Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education
Date of this Version
2018
Document Type
Article
Citation
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development (2018) 37(1)
Abstract
In recent years, many college campuses across the United States witnessed a significant increase in campus activism regarding the range of experiences and conditions facing racially minoritized communities in higher education. As critical and inclusive pedagogues and scholars, we embrace the belief that a focus on making Black Lives Matter in the classrooms of traditionally White institutions (TWIs) provides educators with the best chance to improve the educational outcomes of all students. In this essay, we examine seven principles of critical and inclusive pedagogies that have the potential to make Black Lives Matter in TWI classrooms and identify several implications they have for creating racially inclusive, affirming, and equitable learning environments for all students. We do this in order to share our collective understanding of the “one thing” that drives our work, which is our continued pursuit to realize education as the practice of freedom.
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African American Studies Commons, Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Higher Education Commons, Higher Education Administration Commons, Higher Education and Teaching Commons, Inequality and Stratification Commons, Other Education Commons, Race and Ethnicity Commons, Social Justice Commons
Comments
License: CC BY-NC-ND