| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 372 pages) |
| Contents |
1. Introduction: the context -- 2. Black wastelanders -- 3. Where are you from from? -- 4. White wastelanders -- 5. The group meetings: the room where it happens -- 6. Grassroots pedagogy: rules of engagement -- 7. Conclusion: saving public higher education -- Appendix |
| Summary |
In this book, eleven recent college graduates describe in vivid detail their journeys from racially segregated, underfunded public schools to a state university, and the obstacles they encountered along the way. Chapters highlight personal accounts of poverty, violence, and bullying in childhood, the persistence of racism on the university campus and the inability of faculty and administrators to combat it. Overcoming all-too-common barriers, these eleven students persevered, earned their degrees and continued on to graduate school and professional careers. The authors conclude the book with policy proposals that not only address the issues raised by the students, but that would also restore public education to its original role as an engine of opportunity and driver of democracy.-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Jennifer Ring is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Nevada, Reno, USA, where she has taught political philosophy, and courses on race, gender and identity for 25 years. Trisden Shaw is a political educator and community organizer who seeks to amplify the voices of those who traditionally have been silenced. He is a recent graduate of the African American Studies MA program at University of California, Los Angeles, USA. Reece Gibb is a technical writer for a software developer in Silicon Valley. He earned his MA in Political Science, and his BA with Honors in History and Political Science from the University of Nevada, Reno, USA |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Universities and colleges -- United States.
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Discrimination in higher education -- United States
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Discrimination in education -- United States
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Discrimination in education
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Universities and colleges
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Shaw, Trisden, author
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Gibb, Reece, author
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| ISBN |
9783031056468 |
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3031056469 |
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