Confronting racism in higher education : problems and possibilities for fighting ignorance, bigotry and isolation

• Other Authors: Brooks, Jeffrey S. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2013]
• Series: Educational leadership for social justice.
• Subjects: Discrimination in education > United States.; Racism in education > United States.; Education, Higher > United States.; Education > Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects.; Racism and racial discrimination, Anti-racism.; Philosophy and theory of education.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806614219
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-62396-158-9
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 257 pages)

Racism and ignorance churn on college campuses as surely as they do in society at large. Over the past fifteen years there have been many discussions regarding racism and higher education. Some of these focus on formal policies and dynamics such as Affirmative Action or The Dream Act, while many mor...