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Students Make Themselves Heard: The Central Park Exonerated Five: Part 4 (of 4)

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Dr. Bucher

Previously: As a White professor teaching sociology and diversity at a Historically Black College (Baltimore City Community College), I often dealt with sensitive and potentially divisive issues. Roughly 3 decades ago, one of my Intro Soc students raised a tough … Continue reading →

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Students Make Themselves Heard: The Central Park Five : Part 2 (of 4)

Posted on December 23, 2021 by Dr. Bucher

Previously: As a White professor teaching sociology and diversity at a Historically Black college (Baltimore City Community College), I often dealt with sensitive and potentially divisive issues. This particular day, one of my Intro Soc students raised a question on … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Abusive Priests’ Study

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Dr. Bucher

In Diversity Consciousness, I discuss personal barriers, those individual factors that impede our success, and social barriers, those factors that are external to an individual. In an individualistic culture like the U.S., we tend to see individuals as responsible for … Continue reading →

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Students Make Themselves Heard: The Central Park Five : Part 2 (of 4)

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