Race, Racism, Anti-Racism Social Justice Speaker Series

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Purdue Northwest associate professor of Education LaVada Taylor presents “Implications of Race and Racism in Student Evaluations of Teaching: The Hate U Give,” the second installment in PNW’s Fall 2021 “Race, Racism, Anti-Racism” speaker series. The session highlights practices in higher education such as using student course evaluations of teaching to inform merit increases, contract renewals, and promotion and tenure decisions. The collection deconstructs student course feedback to reveal implications of race and racism inherent in student responses mirroring learned behavior situated within the socio-political context of US culture and schools. More information can be found at pnw.edu/anti-racism.