It’s easier to ignore diversity in schools

Diversity has been on my mind a lot this month. I’ve been planning for it in my administrative role, trying to diversify the students that know about our excellent <a href="https://ischool.uw.edu/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Information School</a> as our campus slowly shifts to direct-to-major admissions. I’ve been writing about one my colleague’s <a href="https://medium.com/bits-and-behavior/the-invisible-work-of-equity-in-higher-education-computing-and-information-science-6d0d36d78cf8" rel="noopener">unfortunate views</a> on diversity in computer science. And I’ve been teaching 20 south Seattle high school students through <a href="https://www.washington.edu/omad/upward-bound/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">UW’s Upward Bound program</a>, all of whom will be the first in their family to attend college, most of whom are recent immigrants, and many of whom are youth of color in a sea of white. Designing for diversity in school takes work. But it’s meaningful work that can shape and empower future generations in ways no other institution can. <a href="https://medium.com/bits-and-behavior/its-easier-to-ignore-diversity-in-schools-22eb20d56667">Click Here</a>