Mapping the terrain of othering: Religious, gendered, and racial exclusion on historically white campuses

Kameelah Mu'Min Rashad, PhD, Muslim Wellness Foundation

Keon M. McGuire, PhD, Arizona State University
On historically white campuses, too often conversations related to human diversity are most concerned with increasing 
cultural appreciation and awareness for non-dominant groups. Relatedly, discussions of inclusion for marginalized 
individuals focus on perceived economic, social, and cultural deficiencies of underrepresented students. However, these 
approaches often fail to interrogate the ways institutions are structured – both physically and intellectually – to exclude 
religious, gender, and racially minoritized students. Drawing on our work and research with Black students from various 
religious and spiritual backgrounds, we will make visible the various ways in which Whiteness, Christian hegemony, and 
heteropatriarchy work, and how we might respond in ways rooted in equity and justice.

SABER - A Call to Action: Striving towards inclusion in academic biology
An initiative continuing in fall 2021 and spring 2022, which will be sponsored by the Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER) and will be focused on promoting awareness, understanding and commitment to change academic biology environments to be more inclusive. All 1-hour sessions will be virtual and administered through Zoom; sessions will be recorded and posted on the SABER website below this. This series will be co-sponsored by Arizona State University’s HHMI Inclusive Excellence Project, the SEISMIC Collaboration, and the ASU RISE Center.

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