Confronting Equity and Inclusion Incidents on Campus: Lessons Learned and Emerging Practices

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This timely book unpacks critical incidents occurring on college and university campuses across the nation. Featuring the voices of faculty, staff, and students, this edited volume offers an interdisciplinary exploration of contemporary diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) challenges at the intersections of race, class, gender, and socioeconomic status, while illuminating lessons learned and promising practices. The narratives in this book articulate contemporary challenges, unpack real events, and explore both failed and successful responses, ultimately shining a spotlight on emerging solutions and opportunities for change. Marrying theory and practice, Confronting Equity and Inclusion Incidents on Campus provides a framework for building more inclusive campuses that embody equity and the values of community. A key resource for professionals, students, and scholars of higher education, this volume provides understanding for fostering educational spaces that cultivate belonging among all members of higher education communities, including those historically underrepresented and marginalized. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Preface Part I: Introduction Chapter 1: Contesting Marginality and Traditions of Silence:: Resisting Diversity’s Failures and Assumed Centers, and Setting the Course for Change Tensions Rising How Did We Get Here? The Invitation: Pathways Forward Conclusion Discussion Questions References Chapter 2: A Genealogy of “Diversity”: From the 1960s to Problematic Diversity Agendas and Contemporary Activism First Wave: Civil Rights Movement, Government Reform, and Self Determination Second Wave: Calming Storms, Valuing Differences, and Fostering Understanding Third Wave: Playing It Safe with Diversity Fourth Wave: Emergence of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as a Construct Challenges with New Wave: Impact of “Diversity Talk” and “Diversity Discourse” Absence of Equity and Inclusion Diversity Means Everything and Nothing Reproducing a Center and Sanctioning a Racial and Gender Elite Close Discussion Questions Notes References Chapter 3: Dismantling the Trifecta of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:: The Illusion of Heterogeneity The Disconnect between Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Diversity Equity Inclusion Integrating DEI Where Do We Go from Here? Final Thoughts Discussion Questions Notes References Part II: Interpersonal Context: Critical Conversations Chapter 4: Scholar-Mothers Navigating Maternal Microaggressions in the Academy:: “You Should Be Home Snuggling Your Baby” Institutional Context and Chapter Development A History of Tension between Motherhood and Academia Maternal Microaggressions Zer Lisa Leah Implications and Lessons Learned Maternal Microaggressions Seeking Wholeness Unrealistic Expectations Promising Practices For Change: Transforming the Academic Experience for Scholar-Mothers Normalize Parenthood Policies Specific to Scholar-Mothers Include Mothers in Equity and Diversity Trainings Listen to Scholar-Mothers’ Needs Zer, Lisa, and Leah’s Hopes for Academia Conclusion Discussion Questions References Chapter 5: Managing the Classroom as a Military Veteran and Graduate Instructor:: “Please Don’t Call Me by My First Name” Literature Review Contextual Background So What Had Happened Was…: From Retelling and Remembering to Re-Telling and Re-Membering Implications and Lessons Learned Lessons Learned: What Can Be Taken Away from This Incident? Promising Practices for Change: “Where Do We Go from Here?” Tear Down and Build Up Allies—Crucial MVPs Conclusion Discussion Questions Note Bibliography Part III: Organizational Context: Pedagogical Limitations and Opportunities Chapter 6: Pedagogical Failures: Challenging Assumed Centers and Engendering Community Through Personal and Pedagogical Reflexivity Failure: A Case Study Implications and Lessons Learned Promising Practices for Change: Failure as Innovation Conclusion Discussion Questions References Chapter 7: Envisioning Equity and Inclusion Through Art Contextual Background “Preparing” Students for a Diverse Campus and World Differential Impact of Diversity Coursework Implications and Lessons Learned Promising Practices for Change Nimble and Rapid Responses to Hate Crimes and Other Identity-Based Incidents Diversity Education Requirements Throughout Students’ College Careers Strong and Visual Support for Minority Students from All Levels of Campus Conclusion Discussion Questions General For Students Acknowledgements Note References Part IV: Organizational Context: Becoming a Diversity Worker, Planning for Change, and Crafting Pathways Forward Chapter 8: Muslim Students Combatting Institutional Inertia with Participatory-Action Research Introduction Anti-Muslim Racism in Higher Education Diversity Work and Institutional Inertia The Site The Situation: Liberal Talk and the Chancellor’s Listening Tour The Photovoice Project What Is Participatory-Action Research? The Aims of Photovoice and the Steps We Took Reflections on Impact Uplifting Voices Moving from Listening to Being Heard Shifting the Narrative from Individuals to Structures Building Consciousness and Solidarity Implications and Lessons Learned Inadvertently Benefitting the University by Contributing to Its Performance of “Diversity” Promising Practices for Change In the Midst of Struggle, Come Together and Build Communities of Support Work from the Grassroots to Share Knowledge and Build Capacity Conclusion Discussion Questions Note References Chapter 9: BIPOC Students Using Polyvocal Narratives, Co-Witnessing, and Spectral Engagement: “Seen” But Not Heard Introduction Resisting Ecologies of Constraint The Scene: “Talking” Diversity Presenter One Presenter Two Presenter Three Presenter Four Presenter Five Implications and Lessons Learned: “Seen,” But Not Heard Promising Practices for Change Employing Polyvocal Narratives Spectral Modes of Engagement and Collective Co-Witnessing Conclusion: Anticipate Institutional Failure Discussion Questions Notes References Chapter 10: Becoming Professors of Equity at San Diego State University: Reflecting on Professional Seminars on Implicit Biases and Microaggressions Contextual Background Implications and Lessons Learned: Biases, Microaggressions, and Differential Labor Promising Practices for Change Conclusion Discussion Questions Notes References Part V: Organizational Context: Dealing with Organizational Culture and Climate Chapter 11: Experiencing Symbolic and Linguistic Violence at Predominately White Institutions as Student and Professor Symbolic Violence: Cotton Balls and Graffiti Walls Linguistic Violence: The N-Word and Token Service Implications and Lessons Learned Promising Practices for Change: Fostering Resilience from the Individual to the Institution Conclusion Discussion Questions References Chapter 12: Accented Others, Women, and Immigrants: A Conversation about Institutional Stalling and Dismissal Organizational Context First Narrative Second Narrative Implications and Lessons Learned Promising Practices for Change Conclusion Discussion Questions References Part VI: Community and Structural Challenges: Managing the Effects of Social Tensions Chapter 13: ‘The Blackface Incident’: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion under Fire at a Southern Women’s College The College in Context Our Approach to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion “The Blackface Incident” Implications and Lessons Learned Lessons Learned Progress Interrupted In Defense of… The Structural and the Marginal Fear as a Disruptor Promising Practices for Change Embodied and Accountable Practices Strategic Planning: Diversity as Visioning for Sustainability Accountability and Critical Evaluation as Evolving Practice Radical Transparency as Educational Opportunity Conclusion Discussion Questions References Chapter 14: The Ripple Effect of Bias, Hate, and Activism: A Nation in Crisis, a Campus in Turmoil, and Pathways Forward Social Unrest and College-Student Activism Policing in the United States The “Ripple Effect” in Higher Education The Site The Situation Implications and Lessons Learned Growth and Development at the Micro Level Campus and Peer Group Impact at the Meso Level Lessons Learned Staying Abreast of National and International Incidents Carefully Plan and Orchestrate Campus Forums and Dialogues Create Supportive Spaces for Impacted Communities to be Vulnerable and Process Issues Campus Leaders Need DEI Education to Drive Institutional Change Promising Practices for Change Proactively Address Negative History Commit to Campus-Wide Diversity Education Improve Communication When Incidents of Bias and Hate Crimes Occur Seek Collaborative Change Conclusion Discussion Questions References Part VII: Conclusion Chapter 15: Dealing with the Past and Preparing for “Diversity’s” Future: “Wicked” Problems and Multilevel Solutions for Higher Education Application of Multilevel Thinking as a Perspectival Lens in Addressing DEI Challenges Core Principles Application of Multilevel Thinking to Emerging Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Challenges in Higher Education Promising Practices for Change: Building a Bridge over Troubled Waters Second-Order Transformational Change Reconnecting to History: Centering Social Justice and Resisting Inequity and Power Framing Diversity as More Than Representation A Multilevel Perspective Is Essential to Resolving Complex DEI Issues Burying the Dead: DEI Issues Aren’t Just “People of Color/Minority People Problems” Conclusion Discussion Questions References Editor Contributors Index