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Get REAL! receives continued support from the Sorenson Legacy Foundation
Mary D. Burbank, Career-Line Professor, Assistant Dean and Director of the Urban Institute for Teach Education (UITE) is pleased to announce year 4 of a collaborative linked to an award from the Sorenson Legacy Foundation.
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Erin Castro is a recipient of the 2019 Beacons of Excellence Award
Congratulations to Erin, Assistant Professor in Educational Leadership & Policy, on this great honor!
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Raising Scholarship Money to Battle Opioid Addiction
The Play for Life Tennyson Cecchini Memorial Golf Tournament is an annual event chaired by Dennis Cecchini, held in honor of his late son, Tennyson, who passed away as the result of a long battle with opioid addiction.
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Training Future Foster Parents
Ryan Dickison, Clay Diffrient, Sophia Gagakuma, Cheryl LaMar and Kyle Whittle are students pursuing a master’s of education in the Instructional Design and Education Technology Program. These students are working to update training materials for potential foster parents with Utah Foster Care.
2019 College of Education Inaugural Diversity Lecture Series
Joan and Loki Mulholland
February 13 civil rights icon Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, together with filmmaker Loki Mulholland, presented The Uncomfortable Truth. Using clips from the 2017 documentary with the same name, the Mulholland’s spoke about the ways in which racism continues to organize life in the United States.
MAX FELKER-KANTOR
March 5 American historian Dr. Max Felker-Kantor explained how the Los Angeles Police Department, faced with restrictions on its discretionary authority during the late 1950s and 1960s, sought to expand its power. Referencing his book Policing Los Angeles: Race, Resistance, and the Rise of the LAPD, Kantor’s research shows us how historical events connect with what we are seeing with today’s school-to-prison pipeline.
BENJAMIN CRUMP
March 26 Benjamin Crump, attorney at law, spoke to Using the Law as a Weapon. Mr. Crump shared his experiences with the “intellectual justification of discrimination” and highlighted examples of how the law has been used as a weapon again African Americans throughout history. Mr. Crump advised we must work through both education and economic channels to achieve change and equality as one cannot progress without the other.
Microaggressions are subtle—often unintentional—statements or actions that reveal unconscious biases toward members of marginalized communities. While anyone may experience prejudice or stereotyping, the term “microaggressions” is used specifically in connection to those in historically marginalized groups, which include gender, race, ethnicity, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, age, ability, national origin and citizenship status or any of these intersecting identities.
Even though these comments are not always intended to be rude or insulting, the impact of microaggressions is harmful because they perpetuate stereotypes in both casual and systemic ways. At a personal level, they communicate that a person doesn’t belong. For example, when someone tells a person of color that they speak English well, it implies that the person doesn’t look like English is their first language. The impact of this statement labels the person of color as an outsider, which can be alienating.
Alumni, Emeriti, and Friends
W. Rolfe Kerr graduated with B.S. and M.S. degrees from Utah State University and a PhD degree from the University of Utah. He has made significant contributions to both public and private education, having served as Commissioner of the Utah System of Higher Education and Commissioner of Education for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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University of Utah Committment
A Learning Environment where All Thrive
Deans and administrators through the University of Utah campus issued this letter to affirm their commitment to creating an inclusive environment where there is no tolerance for acts of racism or bias in any form.
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