A Case Study: Contemporary Forms of Bias and "Prejudice" and How it Negatively Impacts Scholars of Color Within the Academy

Authors

E. Kelly Sanford Ph.D., Chair, Department of Sociology, Austin Peay State University

Date of this Version

October 2001

Abstract

The session presents a Case Study to identify contemporary forms of bias that scholars of color inevitably experience from the classroom discourse to the tenure process. While “academic freedom” and the notion of “ diversity” are apparent politically correct ideals in theory, the reality is different on the average for scholars of color.