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
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| 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). The issues raised range from racism in personnel decisions to faculty behavior in the classroom and racist jibes by students. The proposed workshop not only furthers the 2016 Academy theme, but also shares the same objectives as the Gender and Diversity in Organizations Division (GDO). |