To ‘decenter whiteness,’ UMich study says count staff by race at meetings - Micaiah Bilger

Report funded by Gates Foundation calls for ‘elevating [staff of color] knowledge’ in the workplace

A new University of Michigan report recommends ways higher education employers can “decenter whiteness” in their workplaces, including by counting staff by their race at meetings.
According to the report, universities need to do more to end the “structural racism” that is “embedded in the[ir] fabric,” and transform their institutions into “thriving” environments for staff of color...

• One of the problems mentioned was expectations of professionalism on the job, according to the report.
• Ángel, identified as a “Latinx” staff member, commented: “Any concept of professionalism is a huge one and how it’s been used or weaponized to particularly affect people of color.”...