Politics of Race

Catalog description

This course is an exploration of the politics and policy issues that disproportionately affect racial and ethnic minorities in the United States. A key objective of this course is to help students understand how the past racial history of the US shapes political and policy outcomes in the US today across a range of issues including income and wealth, employment, education, health, housing, and criminal justice. Students in this course will think and write critically about how the US got to this point and how we can get out of this pattern of persistent racial disparities. Students will be challenged throughout the course to apply concepts of racial justice. Thematic Thread(s): Citizenship & Social Problems, Human Diversity & Well-Being, Institutions & Human Innovations, Transfer Thread Completion Course Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.