Equity and Inclusion through Policy and Practice

Black, Indigenous and other people of color (BIPoC) enter historically white institutions of education where they are subject to white supremacist policies and practices and race-lighted by a façade of equality. In Equity and Inclusion through Policy and Practice, Loonat exposes white liberals' opportunism and hypocrisy, unpacks the consequences of the DEI illusion for BIPoC, and provides solutions to the inequities and exclusion they face on U.S. college campuses. This book is important for scholars interested in DEI, critical race theory, whiteness studies, ethnic studies, educational leadership and human and organizational development.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Chapter 1: The Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Illusion Chapter 2: White Supremacist Student Grievance Processes Chapter 3: In the Age of Trump: Promoting Equity over Equality in Speech Chapter 4: Accent-Based Discrimination in U.S. Higher Education Chapter 5: White Supremacist Faculty Contracts Conclusion Bibliography About the Author

About the Author :
Farhana Loonat is a tenured faculty member in Political Science and Philosophy at Skagit Valley College.

Review :
"A must-read for anyone interested in the recent attacks on “DEI” in higher education, Equity and Inclusion through Policy and Practice is a guidebook to transform “DEI” into meaningful equity and inclusion. Using overwhelming evidence and her personal experiences of daily white supremacy and privilege, Loonat shows us how policies that seem unrelated to equity and inclusion-such as campus speech policies or faculty contracts-are powerful instruments of white supremacy. We all have so much to learn from this book." "Farhana Loonat has written a book that not only reveals how discrimination against faculty of color happens in all aspects of academic life, but also offers concrete solutions to these problems. The book is organized around each of these facets – including hiring, evaluation, and contracts – so that readers can easily refer back to particular subjects. In the shifting political environment of higher educations, faculty and administrators are going to need to revisit their practices and their outcomes. They cannot rely on offices and administrators with diversity, equity, and inclusion in their job descriptions to do the hard work of attending to racial and gender injustice in higher. It falls on all of us, particularly white faculty of privileged positions to rethink and redo our practices. This book gives us guidance in doing so." "Systemically non-dominant faculty experience systemic power dynamics within academia every day, especially at the intersections of their identities. Dr. Farhana brilliantly and candidly addresses uncomfortable racial realities through the use of radical truth telling, critical theory, and current practices. This book should be a required reading by all who work in higher education and especially at predominantly white institutions."