Saving Public Higher Education: Voices from the Wasteland

Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction: The Context
	Public Versus Private Education in the United States
	The University of Nevada, Reno
	Colin Kaepernick
	Peter Cvjetanovic
	The Book of the Oath: A Ghost of Nevada Past
	The Authors
Chapter 2: Black Wastelanders
	The Myth of Identity
	Black Wastelanders: Not Really a Group
	Trisden
		Canyon Springs Law and Leadership Preparatory Academy
		Boise State
		University of Nevada, Reno
		“Switching it Up: Student Dialogues and Faculty of Color”
	Henry
		Childhood Poverty
		Political Awakening in High School
		Scholar-Activist Returns Home to Nevada: “Trying Not to be a Shitty Human”
	Kristen
		Childhood and School
		Getting Into College
		University of Nevada
		Paying the Bills
	Aiko
		Family History; Nevada Legacy
		Childhood: Menfolk in Jail; Strong Women Keeping it Together
		An Outsider in School
		The Reader
		The Next Step: College? The Navy? Basketball?
		Race and Hair
		The University of Nevada
		Racism Right Out of the Gate at UNR
		Leaving Reno
Chapter 3: Where Are You From From?
	Definitely Not a Real Group
	Elsa
		Family Background
		Family and Childhood
		Race Consciousness: Crossing Boundaries
		Navigating Boundaries: The Switch-Up
		Attending University
		The University of Nevada
	Yesenia
		Childhood: Family, Community and ICE
		High Schools: College Bound, Making Things Work, and Losing Her Brother
		No Spanish Spoken Here
	Paterno
		Childhood on the Road
		Family and Language
		Race and Religion
		Christian School and Sex
		Understanding Race
		Moving to Nevada
		Whiteness
	Tara
		Childhood: Beloved Family
		High School: Class Privilege and the Price of Assimilation
		Microaggressions, Stereotypes, and Islamophobia
		University of Nevada, Reno
		White Privilege and Colorism
	Jose
		Family Background and Childhood
		Music and Marxism
		Escape to Nevada, Episode 1
		Economic Class
		University of Cincinnati
		Escape to Nevada, Episode 2: Racial Hinterlands
		La Frontera
Chapter 4: White Wastelanders
	Also Not a Group
	Thom
		Childhood, Carson City, Nevada
		College: University of Nevada
	Lucy
		Childhood
		Family Strife
		High School
		Racial Awareness
		Choosing a College
		The Crucible: Hitting Rock Bottom and Questioning Academic Elitism
		Lessons About Racism
Chapter 5: The Group Meetings: The Room Where it Happens
	Finding Our Voices Together
	Group Meeting, Session 1: October 14, 2017
		Introducing the Voices
		How to Be an Ally: Working Together, Building Alliances, Activism
		Freedom of Speech: First Amendment Rights and White Supremacy in the Classroom
		Possible Solutions: Teach-in on Race; Diversity Courses; Cooperation Between Students and Administration
	Group Meeting, Session 2: November 11, 2017
		The Identity Spectrum: The Racist Devil on Everybody’s Shoulder
		The Room Where It Happens: Open Admission
		Thinking Without a Banister
Chapter 6: Grassroots Pedagogy: Rules of Engagement
	Suggestions for Teaching Anti-racism on Campus
Chapter 7: Conclusion: Saving Public Higher Education
	The Playing Field
	Leveling the Playing Field
		Funding Public Higher Education
		Diversifying Research Models
	Micro-Level Reforms
	Macro-Level Reforms
	Engaged Pedagogy17
Appendix: Saving Public Higher Education: Voices from the Wasteland
Index