Engaging Institutional Resistance

The 35th Annual National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in Higher Education will be held May 30 - June 3, 2023 in New Orleans, Louisiana!

During this conference, we’ll present “Engaging Institutional Resistance” which is designed for those who understand why we need to talk about race on campus, but often feel unsure of how to respond to community members who are questioning or resisting curriculum and programming designed to address racism. By understanding how change happens, we can be better prepared to anticipate, embrace, and engage resistance. We will consider many of the systemic issues that become more visible as we hone our own strategies and become clearer about our sphere of influence in advocating for change. Too often the burden of addressing this resistance falls on the shoulders of people of color, and white educators need to refine their skills for disrupting racism and white-dominant culture in colleges and universities.  We will provide materials to help diagnose what is actually going on and how we can best address resistance in productive ways that move us towards racial justice.

We’ll also be doing an evening book talk on Thursday, June 1, called “Books and Beignets,” where we’ll discuss “Learning and Teaching While White”, our most recent publication that guides educators and leaders at predominately white institutions to rethink pedagogical approaches and curricular topics so they can develop a skills-based antiracist teaching practice.

Join me and others for this enlightening 5-day conference. Learn more at: https://ncore.ou.edu/ncore.ou.edu/en/upcoming-events/ncore-2023