Hayley Vatch, a Master's degree听student in the Educational Foundations, Policy and Practice program, teaches Sociology at in Denver. This fall, Vatch and her students have听engaged in a deep examination of the historical and sociological roots of race and racism, as well as the current state of racism in our society. The class has visited the exhibit at the History Colorado Center, learned about how race is a social听construct听and how racism is institutionalized, and discussed the recent grand jury decision in Ferguson.
Colorado Public Radio's (CPR) Jenny Brundin covered Vatch's noteworthy teaching about race and racism in two segments: (1)听;听and (2)
Each feature includes a听written article and an听audio recording of the radio program.
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School of Education MA student Hayley Vatch leads a discussion on Ferguson with her Sociology class at South High School in Denver.听(Photo: CPR/Jenny Brundin)