Dr. Michelle Wark, Chairwoman of the Education Committee, and the Secretary of the Board for the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice talks about the importance of the work of SDARJ in the community.
The University of Delaware has restored a collection of student research and academic materials on slavery and Newark history it had taken offline.
Over the past year, Delaware’s largest university has been quietly reacting to pressure under a second Trump administration, while fine-tuning a “long-term strategy” to review campus practices on diversity and inclusion.
Although a minority educator’s influence is frequently characterized as strong, it is immeasurable. Diversity in numbers is only one aspect of representation in education; other aspects include identity, visibility, access, belonging, and the transforming power of connection. Many students, particularly those of color, find that a single teacher who resembles them can change not only their academic path but also their life’s course.
