Happy Halloween!
This one is pretty appropriately horrifying, particularly if you're concerned about the education outcomes of Black and Brown students. But, hey, what else is new? We dive into the crisis happening across education as the pandemic continues to disproportionately diminish outcomes and opportunities for students of color. And it's, like, real bad. From there we spend a bit of time thinking through the recent Docent drama at the Art Institutes of Chicago. Honestly, if this isn't an argument for the importance of cross-racial solidarity, we're running out of time to figure out what is. We also touch on M.I.T. and the project of continually making space for scientific racism under the guise of intellectual diversity. It's...all...so...tiring.
Stick it out to the end for some really great book recs and thoughts on decompressing. And truly, stay safe out there.
Further Reading:
Failing Grades, Stalled Learning, LA Students 'need help now', Times Analysis Shows, LA Times
Art Institute of Chicago Ends a Docent Program, and Sets Off a Backlash, NY Times
M.I.T.'s Choice of Lecturer Ignited Criticism. So Did Its Decision to Cancel. NY Times
What We're Reading:
Aimi Hamraie, Building Access: Universal Design and the Politics of Disability
