About this episode
Jafari S. Allen discusses the decline of Black studies departments in schools and the implications of DEI policies.
Schools around the country are shuttering their Black studies departments—often without regulatory prompting. Jafari S. Allen is a professor of African American and African diaspora studies at Columbia University. He joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why schools, now admitting less Black students than before DEI crackdowns, are blaming low enrollment for shutting down these departments, and why these cuts are often preemptive, before any penalties are incurred. His article “ The Erasure of Black Studies ” was published in The Chronicle of Higher Education. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
People in this episode
Host: Krys Boyd
Guest: Jafari S. Allen
Topics covered
- Black studies
- education
- diversity
- enrollment
- African American studies
Keywords
- Black studies
- DEI
- education policy
- enrollment decline
- African American studies
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Columbia University, The Chronicle of Higher Education
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