Race, Class, and Student Activism
ON DEMAND: The Chronicle convened a virtual event to discuss how colleges can address the persistent maladies of race and class in the United States. The event was hosted by Michael J. Sorrell, president of Paul Quinn College, and Scott Carlson, a senior writer at The Chronicle, and included Devin Fergus, a professor of history and Black studies at the University of Missouri at Columbia; Mildred García, president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities; and G. Gabrielle Starr, president of Pomona College. Underwritten by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Watch on demand.
In the midst of a global pandemic that has disproportionately affected people of color and a national movement to protest systemic racism in American life, The Chronicle is convening a series of dialogues on race, class, and the role of higher education in promoting equity.
The conversation continues with a panel of student activists from diverse backgrounds and with differing viewpoints. Our co-hosts Michael Sorrell, president of Paul Quinn College, and Sarah Brown, Chronicle senior reporter, will examine students’ calls for change within and beyond higher education. Join the conversation as we explore:
- What students want from their colleges and other social institutions
- Their strategies and tactics to advance those causes
- If and how, in a racially polarized society, it’s possible to build bridges between groups
The student panel will include::
- Naomi Mathew, Truman State University, Missouri state chair of Young Americans for Liberty
- Dallas Hobbs, Washington State University, football player and advocate for change in college athletics.
- Akhil Rajasekar, Princeton University, president of the Princeton Open Campus Coalition
- Melissa Robles, California State University at Northridge, advocate for ethnic-studies curriculum requirement
- Jada Sayles, Dillard University, Civil-Rights Organizer
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Upcoming Events
Colleges have been employing chatbots for a number of years to support student recruitment and enrollment. But as AI technology has advanced, the chatbots have advanced into AI agents. Simply put, a chatbot answers simple, pre-defined questions using scripted responses, while an AI agent is more advanced and can understand complex queries, learn from interactions, and potentially take proactive steps. Such tools, such as voice agents, are used frequently in corporate customer relations and campuses have quickly followed suit. But within the higher ed, how should these AI admissions agents ideally work? What parameters does a college need to set to make sure responses and actions are appropriate? What can colleges learn potentially from the business world about what works – what doesn’t? This forum, moderated by a Chronicle journalist, would explain what AI agents are, how they are benefiting admissions, and what the proper use of them should be.
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