Allison Harbin, PhD

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On Decolonizing My Classroom & Leaving Academia to Do It

January 13, 2021 by Allison Harbin in Systemic Problems In Ed

In this post: What is culturally responsive pedagogy? How do you decolonize the classroom? On the importance of refined critical thinking skills.

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January 13, 2021 /Allison Harbin
equity in higher education, racist academia, systemic racism in education, Black lives matter, Black students matter, educational equity, decolonize your classroom, teaching as activism, education activism
Systemic Problems In Ed
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Racist Knowledge(s) & Being a Minority in Academia

December 30, 2020 by Allison Harbin in Systemic Problems In Ed

In this post: I talk to a friend of mine from graduate school and asked her what the most enraging thing a professor told her was, and her response was worse than I could've imagined.

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December 30, 2020 /Allison Harbin
equity in higher education, racist academia, systemic racism in education, Black lives matter, Black students matter, educational equity, decolonize your classroom, teaching as activism, education activism
Systemic Problems In Ed
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Educating for the Resistance

March 27, 2019 by Allison Harbin in How to Leave Academia

In this post: For the love of pedagogy, I discuss my role as a professor and a teacher in NYC, and how there is zero incentive for educators to care about their students.

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March 27, 2019 /Allison Harbin
equity in higher education, racist academia, systemic racism in education, Black lives matter, Black students matter, educational equity, decolonize your classroom, teaching as activism, education activism
How to Leave Academia
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