“(Di)Versified College Experiences”

1. “(Di)VersifiedCollegeExperiences” Dr. Steve Woodard Office of Minority Affairs swoodard@u.washington.edu

2. Why poetry? • Cahnmann (2003) theorizes, “Using elements of poetry in our data collection, analysis and write-up has the potential to make our thinking clearer, fresher, and more accessible and to render the richness and complexity of the observed world” (p. 34; emphasis added). Cahnmann, M. (2003). The craft, practice, and possibility of poetry in educational research. Educational Researcher, 32(3), 29-36.

3. What part of, “N,” “O,” don't you understand? Pretty much the nobelium, or the nitrogen and oxygen. Now yttrium and einsteinium, in their own way, are a little less unstable. So I'll keep searching the symbolism within the periodic table of elements. I do so appreciate your investment in my overall development. (In Academic Exchange Extra, Dec. 2004) “The Comeback.” 7 N Nitrogen 8 O Oxygen 102 No Nobelium 39 Y Yttrium 99 Es Einsteinium

4. “…And strongly believe that when the elders have sacrificed to get you a seat at the table, there’s no room or time for you to be scared.” Excerpted from “Reading is listening,” in Journal of Critical Inquiry into Curriculum and Instruction 5(3). “Temporary clairvoyance. Where the worldview of the dominant culture and the oppressed culture collide rests a seldom acknowledged region called the margin. It is here that you will find me for my inner tension both begins and ends in this region.” Excerpted from “Clearing pathways for children to go forth,” in Becoming Multicultural Educators (2003). “Positionality statement”

5. NOT MINIMIZING or DILUTING DIVERSITY…Intersectionality ETHNICITY RELIGION SEXUALITY CULTURE RACE R GENDER CLASS G C SEX D/A DIS/ABILITY THINKING MULTI-DIMENSIONALLY!

6. “Switching to theories of ‘why,’ consider this…” • Focus is on individuals and systems… • Ties into C. Wright Mills… • Developing sense of self… • Avoid ‘zero sum’ frameworks… • “How do you explain these issues in everyday situations?”

7. CAMPUS-BASED SOCIAL NETWORKS “Developing Sense of Self in action…” Habitus Discourse Ideology STUDENT Knowledge typology Cultural capital Fields Habitus Discourse Ideology Fields Habitus Discourse Ideology College Experience (Faculty/Staff/Student interactions)

8. CAMPUS-BASED SOCIAL NETWORKS STUDENT Fields Fields College Experience (Faculty/Staff/Student interactions)

9. CAMPUS-BASED SOCIAL NETWORKS STUDENT Knowledge typology Cultural capital Fields Fields College Experience (Faculty/Staff/Student interactions)

10. CAMPUS-BASED SOCIAL NETWORKS Habitus Discourse Ideology STUDENT Knowledge typology Cultural capital Fields Habitus Discourse Ideology Fields Habitus Discourse Ideology College Experience (Faculty/Staff/Student interactions)

11. Landmark National Discourses(Think in terms of your lifetime) • Race/ethnicity • Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) • Desegregation of public schools • Amended by Civil Rights Act of 1991 • Sex/gender • Title IX of 1972 • Gender equity in higher education • Dis/ability • Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 • Initiative 200 in WA (1998) • Univ. of Mich. Aff. Action cases (2003) • Diversity is a compelling interest in higher education…

12. Landmark Local Discourses • Among nation’s first Vice President of an OMA • Nation’s first Vice Provost of Diversity • ECC (First univ.-owned building for POC) • Diversity Appraisal (National model) • Diversity minor (ddwhite@u.washington.edu) • Admissions (Comprehensive review for all)

13. “Become an authority… emphasis on AUTHOR…” CAMPUS-BASED SOCIAL NETWORKS Habitus Discourse Ideology STUDENT Knowledge typology Cultural capital Fields Habitus Discourse Ideology Fields Habitus Discourse Ideology College Experience (Faculty/Staff/Student interactions)

14. “Policy implications…” “Lotus, remember that I said that unless a person purposefully chooses to fight injustices, he or she can rationalize most inequities away. I suspect that now you see I am speaking from lived experience (Woodard, 2003, p. 151; emphasis added).”

15. THANK YOU!!! • In the spirit of ongoing learning… • James Banks, Multicultural Education • Nancy Hartsock, Standpoint Theory • Alicia Beckford Wassink, Social Network Theory • http://depts.washington.edu/eip/steve.htm