April 27, 2023
Presentation on a year-long internship.
"My research aims to understand what it means to be a Black student at a predominantly white institution, and how students at predominantly white liberal arts colleges push back against the racial climates that are created and sustained by the administration’s ambivalence to a recognition of the needs and concerns of students of color. Researchers note that this climate, as experienced by Black students, is felt to be alienating, and furthermore creates a sentiment of betrayal, since these campuses were created for the membership of white students. Using Dickinson as a study, my research delves into the ways that Black students have used agency and activism to create a less-alienating campus climate. The reactionary agency and activism are born out of specific racialized incidents. In putting the reactions of the administration into conversation with those of Black students and Black student organizations at Dickinson College, the racial climate can be closely scrutinized. Through this lens wherein microaggressions alongside overt incidents of racism are viewed at PWIS, the question arises: how can predominantly white liberal arts institutions do better in listening to the needs and concerns that come from Black students in order to create a climate wherein Blackness is celebrated, and Black students feel welcomed and heard."
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- Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
- Cost: Free