inclusion is the central division that leads and facilitates the continuous quest for Inclusive Excellence. We structure our ongoing diversity, equity, and inclusion journey through four pillars:

  • Student Support and Programs
  • Equity and Compliance
  • Diversity Advocacy
  • Diversity Education and Learning

Presentation Outline (Agenda):

  • Activity
  • How we support BIPOC students at PSU
    • Multicultural Retention Services
    • Cultural Resource Centers
    • TRIO Programs …