The Social Worlds of Black Campus Life
Urban Higher Education Lunchtime Lecture
March 30, 2022
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location
Online via Zoom
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Download iCal FileIn this presentation, Dr. Antar Tichavakunda highlights his year-long ethnography of Black engineering majors at a historically White institution. He highlights the centrality of race/racism, community, and culture in Black students' experiences.
This event is part of the Urban Higher Education Lunchtime Lecture series. Other events in this series: March, 9, 2022 | What Else Can I Do with a Degree in Higher Education?: Exploring Alternatives Outside of the College and University Setting
Date posted
Feb 11, 2022
Date updated
Mar 14, 2022
Speakers
Antar Tichavakunda, PhD | Assistant Professor of Higher Education | University of Cincinnati
Antar A. Tichavakunda received his Ph.D. in Urban Education Policy from the University of Southern California. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor of Education at the University of Cincinnati. Born and raised in Washington, DC, Tichavakunda is a product of DC Public School and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Education Studies from Brown University. Prior to his doctoral studies, Tichavakunda worked as an 11th grade English teacher in DC Public Schools. Using qualitative inquiry, Tichavakunda has engaged in research on college readiness, Black students’ experiences at predominantly White institutions, and more broadly the sociology of race and higher education. His published work can be found in Urban Education, Educational Policy, Race Ethnicity and Education, The Review of Higher Education, and Educational Studies. His first book, Black Campus Life: The Worlds Black Students Make at a Historically White Institution, is published with SUNY Press. Tichavakunda enjoys military pressing, incline bench pressing, and avoiding leg-day at all costs. A walking contradiction, he identifies with Sith ideology in Star Wars but would probably be a member of the Hufflepuff house in Harry Potter.