This paper aims to provide a historical overview of AA, its purpose and benefits, the legal rationale for the SCOTUS ruling and what it means for colleges and the workplace regarding equitable opportunities for minority groups (which include women, Blacks, Hispanics, Asians and other low-income populations), as they aim for the “American dream”. source
When residents from marginalized backgrounds face consistent microaggressions, their sense of belonging and contributions to the community significantly diminish, which has adverse implications for the community. If these issues are unaddressed, they might choose to leave due to feelings of underrepresentation. Community leaders must proactively implement strategies to welcome an evolving population and educate stakeholders … Read moreMicroaggressions in the heartland “flyover” region: history, progress, lessons learned and challenges
Abstract Purpose This paper aims to demonstrate the role of supplier diversity in empowering indigenous entrepreneurship and the potential socio-economic benefits derived from Puna Awarau (supplier diversity) in Aotearoa (New Zealand). Design/methodology/approach Supplier diversity is an emerging field in Aotearoa (New Zealand). The insights and learnings shared in this article are based on the authors’ … Read moreEmpowering indigenous enterprise through supplier diversity – The case for Puna Awarau in Aotearoa (New Zealand)
Abstract Purpose This review addresses how student organizations are conceptually framed in the scholarly literature—organizations the authors referred to as “ethnicized student organizations” or “ESOs,” which include both Black Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) student organizations and ethnically white student organizations such as mainstream fraternities/sororities and clubs that are normalized as not having a … Read moreIs our scholarship elevating or hindering transformation and possibility? Conceptualizations of student organizations in higher education
Abstract Purpose The papers explores the emergence of an ideological consolidation amidst the theory of intersectionality put forth by Crenshaw and Mohanty’s transnational feminist thought vis-à-vis the thematic concerns of Punjabi immigrant fiction. Design/methodology/approach The paper attempts to follow a qualitative approach in terms of uncovering the various facets of Punjabi Diasporic Fiction vis-à-vis reflecting … Read moreA tragedy of intersectionality: a study of Fauzia Rafique's
Sitting Bull led the fight against settlers invading tribal lands by uniting Sioux tribes across the Great Plains in the late 19th century. Native American legend Sitting Bull’s great-grandson has been identified using DNA extracted from a strand of hair that is over 130 years old. The discovery has shed new light on the ancestry … Read moreNative American legend Sitting Bull’s great-grandson identified using DNA from 130-year-old hair
Identity, positioning and possibilities intersect differently for South Asian women in white academia. Within a broader migrant community that defines Australian life, these identities and positioning imply great possibility, but pursuing such pathways within academia is a walk on the last strand of resilience. This paper explores this tension of possibilities and constraints, using hope … Read moreHope theory as resistance: narratives of South Asian scholars in Australian academia
To examine the implementation of LREPR in education discourse in the media, a content analysis on texts in the Puerto Rican media was conducted. To conduct the analysis, an original dataset of texts from the four major newspapers in Puerto Rico: El Nuevo Dia, El Vocero, Primera Hora and The San Juan Daily Star (n = 119) … Read moreCovering Número 85: a content analysis and critical race theory perspective
The author explores and defines the CRT tenets of interest convergence (Bell, 1980) and whiteness as property (Harris, 1993) in relation to EI (Fricker, 2007; Dotson, 2011) as frameworks for examining three EGOs in the region where these policies have become most dominant. All three are critical tools of analysis for understanding the stake the … Read moreEducational gag orders as white property of interest: reinscribing higher education's ethos in radical tradition
The Confederated #Salish and #Kootenai #Tribes are a People of Vision – Congress passed, and on December 27, 2020, the President signed, the #BisonRestoration legislation! In the spirit of Atatice, which is a term derived from the Sanskrit language meaning “being in the present moment,” there is a video titled “Atatice (28:54)” that can be … Read moreIn the Spirit of #Atatice (Video – 28:54)