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Student Evaluations of Teaching
American Sociological Association Statement
A formal statement issued by the American Sociological Association (www.asanet.org/studentevaluations), and endorsed by 17 other scholarly associations, describes the current use of student evaluations of teaching as “problematic” and identifies ways to use student feedback appropriately as one part of holistic assessment of teaching effectiveness in institutions of higher education.
Articles about Student Evaluations
Rice University reviewed the literature about the bias in student evaluations of teaching, organized according to common areas of interest:Student Ratings of Instructors: a Literature Review(2015) and Research on Student Ratings Continues to Evolve. We Should, Too. (2018)
Call for submissions
Special Geneology Issue "What’s Your “Street Race?” Cartographies and Ontologies of “Race” and the Future of Knowledge Production on Inequality, Resistance and Social Justice" Deadline: March 15, 2020
Intersession Class Available!
Great new class available: Sociology 430* Intersectionality, Race, Gender, Class for Social Policy
This very relevant class will be offered as a one week only intensive course from December 16-20, 2019.
- Check the course flyer for more details.
- Not a UNM student? Find out how to take this class as a non-degree student.
New Resource: Association and Organizational Statements on Race
May 2019 - The Institute is curating statements from scholarly, community-oriented, and human rights-focused organizations on race and racial discrimination in our world. Take a look here and contact us if you have any suggestions to add. Non-English suggestions are always welcomed.
Other resources:
- Division for Equity and Inclusion
- UNM Diversity Curriculum Requirement
- Race and Social Justice Interdisciplinary Insights: May 2019
UNM Named Recipient of the Lumina Racial Justice and Equity Grant
June 12, 2019 - The University of New Mexico is pleased to announce it has been selected to receive a $50,000 grant from Lumina Foundation’s Fund for Racial Justice and Equity, a project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, to enhance the general education curriculum with teaching and learning around race and social justice. From a pool of 312 nation-wide applicants, UNM was...(read more)
UPDATE: Yazzie/Martinez v. el Estado de Nuevo México (en Español / in English)
20 noviembre 2018 - ¿Qué ha sucedido? Las familias y los distritos escolares, representados por New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty, y también Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, demandaron al Departamento de Educación Pública de Nuevo México (PED, por sus siglas en inglés) y la legislatura estatal por no proporcionar un sistema de educación suficiente y uniforme a todos los estudiantes de Nuevo México lo que es garantizado por la cláusula de educación de la Constitución del Estado de Nuevo México...
El estado tiene hasta el 15 de abril de 2019 para tomar medidas inmediatas para garantizar que las escuelas de Nuevo México tengan los recursos necesarios, incluida la financiación suficiente para proporcionar a todos los estudiantes una educación uniforme y suficiente que los prepare para la universidad y sus carreras.
¿Qué pueden hacer como estudiante o familiar? Comparta este enlace con sus compañeros, familiares y amigos.
Pueden leer más sobre el impacto en Español.
Read about the impact of the Yazzie/Martínez v. State of New Mexico decision in English.
Upcoming Race and Social Justice Events
(National) Afro-Latin American Research Institute
Wed, Dec 11 2019 Fri, Dec 13 2019
UNM Africana Studies 35th Annual Black History Month Kick-Off Brunch
Sat, Jan 25 2020 Sat, Jan 25 2020
Institute Meeting February 19 2020
Wed, Feb 19 2020
Institute Meeting February 19 2020
Wed, Mar 04 2020 Wed, Mar 04 2020
2020 Latinx Racial Equity Summit
Wed, Apr 15 2020 Sat, Apr 18 2020
Institute Meeting April 22 2020
Wed, Apr 22 2020
Videos
Developing an equity lens within and across sectors to improve population health
Natalie S. Burke, CommonHealth Action (2016)
Framing the Dialogue on Race and Ethnicity to Advance Health Equity: A Workshop
Julie Sweetland, FrameWorks Institute, (2016)
The evidence for the historical policy production of racialized health inequities and their continuing impact on population health
Mindy Fullilove, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University (2016)
Students Speak Up: Avicra Luckey, UNM Multimedia Journalism
Karla Kingsley, Ph.D. and Kris Goodrich, Ph.D. (2014)
