Student Services: More Than a Number: Supporting a Diverse Community of Learners

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Affirming Identity Building Community Cultivating Leadership A B C

Affirming Identity A

Book “ If a school is a book what story is being told?” -Beverly Tatum

“ The youngster wanted to see if the President's haircut felt like his own.” White House May 8, 2009

“ Education needs to enable the student to look through window frames in order to see the realities of others and into mirrors in order to see her/his own reality reflected.” -Emily Style “ Education needs to enable the student to look through window frames in order to see the realities of others and into mirrors in order to see her/his own reality reflected.” -Emily Style

Systemic Racism Individual Internalized Ideological Institutional

Now you see it... now you don’t

Individual prejudice & discrimination

An invisible, weightless knapsack of special provisions, maps, passports, codebooks, visas, tools & blank checks .

“ I can turn on the television or open to the front page of the paper and see people of my race widely represented.”

“ I am never asked to speak for all the people of my racial group.”

Never have to think about race.

Systemic Racism Individual Internalized Ideological Institutional

Awareness

Ideological Racism

Race is a Social Construction

“ ...like smog in the air”

Ideological Racism Good Proper Pretty Normal A M E R I C A N “ flesh colored” Valuable

[blond angel]

Intention vs. Impact

“ It’s not my fault Black people don’t write books!”

Affirming Identity Institutional tasks: - Increase faculty and staff of color - Examine the curriculum - Openly discuss White Privilege -Develop support mechanisms for students of color (formal & informal affinity groups) The Psychological Experiences of Students of Color (NAIS)

Affirming Identity Individual Tasks: - Reflect on your Racial Identity - Examine your Stereotypes & Assumptions - Learn how systems of oppression have impacted you. Can we talk about Race? (Tatum)

The American Dream

Affirming Identity - Explore your own Identity and History - Counteract Stereotypes - Make Oppression Visible - Paths to Liberation - Resistance & Allies

Student Services: More Than a Number: Supporting a Diverse Community of Learners

by Marissa Lowman on Apr 12, 2010

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