Race and Racism Education across the Curriculum

Racism is a Pandemic too

Race and Racism Education across the Curriculum ensures our students leave our institution, not only with strong writing and quantitative reasoning skills, but also with a knowledge and understanding of the history of race and racism in America, and the impact that the ideology of race and racism has had on the nation and the world.  Objectives include:  

  • Exposing students to a knowledge base on topics addressing race, racism and systemic racism;
  • Providing an examination of issues and concerns focusing on questions of racial inequities, institutional racism and social justice in laws, societal organizations, and government; and
  • Offering a variety of analytical frameworks and perspectives on efforts to challenge the conceptualization of race, notions of racial superiority and the existence of policies and social practices which reflect discriminatory and oppressive social practices based on race.

Race and Racism Education across the Curriculum Outcomes

Students will gain the ability to:

  • Identify and define concepts related to race, racism, xenophobia, and social Intolerance
  • Assess historic existence of systemic racism in society
  • Examine current and possible future practices that reflect racist ideology
  • Incorporate issues related to racial and social justice into chosen field/profession
  • Identify the development and implement of strategies for eliminating racial inequity
  • Develop an understanding of racial issues and various levels of racial consciousness for individual and group members
  • Make connections between individual, group and social experiences on race-related systemic issues
  • Educate others about the history and current realities regarding race, racism, and systemic racism

Race and Racism Designated Courses

黑料社 offers two types of race/racism-designated courses: Race/Racism-Intensive (R1) and Race/Racism-Across-The-Disciplines (R2) courses. These designations indicate the role and function of race/racism in the course, not the degree of difficulty. R-designated courses appear throughout the curriculum, in Program and General Studies courses. These courses are identified within the schedules of courses each term.

The Race and Racism Education Across the Curriculum is a knowledge-based requirement focusing specifically on race and racism, and the policies enacted to maintain race and racism, rather than culture and cultural appreciation.

R1 鈥 Race/Racism-Intensive Courses: Race/Racism and Systemic Racism is the primary focus in R1 designated courses.  R1 attribute 鈥淩ace and Racism Intensive courses, which can be either program or General Studies courses.鈥 As such, this course focuses on 鈥渞ace and racism education as the core subject of the course, meaning that the majority of the course materials and assignments are spent discussing these issues.鈥  Examples of R1 courses include: AFRI/GIS 3190 Black Power, GAH 3260 Race and US Culture, GSS 1044/2128 Diversity Issues, POLS 2245 Race and Politics.

R2 鈥 Race/Racism-Across-the-Disciplines: In a R2 course, the focus is on disciplinary or interdisciplinary content, while studying the way that race and racism have impacted a particular field of study. In R2 courses, at least 25% of course time will be devoted to the study of race and racism. This will include readings, homework assignments, and research projects.  Examples of R2 courses include: AFRI 1101 Intro to Africana Studies, ANTH 1101 Intro to Anthropology, GAH 2393 Tap Dance Roots & Rhythms, GEN 2464 Tools for Social Change, LITT 2309 Literature of Asia/Pacific, SUST 3325 The G