Over the last sixty years, administrators on college campuses
nationwide have responded to black campus activists by making
racial inclusion and inequality compatible. This bold argument is
at the center of Matthew Johnson's powerful and controversial book.
Focusing on the University of Michigan, often a key talking point
in national debates about racial justice thanks to the contentious
Gratz v. Bollinger 2003 Supreme Court case, Johnson argues that UM
leaders incorporated black student dissent selectively into the
institution's policies, practices, and values. This strategy was
used to prevent activism from disrupting the institutional
priorities that campus leaders deemed more important than racial
justice. Despite knowing that racial disparities would likely
continue, Johnson demonstrates that these administrators improbably
saw themselves as champions of racial equity. What Johnson contends
in Undermining Racial Justice is not that good intentions resulted
in unforeseen negative consequences, but that the people who
created and maintained racial inequities at premier institutions of
higher education across the United States firmly believed they had
good intentions in spite of all the evidence to the contrary. The
case of the University of Michigan fits into a broader pattern at
elite colleges and universities and is a cautionary tale for all in
higher education. As Matthew Johnson illustrates, inclusion has
always been a secondary priority, and, as a result, the policies of
the late 1970s and 1980s ushered in a new and enduring era of
racial retrenchment on campuses nationwide.
General
| Imprint: |
Cornell University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Histories of American Education |
| Release date: |
September 2022 |
| Authors: |
Matthew Johnson
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
336 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-5017-6817-0 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-5017-6817-4 |
| Barcode: |
9781501768170 |
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