Framing and Decoding Public Narratives in the Debate Over Race-conscious Affirmative Action

Authors

María C. Ledesma, San Jose State UniversityFollow

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Description

In this presentation, Dr. Ledesma revisits the importance of decoding public narratives used to describe and explain polemic policies, such as race-conscious affirmative action. For example, she underscores the importance of always placing such policies within an accurate and rich historical context.

About the Author

Dr. María C. Ledesma (pronouns: she/her) is a first-generation college graduate and a Professor of Educational Leadership and founding Director of the Higher Education Leadership Master's Program at San José State University, where she is also Department Chair. As a critical race scholar, Dr. Ledesma’s research broadly examines the sociology of race-conscious policy in higher education, including contextualizing and historicizing the history and application of race-conscious social policy in higher education and the examination of leadership for social justice. She is also interested in exploring the experiences of faculty of color who identify as first-generation.

Date of Event

Fall 11-16-2022

Keywords

Affirmative action, Race-conscious admission, Intersectional analysis, Critical race theory, Educational opportunity

Disciplines

Education Law | Higher Education | Social Justice

Comments

1 streaming video file (60 min.) : digital, sound, color. Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

Recommended Citation

Ledesma, María C., "Framing and Decoding Public Narratives in the Debate Over Race-conscious Affirmative Action" (2022). University Scholar Series. 51.
https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/uss/51