Title

Is Your University Racist?

Abstract

Racism is often construed as individual acts motivated by racial prejudice. Thus, it is challenging to understand institutional racism. Institutions do not have feelings like people do, nor do they have the consciousness to think and make decisions based on racial prejudice. So how can we identify racism within higher education institutions, even liberal ones that profess to value diversity, equity and inclusivity?

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-2018

Publisher Statement

Copyright © 2018 Bedelia N. Richards. This article first appeared in Inside Higher Ed (2018).

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