Webinar: Color by Number: Understanding Racism through Facts and Stats on Children
Channel: GLACUHO
Date: 2013-03-19

This webinar was presented live in March 19, 2013.

This webinar presents a fact-based, antiracism curriculum for diversity education. Sadly, still today, we must devote significant time and energy convincing people that racism is chronic and pervasive in society. Since the election of Barack Obama, we have been plagued with a wave of colorblind rhetoric dismissive of the ever-present reality of racism. In contemporary diversity education efforts, educators are adept at utilizing people's stories to uncover the insidious reality of racism; but, in an increasingly data-driven world, those wishing to advocate for justice must arm themselves with the facts and stats supporting their claims. 

In this webinar we will trace these facts and stats on racism through the health care system, environmental justice, juvenile justice, K-12 education, and higher education. This workshop ends with an intentional discussion on our responsibility to be social change agents. 

Art Munin serves as Dean of Students at DePaul University, working extensively with student advocacy, health promotion, and conduct, as well as being an adjunct professor in the Counseling Program and Liberal Studies Program. In addition, he is an adjunct professor in Loyola University Chicago's Higher Education program teaching a course entitled "Social Justice in Higher Education." Art also published his first book in May 2012 through Stylus Publishing entitled Color by Number: Understanding Racism through Facts and Stats on Children. As a compliment to his work he has been a consultant for higher education institutions, not-for-profits, and municipalities all over the country (www.artmunin.com). He earned a Ph.D. in Higher Education and M.Ed. in Community Counseling at Loyola, a M.A. in Multicultural Communication at DePaul and a B.A. in Psychology from Eastern Illinois University.