The Idea of Race in Teaching and Learning

Catalog description

This course examines the idea of race from the perspective of science, history, and lived experience to help the student properly evaluate inequalities of treatment (on the basis of race or any other marker) in various sectors of life in the United States. The course aims to help the student a) perceive what is taught about race and what is communicated in our schools and colleges about the meaning of racial ascription and b) to figure out how the power of educational institutions can best be used to promote equality and fairness in society.