Navigating Racialized Spaces in Academia: Critical Reflections from a Roundtable
Résumé
Canadian Association of University Teachers (2010). The Canadian Association of University Teachers. (Ryan, Pollock, & Antonelli, 2007) and an ongoing challenge among scholars of color. Such challenges include: faculty and staff support, curriculum development, and feelings of validity. Reflecting back on discussions of race, it is important to note that these challenges are shared and valid.
Despite an increase in the diversity of the post-secondary student population in Canada, professors identifying themselves as ethnic and cultural diversity are only 17%, according to the Canadian Association of Teachers (Ryan, Pollock & Antonelli, 2007), and this represents a perpetual challenge for racialized teachers. The lack of diversity sends a strong message to all students: creators of knowledge are only a minority elite. These challenges include difficulties in supporting faculty and staff, developing their curriculum and feeling of validity in the face of predominantly white institutions. Reflecting on discussions about race,
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