Just turned in the final draft for my first paper that will be published by the University of Hawaii. The Recruit: A Futurist Story About Race and College Admissions This story is inspired by Dr. Shaun R. Harper, who said this about the low representation of black males in higher education: “I am convinced that if admissions officers expended as much effort as coaches, they would successfully recruit more black male students who are not athletes (Harper, 2018, p. 16).” “The Recruit” is set in a not so distant “Utopian” future, where college admissions officers employ the same tactics football coaches use to find qualified black male athletes. Racism within the realm of higher education is insidious. Like every Orwellian tale, the system has built for itself a utopian society where the “others” live on the fringes, interacting with the “citizens” only when it benefits the “citizens”. The “citizens” get to tout their inclusiveness and how happy the “others” are doing. Yet the “others” are unaware of their predicament, because the way things are, is the way they have always been. Come and join me as we explore a future where new laws have incentivized the recruitment of the black male non-athlete to America's top schools. Is this truly equal access or just another form of exploitation? #highereducation #criticalracetheory #collegeathletics #athleticadministration (at Honolulu Wakiki--Hawaii) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Jb6PtlBMN/?igshid=1han448q2ppx4
