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The Dangerous Mind: Unconscious Bias In Higher Education (2015)

October 11, 2017 by Ryan Westhoff Leave a Comment

The Dangerous Mind goes over a few studies that show how minorities and women face barriers that prevent academic success. It goes on to explain how a more diverse faculty and student population are necessary in order to take active steps towards reducing implicit bias on college campuses.

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Citation (Chicago):

Lin-Sommer, Sam, Sebastian Lucek. “The Dangerous Mind: Unconcious Bias In Higher Education.” Brown Political Review. April 2015. http://www.brownpoliticalreview.org/2015/04/the-dangerous-mind-unconscious-bias-in-higher-education/

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