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Black Culture and History: IDEAS in Higher Ed and the Arts

This is a non-exhaustive curated list of resources for KCAI students, to promote inclusiveness and to supplement and enrich the student experience in the classroom, the studio and in campus life. Please share your suggestions and your feedback.

Resources in Kansas City

Museums and Galleries

Bias in Algorithms

Algorithms and technology may have neutral seeming interfaces, but can create feedback loops that exacerbate bias and spread misinformation.

Environment and Eco-conciousness

Contact KCAI's EcoSARC committee at ecosarc@kcai.edu to learn about ongoing efforts to make campus as waste free as possible. 

Protest and Free Speech on Campus

IDEAS Challenges in Higher Education and the Arts

Most higher education and arts institutions are historically places of exclusion and exploitation overtly and/or through implicit bias. These resources are intended to be starting points for educators and students to refer to criticism and ideas related to best practices for academic and arts spaces, tips about accessibility, and considerations to be made when approaching IDEAS practices. This is a non-exhaustive list; recommendations are always welcome!

Pedagogy and the Classroom

Accessibility & Neurodivergence

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Identity Expanded

There are innumerable ways that identity pushes beyond race, gender, and sexual orientation. Consider the ways that parental status, veterans' status, size, age, class, citizenship, and more make up the perspectives in a community.

 

Misinformation and Information Literacy

Measuring Internalized Bias