Dorinda Carter Andrews
Chairperson and Professor
Her research is broadly focused on racial justice and educational equity.
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Dorinda Carter Andrews is the chairperson for the Department of Teacher Education. She is also a professor of race, culture, and equity. Her research is broadly focused on racial justice and educational equity. She examines issues of racial justice in P-12 learning contexts and on college campuses, urban teacher preparation and identity development, and critical race praxis with K-12 educators. Her scholarship examines these issues by illuminating voices of youth and adults who have been historically ... and traditionally marginalized in schools and society. Carter Andrews is a 2019 co-recipient of the Division G Outstanding Mentoring Award from the American Educational Research Association. She is also co-editor of the Journal of Teacher Education. She has given two TEDx talks, "The Consciousness Gap in Education" and "Teach Kids to be Eagles." Her work has been published in several top-tier academic journals and media outlets.
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Harvard University: Ed.D., Learning and Teaching | 2005
Vanderbilt University: M.Ed., Elementary Education | 1998
Georgia Institute of Technology: B.I.E., Industrial Engineering | 1997
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Michigan House GOP takes aim at critical race theory with new bill
The Detroit Free Press | 2021-11-02
More recently, the term "critical race theory" has risen anew in the wake of the killing of George Floyd and other instances of racial bias involving police and the justice system. But the idea that the concept is being taught in schools is misleading, Dorinda Carter Andrews, a professor at Michigan State University's College of Education, said in an interview with the Detroit Free Press in June. "I'd be hard pressed to find a K-12 teacher who is doing that in their school district," she said.
The minimum every teacher needs to know about critical race theory and the school policies it inspires
BAM! Radio | 2021-08-30
Jon Harper with Dorinda Carter Andrews, an internationally renowned professor and the chairperson for the Department of Teacher Education at Michigan State University, Janel George, and Sarah Schwartz
This term, many teachers, school leaders, students, and parents are going to be touched by the discussion seeping into schools around the United States. What is Critical Race Theory, and how did it get on the list of back-to-school things we all need to think about? In this episode, we invited three guests with specialized experience, knowledge, and insight to help us understand the basics.
Critical race theory isn't taught in Michigan schools, so why is it such a hot topic?
MLive | 2021-07-08
Dorinda Carter-Andrews is a professor of race, culture and equity in the Department of Education at Michigan State University. She has experience studying issues of racial equity and justice, primarily in K-12 schools. Carter-Andrews explains critical race theory as more than just a historical analysis of subjects like slavery and the Civil Rights Movement. “It's different from what teachers are currently doing in the classroom in that they are discussing throughout the curriculum race, racism and other forms of discrimination,” Carter-Andrews said. Critical race theory is most often taught in colleges and universities. It's not currently being taught in K-12 schools anywhere in Michigan or the country.
Protests erupt over teaching of critical race theory in schools
WTTE | 2021-06-23
Critical race theory asserts that racism is not just an interpersonal matter but is embedded in the structures and institutions of American society. Before the debate erupted over critical race theory, many educators were already teaching about systemic and institutional racism, even if they weren't using those words. "Educators have always incorporated that kind of dialogue in the curriculum," explained Dorinda Carter Andrews, the chairperson for Michigan State University's Department of Teacher Education. "I think there's real concern from the conservative viewpoint about the use of phrases like 'systemic racism,' 'institutional racism,' because they think that's changing the historical narrative.”
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