How has the nervousness associated with discussions of race, equity, and justice in government organizations (including public universities) evolved in the past two years? Has the nervousness diminished or increased?

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Discussion Week 2

 Students will engage with their classmates during the course on discussion posts due on Friday of the assigned week. Students are expected to answer the prompts, linking course themes to topics they are interested in, and/or summarize learning materials. Posts must be at least 250 words. Students will respond to at least one other post by Sunday of the same week. It is expected that your commentary will demonstrate critical reflection and assessment. Literature supporting your arguments should be incorporated in all posts. It is expected that you will include electronic links in your posts. This assignment is worth 30% of your course grade.

General Instructions

You are expected to apply the course reading material and other supplemental resources to your discussion of equity and inclusive governance. You will be expected to present your perspective and views.

For each discussion, you are required to do the following:

answer the prompt no later than Friday of the week that it is assigned;

respond to the posts of one other students in the course no later than Sunday of the same week;

It is expected that your commentary will demonstrate critical reflection and assessment. Literature supporting your arguments should be incorporated in all posts. It is expected that you will include electronic links in your posts. Points for this criterion will be awarded based on the quality, quantity, and timeliness of the posts that you present in the online environment.

D1: How has the nervousness associated with discussions of race, equity, and justice in government organizations (including public universities) evolved in the past two years? Has the nervousness diminished or increased? If it has diminished, why is that? If it has increased, why do you that it the case?  Please connect course content and other useful sources in your response. 

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Textbook and Course Materials

Race and Social Equity: A Nervous Area of Government, Susan T Gooden, Routledge, 2014, ISBN-10: 0765637197, ISBN-13: 978-0765637192

Diversity and Public Administration: Theory, Issues and Perspectives, Mitchell F. Rice, Routledge, 2010, ISBN-10: 0765626330, ISBN-13: 978-0765626332

Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster by Michael Eric Dyson