G. Rumay Alexander EdD, RN, FAAN Chairperson Who deserves a chance in your program? What must they do to earn that chance? Where are the biases in our system (tradition)? Do we believe that treating everyone the same is treating everyone fairly? Are we concerned with those whom we have minoritized? Signifies the social construction of underrepresentation and subordination. Persons are not born into minority status nor are they minoritized in every social milieu(e.g., in their families and places of religious worship). Instead, they are rendered minorities in particular situations and institutional environments that maintain an overrepresentation of one racial group and its dominant cultural norms. Dr. Shaun Harper Cues that signal threatening contingencies foster vigilance and hamper a sense of belonging in the setting. This, in turn, impairs learning and performance. Stereotypes Assumptions Rules Labels Manage perception Respect Legitimacy Self Esteem Curriculum Pedagogy Admissions Faculty/Staff Searches Appointments, Promotions, Tenure Syllabi Web Page Fear Reduction What gets mandated gets Perpetuated Initiated Educated Situated