Research Symposium session #2

I attended the Research Symposium session number 2 at Livingston Student Center  LSC 201A. The first speaker was Peter Barnas , who did research on " It's Alright, I'm still Young: Addiction and Identity in Emerging Adulthood". He talked about the social patter of thinking these days, and also focused on addiction and drug abuse as a way of compensating for the stress. Moreover, he further talked about Primary and Secondary socialization, Primary being what we learn from our home/family and secondary being what we learn from outside ( a product of social interaction). He talked that nowadays people tend to marry at age of 25 to 27 which is 5 years in advance to what was the trend before because they don't take it serious. He also mentioned that people specially youngsters nowadays take drugs such as Xanax as relaxers. Peter was followed by Kendra Avinger, who did a superb job when talking about " U.S- Mexico Border Region's Community Outreach Program:Prevention of Neglected Infections of Poverty in Southern Texas by Means of Education". Kendra talked about the tropical diseases such as malaria and dengue which are present in U.S but are not well-known and not easily diagnosed by U.S doctors. She mentioned that doctors in U.S should be trained to diagnose and treat tropical diseases . She also proposed another solution, which was to have programs in Middle school to educate children and the school staff about the spread of these tropical diseases such as dengue fever. The last was Eno Totoh, who talked about "HFCS: How Fructose Controls Society". Totoh talked about the high prevalence of fructose corn syrup in our processed foods. She said the high fructose corn syrup is not good for health and can cause certain diseases such as Diabetes and other cardiovascular diseases. So, she mentioned that the consumers should be conscious about buying products containing high fructose sugar, because it also contains mercury which is another harmful substance.

Literature Review # 5

"Racial Diversity and Friendship Groups in College: What the Research Tells Us"


by, Anthony Lising Antonio, Assistant Professor, School of Education, Stanford University

This article is written by Professor Anthony Antonio, he is an PhD and an Associate Professor at Stanford Institute for Higher Education Research. He has done research on the influence and impact of diversity among college student. In this article the author applies the method of survey, in which he surveys a diverse student body, firstly in their freshman year, and secondly in their third year of college.This study is about racial diversity of friendship groups at multicultural colleges. He uses the terms "homogeneity and heterogeneity of friendship groups". Homogeneity means that students socialize within their racial group, and heterogeneity means that students socialize outside their race or class.He conducts this study to test the legitimacy of the term " Balkanization" which refers to racial segregation of students. His study proved that although Balkanization is present at college, but it does not dominate the campus environment. Moreover, he states " . . . at the level of student friendship groups, racial and ethnic balkanization is not a dominant, overall campus characteristic. Among a particular group of students, African Americans, same-race friendships may be much more common". So, this means that balkanization is mostly seen in certain racial groups. Further on he states "Regardless of the racial and ethnic diversity of a student's best friends, students on this multicultural campus still "see" segregation". This means that although 46% of students socialize across their race they still see student segregation at the college campus. He also states that his interviews revealed : "Perceptions of the campus racial climate, therefore, are important to consider to the extent that negative perceptions may discourage socialization across race, the formation of diverse friendships, and the developmental benefits gained from those friendships". This means that we should work to change students perceptions about other races or class so to remove all interaction barriers in a multi-cultural college campus.This study is important for my research paper because it tests the validity of the arguments made by the people who talk about the challenges of diversity. His survey proves that students perceptions about diversity greatly differ from their experience of diversity. He highlights this discrepancy which if solved can remove barriers of inter-racial friendships in a multicultural campus and provide students with an opportunity that already exists in their campus (to socialize across their race).  

Antonio, Anthony. "Racial Diversity and Friendship Groups in College: What the Research Tells Us." Diversity Digest. n. page. Print. 

Counter argument Research Blog #9

Counter Argument: 

The argument in my research paper on topic " The iceberg of racial diversity policies/environment at college campus and the challenges/consequences that come along with it", is that universities and colleges these days are just focusing on increasing the diversity of their colleges instead of finding ways to meet challenges that come along with diversity policies such as, affirmative action. This has discoursed the real goal of diversity and affirmative action from academic point of view to racial-balancing. There are two sides to this topic, one side thinks that racial diverse policies have no consequences and that they are greatly just and beneficial to all; whereas , the other side thinks that although the real goal or motto of diversity at college campuses is not wrong, but it's benefits can be achieved by monitored and regulated environment, which come along with it's consequences/ challenges, for which something should be done.I totally disagree with the view that racial diverse policies/environment have no challenges or consequences, because if it had been true than we wouldn't have had cases like "Fischer Vs. University of Texas". Elizabeth Aries in her book " Race and Class Matters at an Elite College", has talked about several solutions to the challenges met by students studying in a racial/class diverse college. In my interview with Professor Tillery, he said that " who ever talks about the challenges and consequences of racism or thinks Fischer deserved admission at University of Texas, is just looking for their own benefit", so all the sources that I have read so far, do talk about the impact of racial and class diversity at colleges. Another counter argument is that why do we even emphasize on race?, and by these racial diverse policies prove to them that they are different from others deteriorating the feeling of oneness/unity.

Blog #8

This is a picture that I choose to use in my final paper . It shows exactly how we react in a racially diverse campus. It also supports the idea of racial segregated student groups in colleges. In colleges groups such as Pakistani student association, Jewish Student association, Indian student association are also markers which reinforce the racial/religious and ethnic differences among college students. I have never seen a Muslim student joining Jewish group or vice versa. The former example is one example of a diverse college environment in which students tend to gather with those who are similar to them. Although this does not mean that students don't interact across their race or ethnic group . So the cartoon above shows and reinforces this view point. My paper will provide an insight to the extent to which this hypothesis is true.

Blog #7 Case

My topic for research paper is " The iceberg of racial diversity policies/environment at a college campus : benefits that come along with undercover deleterious consequences".

 The example or the chief case in my paper is Fisher Vs. University of Texas case. This is an ideal case, which is directly related to my research topic. It talks about the value and authenticity of consequences associated with racial diversity policy of affirmative action in US colleges and universities . This case is under it's final review process in the US Supreme court. It involves undergraduate student Abigail Fisher, who sued  University of Texas in 2008 because she was rejected admission to the University. She asks the court to declare the admissions policy inconsistent or to over rule it. There are two arguments regarding this case; one, that Fisher would have not been able to get admission because of her low academic performance at school even if the university didn't have any affirmative action policy. The other side argues that due to the affirmative action policy in Universities other people are suffering and there will be more people like Fisher who get rejected because of universities affirmative action policy. My paper will help to answer which side is more authentic and even if the affirmative action policy has benefits to the minority groups they also come along with consequences, and this case is one of the consequences of racial diverse policies in USA. Moreover, my research paper will magnify this issue and then give answers whether it is legitimate of overlook the consequences of the racial diversity policies at college campuses because of its benefits. The article that I am using for this case is by Susannah Pollvogt and it's details are given in my blog post #4.
                                         
                                                   Sources Sited

This is a you tube link on a discussion panel held by George Washington University.

Pollvogt, Susannah. Casting Shadows: Fisher V. University of Texas at Austin and the Misplaced fear of " Too Much" Diversity. Diss. University of Maryland School of Law, 2013. Web. <http://digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu/endnotes/23/>.

Interview

I interviewed  Professor Alvin B. Tillery-CV (Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Vice Chair). He is a PhD from Harvard University, 2001 and BA., Morehouse College, 1993. I choose to interview him because his specialty is in American Politics, and he has done research in Identity Politics, History of American Political Thought and American Political Development. I had a telephone interview with Professor Tillery, his thoughts gave me the answer to my counter argument, that the benefits of a diverse college campus over weigh the consequences that come along with it. Moreover, he said that the people who are against campus policies of affirmative action, such as those in case of Fisher Vs. University of Texas case keep their stake/side for their own benefit. Furthermore, he explained that had it been an equal and balanced society then there would have been no talk about identity or race. His point of view suggests that affirmative action gives equal representation right to the minorities. Professor Tillery States: " In a country that is increasingly diverse, university education at top level is important for training of top leadership class, it can only make sense when those students reflect their ethnic, racial and religious diversity. Thats what elite universities are". He also states, "  Affirmative policies don't just help racial minorities they also help people across borders, e.g if you go to Berkeley, had it been a fully race neutral environment you would be in a class full of Asians".
Professor Tillery also states that the Fisher case makes no sense, because even if the university did not have an affirmative action policy Fisher still would not have been able to make it to the University of Texas because her SAT scores were low.


Tillery, Alvin : "Telephone Interview" 03/25/2013

Literature Review Blog #4

Casting Shadows: Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin and the Misplaced Fear of "Too Much" Diversity

This article is written by Susannah W. Pollvogt, she is an adjunct Professor and Bar exam consultant at University of Denver, Sturm College of Law. She was a staff attorney at Vermont Supreme court. In this article she talks about the current case of Fisher versus University of Texas. In this case the undergraduate student Abigail Fisher in 2008, asks that the court either declare the admission policy of university inconsistent with or entirely overrule the affirmative action policy. The term affirmative action in this context means considering race as an important factor in college admissions.The supreme court still has to give the final verdict on this case. Susannah talks about the relationship between remedial and educational excellence justifications for race-conscious admission decisions/policies. Remedial excellence means to help improve the historical racism, universities implement affirmative action; whereas, educational excellence justification means that universities implement affirmative action for the educational e=benefit of the students. Furthermore, Susannah also talks about the anxiety of the justices in the 5 th circuit about the excessive racial diversity. She quotes Justice Powell, who was the decision maker during Bakke case involving University of Michigan Law school. He states, ". . .Thus, in arguing that its universities must be accorded the right to select those students who will contribute the most to the “robust exchange of ideas,” petitioner invokes a countervailing constitutional interest, that of the First Amendment. In this light, petitioner must be viewed as seeking to achieve a goal that is of paramount importance in the fulfillment of its mission" (page 5).  So, by this Justice Powell justified the state interest in the law of affirmative action. Moreover he also states, " Academic freedom, though not a specifically enumerated constitutional right, long has been viewed as a special concern of the First Amendment. The freedom of a university to make its own judgments as to education includes the selection of its student body" (page 5 ). This quote also allows makes it legitimate for the universities to use affirmative action policy. Susannah also states, " Under an educational excellence justification ,by contrast, we would assume that schools are free to continuously reassess their diversity needs and refine their admissions policies to achieve optimal student-body compositions. And schools should be permitted to include consideration of race in this analysis , so long as race still "matters" as a part of identity" ( page 11). The author supports the justification for affirmative action policies at colleges on basis of educational excellence. She thinks that the court should decide on a decision that is for all times to come, for our pluralistic society, which would foster vibrant intellectual environment. This article relates to my topic because it talks about a case which is one of the challenges faced by a diverse student environment/policies at college campuses. This helps me to explore my research question to a greater extent, because while mentioning the Fisher case, it also talks about the importance of affirmative action policy in maintaining academic excellence in colleges. So it gives me another "so what" question, which is ; Does the benefits of racial diversity at college campuses overshadow/overrule it's side effects?

Pollvogt, Susannah. Casting Shadows: Fisher V. University of Texas at Austin and the Misplaced fear of " Too Much" Diversity. Diss. University of Maryland School of Law, 2013. Web. <http://digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu/endnotes/23/>.

Literature Review Blog # 3

Race and Class Matters at an Elite College ( Book by 
Elizabeth Aries)









In this book Aries interviews students from different classes and social backgrounds, over a period of four years. She interviews them thrice, since their freshman year in college. The authors explains in this book that many students come from segregated communities, and have concepts of stereotypes, and these concepts come into play when they enter college and get a platform to interact with others.
She says that colleges can play a vital role in changing student's concepts about stereotypes. She provides a rare glimpse into the challenges faced by black and white college students. Aries chronicles what students learned from racial and class diversity-and what colleges might do to help their students learn more. Aries quotes sociologist Karabel, who states that ". . . the powers in higher education became to recognize that . . . taking strong measures to rectify racial injustice was not simply a moral imperative; it was also a matter of enlightened self-interest at a time when the existing order was under challenge"(chapter 1 page 2). here she talks about how universities were focused to increase diversity at their campuses for self-interest. She also states " The vastly increased diversity in race and class in the student body not only afforded opportunities for social mobility to underrepresented minorities and students with less financial means;it also had potential to increase student's understanding to those different to themselves and to challenge previous notions about race and class" (chapter 1 page 2). It means that when students from different backgrounds were admitted to colleges,they could be around people belonging from different races and form their  perceptions about this interactive experience . She also quotes Harvard social psychologist, who in his book,  " Prejudice (unless deeply rooted in the character structure of the individual) may be reduced by equal status contact between majority and minority groups in pursuit of common goals"chapter 1 page5). This also refers to as a solution to mend the gap between racism at college. Furthermore, Aries also states that " The social science literature suggests that people in an in-group (e.g., the majority) tend to see members of an out-group (e.g, the minority) as homogeneous and lacking in variability, while themselves as more heterogeneous. This sets stage for stereotyping"(chapter 1 page 5). I think it's an important quote for my research as it gives a reason for the concept of racism and stereotypes. People tend to have different thoughts for one's who are similar to them, than those who have a different race and class. So, we can say that "in group" and "out group" differences can be the cause of racism and stereotypes. This book is relevant to my research as it does not only provides theoretical concept or racism, stereotypes, it's effects and solutions, in fact it is written and based on the field experience online questionnaires and face-to-face interviews.

 Elizabeth, Aries. "Race and Class Matters at an Elite College." N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2013.
(It's a book so I am attaching a link for it's e book  version on google)

Literature Review Blog#2

Speaking of Race and Class: The Student Experience at an Elite College

(Book)
 This book is written by Elizabeth Aries and Richard Berman. In this book Aries Interviews 58 undergraduates  from class of 2009 at Amherst University. She interviewed the students since they were freshman and completed this study in four years. In the interviews the students express their experience and thinking about the role of racism and class-difference in college. She presents the student's personal perceptions of their experiences. The coauthor Richard Burmen extends the concept of racism by exploring the concepts of "Stereotypes", "Inter-racial dating" and the effects of racism and class on a student's social life.Moreover, the authors look at race and class as two independent variables rather than one concept. So, the authors use the concept of intersecting race and class to examine the experiences of poor whites to that of wealthy blacks. It gives a challenge to the universities to handle and manage formal and informal learning. Elizabeth Aries is a professor of psychology at Amherst University and she has a PhD from Harvard. The co-author Richard Burmen is an independent scholar and singer/songwriter. Hence, they collaborated to work on the role of race and class in colleges. Aries quotes Harvard University President, who states " In our world today, it is not enough for us and our students to acknowledge, in an abstract sense, that other kinds of people, with other modes of thought and feeling and action, exist somewhere. . ." (Chapter 1, page 2). This quote illustrates one of the importance or benefit of diversity at a campus, which is that students from different backgrounds get to interact with each other and change their perceptions about others . The author further quotes Emily a student, who states, " I kind of feel like i have been dropped on Mars. . . I mean, it's so different" ( Chapter 1,page 1).  It describes the feelings of students when they experience different races at their college campuses.The Harvard University President also says ". . . No formal academic study can replace continued association with others who are different from ourselves,and who challenge our preconceptions,prejudices,and assumptions, even as we challenge theirs." (chapter 1,page 2). This means that students can't change their perceptions about stereotypes and racism by studying , rather they need to experience it in their actual life. I think this book is also good for my topic as it describes the role of race and race talk at college.

Elizabeth, Aries, and Burmen Richard. "Speaking of Race and Class: The Student Experience at an Elite College [e book]." N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2013
(still have to get the e book version but i'm putting up a link to it's review)

Bibliography

                                                    Bibliography



1)Justin, Infinto. "Jane Elliot Meets Focault." Journal of Moral Education, n.d. Web. 5 Mar. 2013.

2) Elizabeth, Aries. "Race and Class Matters at an Elite College." N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Mar. 2013.

3) Elizabeth, Aries, and Burman Richard. "Speaking of Race and Class."N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Mar. 2013.

4) Hidden Transcripts by James C. Scott.N.p.,n.d,Web.5. Mar.2013

5)   Christiansen, Neil D, "Racism and social Judgment Process" N.p., n.d Web.5 Mar.2013

I still need to edit and recheck the links. I'll probably add more resources to it.

The Role of racism on student's academic performance Blog #1

My research would focus on the role of racism on college student's academic performance. It will also talk about the development of the concept of stereotypes in colleges. It will question whether racism is the major factor in determining a change in student's academic performance.I want to consider this topic, because I am interested in studying the effects of racism, especially on the intellectual and academic abilities.

Literature Blog #1

                             
            

"Jane Elliott, the American schoolmarm who would rid us of our racism"

  

This article is taken from the Guardian and is written by Andrew Anthony . Andrew Anthony is a journalist who has written for the Guardian since 1990s. He is also author of On Penalties (2000) and the Fall-Out(2007). In this article he has described Jane Elliot's Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes experiment. It talks about how within a short span of time Jane was able to turn innocent, loving kids into haters. He says it's hard to answer whether these anti-racist policies should be deployed or not. Moreover he Anthony talks about how the associated characteristics with the eye color effected the student's attitudes and their intellectual abilities. This experiment is done by Jane Elliot who is a well-know teacher ,lecturer and diversity trainer. She wanted to teach her classroom kids a lesson for their lifetime. Her experiment explains that racism plays a vital role in our academic performance. My research is about the role of racism in college, it also focuses on how racism impairs students intellectual abilities. Andrew quotes Jane Elliot,"Perception is everything", relates to the idea of stereotypes and how we attach meaning to skin colors. Jane Eliot states,"Racism is racism wherever you find it. White ignorance is the problem, and we white folks have now managed to export that problem all over the world." This supports the fact that the topic of racism is ignored and not given much attention. Even if it is given attention,nothing is done to eradicate it . Andrews question in this article is that is it possible to eradicate racism by analyzing Jane's experiment. This quote by Jane Elliot could explain one of the causes of racism in college , ""the main thing, white people are rapidly losing their numerical majority in the United States of America. And so people of colour are going to be the people in positions in power in the future. White people are finally beginning to realize that. Some of them are scared to death." So, the fear to be left behind is a reason for racism? i am also analyzing other scholarly articles on this topic. So far this is one explaining the detail of the study carried out by Jane .

Anthony, Andrew. "Jane Elliott, the American Schoolmarm Who Would Rid Us of Our Racism." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 17 Oct. 2009. Web. 02 Mar. 2013.

                     

Research Proposal

Ghania

Professor Goeller

Research in Disciplines

February 24,2013

Research Proposal

Working Title:  Racism and it’s consequences amongst college students

Topic

           My research focuses on the role of racism in colleges. It will also talk about different levels of racism faced by students with different ethnicities. The research will also mention the concept of stereotypes formed by  “ The Theory of Cognition”.  The paper will talk about the effects of racism on student’s academic performance, based on Jane Elliot’s “Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes” exercise. Moreover, it will unfold the types of “internalized racism/covert” and “ overt/obvious racism” which play a major role in big time Private schools.

Research Question

                          Can the difference in academic performance between white and colored skin students be explained by examining the theories that mention the effects of overt and covert racism amongst multiethnic students? Or is it just a matter of associating stereotypes to skin colors ?

  Theoretical Frame

                            In Jane Elliot’s experiment of “Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes”, she demonstrates that racism is interrelated to the performance of students. This experiment mentions “ Social Cognitive Theory” proposed by Neal E. Miller and John Dollard in 1941. Social cognitive theory is a learning theory based on the idea that people learn and generate their own native theories by observing what others do. This theory emphasizes a large difference between an individual’s ability to be morally competent and morally performing . Racism undermines an individual's ability to perform, by underscoring their capabilities. I am interested in inquiring how the social cognitive theory affects the academic performance of students facing racism. I am also curious to know the role and effect of university policies on the issue of racism.

     The topic of racism amongst students in today’s  multi ethnic colleges has raised a lot of brows . There are a number of books, scholarly articles and journals written about racism and it’s consequences. I am an international student, with a different ethnic background from “white” americans, so i think the topic of stereotypes being attached to skin colors and racism relates to me. Although not in college life but in personal life when I moved to US I faced racism and I can relate to it too. The concept of attaching stereotypes to skin colors also relates to me, because being a “desi”, which means Indian or Pakistani attaches a tag that “You must be good at Maths”. In my calc class last semester one of my classmates thought I was better than her in math and when I asked her the reason, she replied “ because Indians are good at math”. So , is it that all desis are good at math? Obviously not ! I was never good at math, it was just that I practiced a lot to get a B plus in my Calc class.  I know a family friend who studies in UK and was beaten up by black college students just because he was a Pakistani. I have various life experiences which can tap into my topic of racism and stereotypes. I think the concept of racism leads to the idea of stereotypes.

Research and Plan

                           As mentioned above my research will include Jane Elliot’s experiment of Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes , which reflects the idea that people’s performance is affected by their social standing.

So, If a student was told that he or she is inferior to others then it would deteriorate his/her’s performance. Whereas, if the same student was told that he/she is superior to other than it would change his/her’s attitude towards others and would also improve performance. This is the most relevant research on my topic as it demonstrates the direct effect of racism on individual student’s capabilities by the process of social cognition. I want to further scrutinize these factors. My research also emcompasses the study “Critical Race Theory, Racial Microaggressions, and Campus Racial Climate: The Experiences of African American College Students” done in University of California . This study mentions critical race theory as a framework providing an examination of racial microaggressions and how they influence the collegiate racial climate. The study on “Anger, racism, caste discrimination, and posttraumatic stress disorder in African-American and Indian college students” also talks about the negative psychological impact of racism amongst African American and Indian college students. I have also read through the article “ Invisible Racism” by Cabrera, L who uses Antonio Gramsci's theory of hegemony and Paulo Friere's conception of liberatory praxis and  examines how white male college students' racial ideologies both reinforce and challenge the existing racial paradigm. This refers to covert racism coming into effect. I am also looking at other articles such as “The Metastereotypes and the black white divide: A Qualitative View of Race on an Elite College Campus”. This article also talks about the development of the concept of stereotypes in a college campus and also about it’s consequences. Furthermore, I am also looking into the article “Racial stereotypes and gender in context”. It gives insightful and interesting relationship between stereotypes concepts and academic performance. It is greatly related to my main field of research. As states in all of the above mentioned articles, racism does play a major role in student’s academic performance and mental health, but i will explore any other limitations or exceptions to this topic.

 

                                                    Bibliography

1.Cabrera, Nolan L. "Invisible Racism: Male, Hegemonic Whiteness in Higher Education." RU Libraries. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2013. http://search.proquest.com/docview/304855289/fulltextPDF?accountid=13626

2.Jenifer, Ericka S. "Anger, Racism, Caste Discrimination, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in African-American and Indian College Students." RU Libraries. N.p., n.d. Web. 25

http://search.proquest.com/docview/304894992/abstract?accountid=13626

3."Social Cognition." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 24 Feb. 2013. Web. 25 Feb. 2013.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_cognitive_theory

4.Solorzano, Daniel, Miguel Ceja, and Tara Yosso. "Journal of Negro Education." JSTOR. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2013.http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/2696265

5.Torres, KImberly, and Camille Z. Charles. "The Internalization of Stereotypes : Black Stereotypes about Black University of Pennsylvania Students." RU Libraries. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2013.

http://search.proquest.com/docview/811396523/abstract?accountid=13626

6."Racial Stereotypes and Gender in Context." Sex Roles : A Journal Of Research, n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2013. http://search.proquest.com/docview/225373602/fulltextPDF?accountid=13626

Privatization Connection

Privatization of universities and colleges in USA has increased the autonomy of the colleges . Federal Government has little to regulate the rules governing the functioning of the colleges. There are quotas set for admitting people with different ethnicities to colleges. Sometimes even in matters of financial aid some races are more likely to get financial aid than others . For example , because of the increasing hispanic population in US , more hispanics and pushed to study and have easy access to financial aid. The article " Racism and the tuition crisis" mentions that racism is increasing in colleges . It also mentions that the rich and wealthy are more likely to dominate and control the poor . It is a fact that rich people who can afford high tuition costs ,or who give large amount of money for college donations have more influence in the running of the college than the other students. Privatization of college has diverted the attention of university administrators to money-making than on issues like racism.
Google:http://www.rougeforum.org/racismtuition.html
More articles on racism in college:http://ehis.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=3&sid=49e6c9d3-aa9d-43d0-b64b-603dc713ffbe%40sessionmgr4&hid=5&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=fa3146b2&AN=76180712
This blog mentions the role of racism in college financial aid : http://collegeaffordability.blogspot.com/2006/10/financial-aid-and-race-overuse-of-r.html

 

Scouting the Territory

I have made up my mind to write about the active role that racism plays in colleges. The world being a global village has made it possible for students belonging to  different ethnic backgrounds to study in U.S educational institutes. Hence, making colleges and universities in U.S and also globally multicultural. There have been a lot of researches and books published on how a student's race predicts the behavior and treatment that he/she will face in college. There have been experiments such as the blue eyed and the brown eyed people to explain that social treatment does effect our performance in class. I think I can better relate to this topic because I'm an international student and I can describe my experiences too .