In this episode, your host Dr. Jamal Watson sits down with Dr. Michael H. Gavin, newly appointed president of Delta College, to discuss his new book The New White Nationalism in Politics and Higher Education.
Tune in as Dr. Gavin reveals the influence of white nationalism not only in politics, but in higher education, and the need to challenge policies rooted in the comfort of past identities. He shares his ideas on educational access and how to turn institutions inside out from where they started, along with the impact COVID-19 has had on his new role at Delta College.
Don’t miss this riveting discussion on new white nationalism and its role in our world. As Dr. Michael H. Gavin puts it, if you’re not actively working against a system that oppresses, then you’re part of it.
KEY POINTS:
QUOTABLES:
“There is a real strategic approach of very conservative ideals, where there are tacit but very violent policies and systems that are worked on through coded languages, such as family values.”
“Part of the discomfort of the book is that it makes the case that by being complacent, you're actually buying into these notions of what I call white nationalism.”
GUEST INFORMATION:
Dr. Michael H. Gavin
The New White Nationalism in Politics and Higher Education: The Nostalgia Spectrum rowman.com/ISBN/9781793629678/The-New-White-Nationalism-in-Politics-and-Higher-Education-The-Nostalgia-Spectrum
Delta College appoints fifth president delta.edu/news/2021-michael-gavin-appointed-president.html
Delta College president, 2021 – present delta.edu/about-us/college-leadership/
COVID and George Floyd: The CDC and Colleges Must See Institutional Racism as National Disease diverseeducation.com/opinion/article/15107119/covid-and-george-floyd-the-cdc-and-colleges-must-see-institutional-racism-as-national-disease
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