Working in the Trenches: Teaching Diversity at a Predominantly White College

Authors

Gary Perry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Katherine Acosta, LUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln
Crystal Edwards, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Connie Frey, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Helen Moore, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

11-17-2003

Abstract

This presentation is twofold. We begin by examining the degree to which teaching diversity, at a mid-western predominately white institution, is disproportionately devolved onto academic departments and faculty who occupy devalued statuses within and outside academe. Finally, we highlight the hidden and unhidden challenges and obstacles that accompany this obligation.