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Session VI
Concurrent Sessions
Session VI
Friday, January 29 | 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm
In the Trenches: Black Men in the Academy Navigating Racialized Encounters (Dissertation of the Year)
Jesse Ford
In historical and contemporary scholarship, racial microaggressions and inadequate socialization are highlighted as recurring challenges in Black men's educational experiences, leaving this population with the lowest graduate rates across all other racial and gendered groups in doctoral education. Moreover, there remains a dearth of research that critically examines the educational challenges and racialized encounters in their daily experiences. The purpose of this three-paper dissertation is to explore the influence of racialized stress on the experiences of Black men in the academy, specifically doctoral students and junior faculty who self-identify as Black men. These studies are collectively based on 60 qualitative interviews with 30 Black men from 27 four-year historically white institutions. The studies highlight three key areas across the three papers:
1. The early career experiences of Black men in graduate programs and junior faculty roles. 2. The influence of race-related stress on the experiences of
Black men in graduate programs. 3. The Racially Responsive Early Career Socialization
Model, a new theoretical framework for understanding the racialized experiences of Black men in the academy. This work's findings provide recommendations for making academic spaces more inclusive, responsive, and transformative for Black men in the academy.
Hearing Campus Jews: Addressing Antisemitism as part of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Work
Rebecca Russo
Dan Leshem
Campus-based antisemitism and anti-Jewish bias challenge student affairs leaders to proactively adopt approaches to foster inclusive, welcoming environments for Jews and all students. The presenters will share how Jewish students experience college and university campuses in distinctive and often challenging ways -- including how anti-Israel movements often encourage othering of many campus Jews based on their religious and cultural connections to the historic land and modern state of Israel. The presenters will build participants’ understanding of antisemitism, how it impacts Jewish students, and how it relates to other forms of hate and marginalization, and provide strategies for cultivating a positive campus climate for Jewish and all students. The session will draw on learnings from Florida State University as a case study, and will also highlight examples of promising practices from campuses around the country.
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Concurrent Sessions
Closing Session
Friday, January 29 | 3:00 PM
Making Time for Making Meaning: Holding Space for Reflection
Jillian M. Volpe White
As we "navigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, continued racial injustice, and seemingly endless uncertainty," reflection can seem like a luxury or even a waste of time. However, reflection is essential for leadership and generating adaptive solutions to complex challenges. This interactive session prioritizes time and space for the topics at the heart of the 2021 Dalton Institute: leadership in alignment with values, fostering care and connection, navigating transition, and creating a more socially just world.
