{"id":2140,"date":"2015-09-03T10:12:16","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T14:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/?page_id=2140"},"modified":"2015-12-14T11:32:29","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T16:32:29","slug":"syllabus-2015","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/","title":{"rendered":"Syllabus for Fall 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Course description:<\/strong>\u00a0Who gains\u2014and who loses\u2014in the admissions process at Trinity College and other elite institutions? Which racial diversity or financial aid policies might meet our desired goals?\u00a0How do undergraduates experience racial and social class differences on campus? What can we learn from Trinity&#8217;s own history to recommend meaningful change? In this seminar, students will role-play a college admissions committee, conduct interviews for a campus research project, and enhance their research and writing skills. Given our controversial topic, participants should be prepared to listen to alternative viewpoints, challenge (and be challenged) on opinions and evidence, and get involved in making change.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Syllabus for Fall 2015<\/strong><br \/>\nSeminar meets on Mondays and Wednesdays, 11:30-12:45pm in LSC 135<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1JECu7jCBnw72dz1iLEoVGrt6J_rKiHnTqNIflvnkEYE\/edit#gid=646344326\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Contact info<\/span> for members of our\u00a0seminar<\/a> (requires your Google password)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Required readings (purchase used or new, online or at campus bookstore):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mitchell Stevens,\u00a0<em>Creating a Class: College Admissions and the Education of Elites<\/em>\u00a0(Harvard University Press, 2009). Recommended paperback ISBN 9780674034945.<\/li>\n<li>Beverly Daniel Tatum,\u00a0<em>\u201cWhy are all the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?\u201d and Other Conversations about Race, revised edition (<\/em>New York: Basic Books, 2003). Recommended paperback ISBN 9780465083619.<\/li>\n<li>Stacey Lee,\u00a0<em>Unraveling the \u201cModel Minority\u201d Stereotype: Listening to Asian American Youth, second edition (<\/em>New York: Teachers College Press, 2009). Recommended paperback ISBN 978-0807749739.<\/li>\n<li>Elizabeth Armstrong and Laura Hamilton,\u00a0<i>Paying for the Party: How College Maintains Inequality<\/i>\u00a0(Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 2013). Available hardcover ISBN 978-0674049574\u00a0or Kindle; paperback will not be published until mid-November 2015.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also, each student needs to\u00a0<strong>bring a laptop computer<\/strong>\u00a0for in-class writing, editing, calculating, and online research assignments. Feel free to use any recent laptop (Mac, Windows, Linux, Chromebook),\u00a0since nearly all seminar work can be done in a browser. Avoid tablet devices, since most students report that they lack sufficient keyboards and screens for doing work in class. Please contact me if you need help with this requirement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the instructor:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/internet2.trincoll.edu\/facProfiles\/Default.aspx?fid=1004266\">Jack Dougherty<\/a>, an associate professor of educational studies, teaches courses and conducts research with students and community partners through the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/cssp\">Cities, Suburbs, and Schools Project<\/a>. He also works with students and other scholars to share their writing online through open-access books, such as\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/writinghistory.trincoll.edu\"><em>Writing History in the Digital Age<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/webwriting.trincoll.edu\"><em>Web Writing: Why &amp; How for Liberal Arts Teaching &amp; Learning<\/em><\/a>. You may spot him zipping around the Hartford region on his bicycle. See also his\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/jackdougherty\">personal website<\/a>.\u00a0Read a\u00a0<a title=\"letter from your advisor\" href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/syllabus\/letter-from-your-advisor\/\">letter from the instructor<\/a>, with details about the first assignment.<\/p>\n<p>Read also a\u00a0<a title=\"Letter from your mentor\" href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/syllabus\/letter-from-your-mentor\/\">letter from First-Year Mentor<\/a>\u00a0Jasmine Gentry &#8217;17.<\/p>\n<p>Trinity Library liaison:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/LITC\/Library\/servicesinfo\/staffdir\/researchlibs\/Pages\/walsh.aspx\">Rob Walsh<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Summer Reading Assignment<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stevens, Creating a Class, ch 1-2<\/li>\n<li>Exercise 1:\u00a0<a title=\"Questions about Stevens, Creating a Class, chaps 1-2\" href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/assignments\/questions-about-stevens\/\">Post three insightful questions<\/a>\u00a0before first seminar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Schedule:\u00a0<\/b>(any major changes during the semester will appear in red)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fri Sept 4 <\/strong>from 10-11am in\u00a0McCook 309 (not our regular classroom)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction to the seminar<\/li>\n<li>Discuss: <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1efGG-cBt-FyEtF6zWTaOrby93iCJr7F70-BNkg5IIcM\/edit?usp=sharing\">Which\u00a0questions make you think more deeply<\/a> about Stevens ch 1-2?<\/li>\n<li>Assign Stevens ch 3-4: bring reading notes and <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1uRRgMddj5l1O1KmYQFooQWOw7ndYWKCdQpB7BDYx09U\/edit\">share questions<\/a> for\u00a0Wed Sept 9<\/li>\n<li>Confirm your answers and contact info on our <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1gUaj-sRHvFlxuZvcY30mTKk69kMOJBsjxdPWt8uHD3c\/viewform\">Google Form<br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Confirm your <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/jackdougherty\/advising\">20-minute advising appointment<\/a>\u00a0with me in McCook 302. If you wish\u00a0to change your schedule, read <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/jackdougherty\/advising\/tconline\/\">how to add\/drop\/swap a course<\/a> and arrive before your appointment time to start preparing\u00a0with Jasmine<\/li>\n<li>Plan your day around any mandatory proficiency exams (Quantitative Literacy, Second Language, etc.)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/simulation\/round-1\/\">The\u00a0College Admissions\u00a0Simulation, Round 1<\/a>, led by\u00a0Associate Dean of Admissions Jasmine Gentry &#8217;17 (your\u00a0FYSM mentor has been promoted!)<\/li>\n<li>Exercise 2:\u00a0Read\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/files\/2015\/09\/AllApplicants_Simulation.pdf\">15 applicant files (PDF)<\/a> and work in teams to add 2-sentences on strengths and weaknesses to assigned applicants in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1SQnFAnNeBRvyHQiaK_NO1yvcGMt1JXqsBzdLuBaH10w\/edit#gid=1\">Google Spreadsheet summary<\/a><br \/>\n1) Team: Joanne (leader), Heric, Courtney, Hayley &#8212; Mon 1pm Jones Common Room<br \/>\n2)\u00a0Team: Shannon (leader), Alvaro, Samuel, Caroline, Taylor &#8212; Sunday 5pm Jones Common Room<br \/>\n3) Shane (leader), Steve O, Steven S, Will, Jack S\u00a0&#8212; Sunday 1pm Elton Common Room<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Mon Sept 7<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Labor Day\u00a0(no class &#8211; use time for team meetings)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Wed Sept 9<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/assignments\/reading-questions\/\">Reading questions for the social sciences<\/a> &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/ed.stanford.edu\/faculty\/stevens4\">Sociologist Mitchell Stevens<\/a> &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/Academics\/MajorsAndMinors\/Sociology\/Pages\/FacultyStaff.aspx\">Sociology at Trinity College<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bring reading notes and <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1uRRgMddj5l1O1KmYQFooQWOw7ndYWKCdQpB7BDYx09U\/edit\">share comments\/questions on Stevens<\/a>\u00a0ch 3-4<\/li>\n<li>The College simulation round 1: Recommendations for\u00a0evaluation\u00a0categories by <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1t57iw1KI9SNMWAWyBSBLAVxRYVh4HK0pFFouUMVvUIk\/edit\">Team 1 &#8211; Team 2 &#8211; Team 3<\/a>.\u00a0Admissions Committee must agree on uniform evaluation categories before end of today&#8217;s seminar.<\/li>\n<li>Assign <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/simulation\/round-2\/\">Simulation Round 2: Evaluation Categories and Storytelling<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fri Sept 11 &#8211; <\/strong>writing assessment due, print confirmation code and bring to\u00a0mentor before\u00a0mandatory Sunday library tour<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sun Sept 13<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>11am &#8211; Mandatory\u00a0Library Tour: Meet Jasmine at Underground Cafe, near Mather Basement post office, to walk to Library. No-shows will lose 2 points.<\/p>\n<p>7:15pm &#8211; Come join us\u00a0at\u00a0Lockwood Nest Dinner at Hamlin Hall, near Mather.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mon Sept 14<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Continue to <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1uRRgMddj5l1O1KmYQFooQWOw7ndYWKCdQpB7BDYx09U\/edit\">share questions\/comments\u00a0on Stevens<\/a>\u00a0ch\u00a05-6<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1JP3KwnyNQV6FwQG1u_BX0-kEUQ0LOV7nXMy5eTvsKXc\/edit\">Read and insert comments\/questions on US Supreme Court 2003 ruling excerpts<\/a>\u00a0on race and higher ed admissions in the University of Michigan Gratz and Grutter cases<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/simulation\/round-2\/\">Simulation round 2<\/a>: Prepare your &#8220;storytelling&#8221; of your assigned applicant, in at least 3 sentences, based on our new evaluation categories, on our <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1SQnFAnNeBRvyHQiaK_NO1yvcGMt1JXqsBzdLuBaH10w\/edit#gid=1243721627\">shared Google Sheet<\/a>.\u00a0Be prepared to deliver a 1-minute version in class.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/simulation\/round-3\/\">Simulation round 3<\/a>:\u00a0Dean correspondence and ratings<\/li>\n<li>Assign Exercise 3: Ranked list of applicants in our <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1SQnFAnNeBRvyHQiaK_NO1yvcGMt1JXqsBzdLuBaH10w\/edit#gid=1243721627\">shared Google Sheet<\/a>, with input by the entire Committee, due on Fri Sept 18th to deliver to Dean on Monday Sept 21st<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1JECu7jCBnw72dz1iLEoVGrt6J_rKiHnTqNIflvnkEYE\/edit#gid=646344326\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Contact info <\/span>for members of our\u00a0seminar<\/a> (requires your Google password)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Reminder:<\/span> If you did not attend mandatory Sunday Library session, or Jasmine&#8217;s second opportunity (tonight, Monday Sept 14 at 9:30pm in Library lobby), you will lose two points.<\/li>\n<li>Reminder: Add\/Drop period ends today. Any &#8220;withdrawals&#8221; after this date will result in a &#8220;W&#8221; on your transcript, and possibly academic probation (if you receive less than 4 credits for the semester).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wed Sept 16<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Simulation Round 3: Rate each applicant (11 is high, 1 is low) on <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1SQnFAnNeBRvyHQiaK_NO1yvcGMt1JXqsBzdLuBaH10w\/edit#gid=162032129\">Google Sheet<\/a> before seminar<\/li>\n<li>Read three short essays by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/angelbperez.com\/\">Angel Perez<\/a>, Vice President for Enrollment and Student Success\u00a0at Trinity,\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1RTyeNJlflBOh0YkVnfk6OP_3eSocetqD_eBgP_GelkI\/edit\">brainstorm questions in our shared Google Doc<\/a> for next week&#8217;s meeting with him\n<ul>\n<li>Angel Perez, \u201cCollege Admissions\u2019 Wrenching Ins and Outs,\u201d <i>Los Angeles Times<\/i>, April 3, 2009, <a href=\"http:\/\/pitweb.pitzer.edu\/admission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/11\/The_Hard_No1.pdf\">http:\/\/pitweb.pitzer.edu\/admission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/11\/The_Hard_No1.pdf<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Angel Perez, \u201cBecoming an Admissions Dean,\u201d <i>Inside Higher Ed<\/i>, November 6, 2013, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/advice\/2013\/11\/06\/essay-becoming-admissions-dean\">https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/advice\/2013\/11\/06\/essay-becoming-admissions-dean<\/a>. (<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">My fault<\/span> for not adding this correctly earlier.)<\/li>\n<li>Angel B. P\u00e9rez, \u201cThe \u2018Best and Brightest\u2019 Aren\u2019t Always Obvious,\u201d <i>The Chronicle of Higher Education<\/i>, July 21, 2014, <a href=\"http:\/\/chronicle.com\/article\/The-BestBrightest\/147795\/\">http:\/\/chronicle.com\/article\/The-BestBrightest\/147795\/<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>How\u00a0we work with Google Documents in this seminar<\/li>\n<li>Assign <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/assignments\/citing-sources\/\">Exercise 4: Citing Sources<\/a>\u00a0due Sunday Sept 20 by 9pm in <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1siYLfjTa1CJfxZcbzD6j5ds0wb1vJONoAkRUUhfLLf4\/edit\">GDoc Organizer<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Explore:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/epress.trincoll.edu\/webwriting\/chapter\/how-to-zotero\/\">How to capture, manage, and cite sources with Zotero<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">New reading, requested by the seminar<\/span>:\u00a0Richard P\u00e9rez-Pe\u00f1a, \u201cStudents Gain Access to Files on Admission to Stanford,\u201d <i>The New York Times<\/i>, January 16, 2015, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/01\/17\/us\/students-gain-access-to-files-on-admission-to-stanford.html\">http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/01\/17\/us\/students-gain-access-to-files-on-admission-to-stanford.html<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Mon Sept 21<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dialogue with\u00a0Angel Perez, VP of Enrollment and Student Success, <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">meet in Admissions Office lobby\u00a0at 11:30am\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_2266\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2266\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/files\/2015\/09\/AngelPerez2015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2266 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/files\/2015\/09\/AngelPerez2015-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"AngelPerez2015\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/files\/2015\/09\/AngelPerez2015-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/files\/2015\/09\/AngelPerez2015.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2266\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Angel Perez meets with FYSM Color &amp; Money<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>Read and bring questions on\u00a0Richard D. Kahlenberg, \u201cHow Much Do You Pay for College?,\u201d <i>The Chronicle of Higher Education<\/i>, February 11, 2013, sec. The Chronicle Review, <a href=\"http:\/\/chronicle.com\/article\/How-Much-Do-You-Pay-for\/137043\/\">http:\/\/chronicle.com\/article\/How-Much-Do-You-Pay-for\/137043\/<\/a>;\u00a0Jason Deparle, \u201cPoor Students Struggle as Class Plays a Greater Role in Success,\u201d <i>The New York Times<\/i>, December 22, 2012, sec. Education, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/12\/23\/education\/poor-students-struggle-as-class-plays-a-greater-role-in-success.html\">http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/12\/23\/education\/poor-students-struggle-as-class-plays-a-greater-role-in-success.html<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Assign: <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/simulation\/round-4\/\">Simulation round 4 &#8211;\u00a0prepare for the F-round<\/a>\u00a0using the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/trincoll.studentaidcalculator.com\/survey.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Trinity College Net Price Calculator<\/a>\u00a0and financial data on our <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1SQnFAnNeBRvyHQiaK_NO1yvcGMt1JXqsBzdLuBaH10w\/edit#gid=1690131083\">Google Sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li>In seminar, define\u00a0&#8220;net tuition&#8221; using\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/collegecost.ed.gov\/netpricecenter.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Dept. of Education, Net Price Calculator Center<\/a>;\u00a0compare\u00a0data in <a href=\"https:\/\/collegescorecard.ed.gov\/search\/\">U.S. Dept of Education, College Scorecard<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/Admissions\/Pages\/tuition.aspx\">Trinity College current costs<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/Admissions\/finaid\/Pages\/default.aspx\">financial aid information<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Recommended: calculate estimated family contribution for YOUR family, to the best of your knowledge, using the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/trincoll.studentaidcalculator.com\/survey.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Trinity College Net Price Calculator<\/a>. Students are welcome, but not required, to discuss their financial aid data in seminar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wed Sept 23<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1uRRgMddj5l1O1KmYQFooQWOw7ndYWKCdQpB7BDYx09U\/edit\">Add\u00a0reading notes and questions to bottom of shared GDoc<\/a> on Stevens ch\u00a07-8<\/li>\n<li>Assign <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/assignments\/avoiding-plagiarism\/\">Exercise 5: Avoiding Plagiarism<\/a>, due on <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1siYLfjTa1CJfxZcbzD6j5ds0wb1vJONoAkRUUhfLLf4\/edit\">GDoc Organizer<\/a> by Sunday Sept 27 by 9pm<\/li>\n<li>Complete <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/simulation\/round-4\/\">Simulation Round 4 (F-round) calculations<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1SQnFAnNeBRvyHQiaK_NO1yvcGMt1JXqsBzdLuBaH10w\/edit#gid=1690131083\">Google Sheet<\/a> before seminar<\/li>\n<li>Prepare for <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/simulation\/round-5\/\">Simulation Round 5: Decision Day<\/a> on Monday Sept 28th<\/li>\n<li>Added in seminar: <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/simulation\/merit-award\/\">Should The College offer a merit award?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Sun Sept 27<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">New:<\/span> Meet FYSM mentor at 7pm in Library Level A to decide on <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/simulation\/merit-award\/\">merit award<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1SQnFAnNeBRvyHQiaK_NO1yvcGMt1JXqsBzdLuBaH10w\/edit#gid=768181626\">Google Sheet final ratings<\/a>\u00a0(which only Jasmine and Jack can edit)\u00a0to prepare for <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/simulation\/round-5\/\">simulation decision day<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mon Sept 28<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Before seminar: Committee\u00a0decisions on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/simulation\/merit-award\/\">merit award policy<\/a> and final applicant rankings in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1SQnFAnNeBRvyHQiaK_NO1yvcGMt1JXqsBzdLuBaH10w\/edit#gid=1690131083\">shared Google Sheet<\/a> before today&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/simulation\/round-5\/\">Simulation Round 5: Decision Day<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Be prepared to discuss this case: Adam Liptak, \u201cSupreme Court Will Reconsider Affirmative Action Case,\u201d <i>The New York Times<\/i>, June 29, 2015, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/06\/30\/us\/supreme-court-will-reconsider-affirmative-action-case.html\">http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/06\/30\/us\/supreme-court-will-reconsider-affirmative-action-case.html<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Recommended:\u00a0<\/span>Scott Jaschik, \u201cOCR Clears Princeton of Anti-Asian Discrimination in Admissions,\u201d <i>Inside Higher Ed<\/i>, September 24, 2015, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/2015\/09\/24\/ocr-clears-princeton-anti-asian-discrimination-admissions\">https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/2015\/09\/24\/ocr-clears-princeton-anti-asian-discrimination-admissions<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Assign <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/simulation\/round-6\">Round 6: Persuasive Essay<\/a> and randomly assign team\u00a0roles\n<ul>\n<li>Draft on <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1siYLfjTa1CJfxZcbzD6j5ds0wb1vJONoAkRUUhfLLf4\/edit\">Google Docs Organizer<\/a> page due Sunday Oct 4th by 9pm<\/li>\n<li>Peer review of <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1siYLfjTa1CJfxZcbzD6j5ds0wb1vJONoAkRUUhfLLf4\/edit\">assigned Google Doc<\/a> due Monday Oct 5th by 9pm<\/li>\n<li>Read classmates&#8217; final drafts and prepare for debate in seminar Wed Oct 7th<\/li>\n<li>Final draft on <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1siYLfjTa1CJfxZcbzD6j5ds0wb1vJONoAkRUUhfLLf4\/edit\">Google Docs Organizer<\/a>\u00a0due Fri Oct 9th by 9pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>How to avoid common mistakes in citing sources, avoiding plagiarism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wed Sept 30<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Meet in Library Lobby<\/span>. <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1siYLfjTa1CJfxZcbzD6j5ds0wb1vJONoAkRUUhfLLf4\/edit\">See schedule on GDoc Organizer for team appointments<\/a> in Lib 113 and 114.<\/li>\n<li>Before seminar, read\u00a0&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu\/pages\/developing-thesis\" target=\"_blank\">Developing a Thesis<\/a>&#8221; (Harvard College Writing Center); &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/isites.harvard.edu\/icb\/icb.do?keyword=k70847&amp;tabgroupid=icb.tabgroup108986\" target=\"_blank\">Integrating Sources<\/a>&#8221; (Harvard Guide to Using Sources) from the <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/jackdougherty\/writing\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Improve Your Writing at Trinity<\/a><\/li>\n<li>More advice Essay 1: <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/simulation\/round-6\/#sources\">Supporting your arguments with sources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Schedule time for writing advice\u00a0with our mentor<\/span> (Wed Sept 30, 9pm-midnight in Underground Coffeehouse; Sat Oct 3rd, 1-3pm in Library Level A near computers), or <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/jackdougherty\/advising\">book an appointment with the instructor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Thur Oct 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/files\/2015\/09\/TestedFilm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2279\" src=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/files\/2015\/09\/TestedFilm-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"TestedFilm\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/files\/2015\/09\/TestedFilm-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/files\/2015\/09\/TestedFilm.jpg 491w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Join me at\u00a0<em>Tested<\/em> (2015 film) at 6:30pm and Q&amp;A\u00a0with director, Curtis Chin, at 7:45pm, Washington Room, Mather Hall. This documentary follows students who prepare for a high-stakes test to gain entrance to one of New York City&#8217;s prestigious public high schools, and explores topics such as equal access, affirmative action, and the model minority myth. Watch\u00a0the trailer at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.testedfilm.com\/\">http:\/\/www.testedfilm.com\/<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Mon Oct 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Before seminar, read excerpt from Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein,\u00a0<em>They Say\/I Say: The Moves that Matter in Academic Writing<\/em>\u00a0(2010).<\/li>\n<li>Congratulations on completing your <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1siYLfjTa1CJfxZcbzD6j5ds0wb1vJONoAkRUUhfLLf4\/edit\">first drafts<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Strategies to improve our writing\n<ul>\n<li>Strengthen your <a href=\"http:\/\/writingcenter.tamu.edu\/Students\/Handouts-Guides\/Handouts-(Get-It-Written)\/Brainstorming-Planning\/Finding-the-Thesis\">thesis statement<\/a> (from Texas A&amp;M)<\/li>\n<li>Avoid common mistakes when <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stlawu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/page-attachments\/Using%20and%20Citing%20Sources.pdf\">quoting sources<\/a> (St. Lawrence U)<\/li>\n<li>Practice rhetorical\u00a0moves with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1_rFQlwDT68AfCRm_EV4xLZ719vJ0fR4iRABNZaR7L0c\/edit\"><em>They Say\/I Say<\/em> templates<\/a> (Graff and Birkenstein, 2010)<\/li>\n<li>Schedule an appointment at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/academics\/centers\/writing\/WritingCenter\/Pages\/default.aspx\">Trinity Writing Center<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>In seminar: Paste the <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/simulation\/round-6\/\">assignment criteria<\/a>\u00a0to the bottom\u00a0of your\u00a0GDoc\u00a0draft to guide peer\u00a0editing<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1jqYca3iPJZq3vM72aKV1JQxRcTcJd8VVgFS5hBSA-fA\/edit?usp=sharing\">Ways to be an effective peer editor<\/a>\u00a0(demo by Jack &amp; Jasmine)<\/li>\n<li>Begin assigned peer reviews and complete on GDoc Organizer by Mon 9pm<\/li>\n<li>Clarify procedure\u00a0for <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/simulation\/round-7\/\">Simulation round 7 debate<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Assign Exercise 6: teams to lead upcoming book discussions: Tatum, Lee, Armstrong &amp; Hamilton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wed Oct 7<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/simulation\/round-7\/\">Simulation round 7<\/a>: four teams debate their legal briefs<\/li>\n<li>Bonus point awarded by guest judge to most persuasive legal team<\/li>\n<li>Bonus point awarded by FYSM mentor to most thoughtful\u00a0peer editor<\/li>\n<li>Revise Persuasive essays, based on peer reviews and debate feedback. Insert link and share (anyone; can comment)\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1siYLfjTa1CJfxZcbzD6j5ds0wb1vJONoAkRUUhfLLf4\/edit\">GDoc Organizer<\/a> by Fri Oct 9th at 9pm.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/assignments\/\">How your work will be evaluated in this seminar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">News:<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/Admissions\/Pages\/TestOptional.aspx\">Trinity College Joins Test-Optional Movement<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/quicktakes\/2015\/10\/06\/trinity-conn-goes-test-optional-seeks-deeper-narrative\">InsideHigherEd<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Mon Oct 12 &#8211; Trinity Days\u00a0<\/strong>(no class)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Assign\u00a0Exercise 7: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/jackdougherty\/how-to\/irb\/\" target=\"_blank\">Trinity Institutional Review Board (IRB) research ethics CITI online training<\/a>\u00a0to conduct our Trinity sophomore interview study. In registration step 6, type &#8220;FYSM&#8221; for department and &#8220;Interviewer&#8221; for project role. Budget at least three hours. (Do not submit an IRB application, which the instructor has already done for the entire seminar.)\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Email proof of completion to your instructor\u00a0by\u00a0Wed Oct 14th<\/span> to receive credit.<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/EGM89JhKPiw\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li>All start reading Tatum, <em>&#8220;Why Are All the Black Kids. . .?&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Tatum Team (Steven S, Heric, Courtney, Samuel)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/185mnRzWlB3ySv8ZJ3Q_QlEjSsZ498is3KaxGZUF1bww\/edit?usp=sharing\">must coordinate to write reading notes and lead class discussion<\/a>\u00a0on racial identity development theory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Wed Oct 14<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Special location:<\/span> Umoja House, 72 Vernon Street.<\/li>\n<li>Before seminar,\u00a0read \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/files\/2011\/10\/1008-White-Privilege-Checklist.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">White Privilege Checklist<\/a>,&#8221;\u00a0University of New Hampshire, adapted from Peggy McIntosh, \u201cWhite Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack,\u201d\u00a0<em>Peace and Freedom Journal<\/em>, July\/August 1989.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1vmxSqrmPQHFsKK9GCoIE7YJakEXDbyc8ZX7vCUTi494\/edit\">Cross the Line Privilege Walk<\/a> activity led by FYSM mentor Jasmine Gentry<\/li>\n<li>In seminar, start watching Frances Reid, <em>Skin Deep<\/em> (Iris Films, 1995) on <a href=\"http:\/\/internet2.trincoll.edu\/StreamManager\/MyFlix.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">TrinFlix<\/a>, and finish later (preferably, watch with a classmate)<\/li>\n<li>Assign Exercise 8-9: <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/assignments\/tatum-skin-deep\/\">How would Tatum interpret racial identity development in Skin Deep video?<\/a> due on <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1siYLfjTa1CJfxZcbzD6j5ds0wb1vJONoAkRUUhfLLf4\/edit\">GDoc Organizer<\/a> by\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Wed Oct 21st at 9pm<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Mon Oct 19<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Finish Tatum&#8217;s book, and be prepared for discussion led by team\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/185mnRzWlB3ySv8ZJ3Q_QlEjSsZ498is3KaxGZUF1bww\/edit?usp=sharing\">with their\u00a0reading notes<\/a><\/li>\n<li>In seminar: How would Tatum analyze Tammy in <a href=\"http:\/\/internet2.trincoll.edu\/StreamManager\/MyFlix.aspx\">Skin Deep<\/a>? (compare scenes at 27:00+ and 32:00+)<\/li>\n<li>How did <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/2013\/10\/20\/skin-deep-tammy\/\">a former FYSM student use Tatum to interpret Tammy<\/a>, and would you evaluate her essay?<\/li>\n<li>How to capture a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Screenshot\">screenshot<\/a>\u00a0to include in your exercise above<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/jackdougherty\/advising\/pre-registration\/\">How to prepare for course pre-registration<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Wed Oct 21<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Before seminar, read\u00a0Michael Omi and Howard Winant, <i>Racial Formation in the United States: From the 1960s to the 1990s, Second Edition<\/i> (New York: Routledge, 1986), <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/files\/2015\/10\/Omi-Winant-excerpt.pdf\">excerpt\u00a0pp. 54-56<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Racial formation theory <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1sQeMHQhRB_G8Ftm5pad48w7P1WtzE89Yuo_et4S_cWI\/edit?usp=sharing\">brief slides<\/a><\/li>\n<li>In seminar, view Alfonso Bui, <em>Some Place I Call Home<\/em> (Trinity College, 2007) on <a href=\"http:\/\/internet2.trincoll.edu\/StreamManager\/MyFlix.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">TrinFlix<\/a> and take notes on key scenes (location: in our regular classroom)<\/li>\n<li>In seminar:\u00a0&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/digitalrepository.trincoll.edu\/trinarchives\/2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Protesting Hate at Trinity College, April 2011<\/a>,&#8221; Trinity College Archives, Trinity Digital Repository (requires Trinity network access, click upper-right &#8220;download&#8221; button for PDF)<\/li>\n<li>All start\u00a0reading Lee, <em>Unraveling the Model Minority Stereotype<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Lee team (Will, Shannon, Jack S, Steve O, Taylor) takes responsibility for meeting to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/15_sNMAItAM1p_Kzenr7kvSVZH7rJmpqMT1qm0s_vrGw\/edit?usp=sharing\">write reading notes and lead discussion on Unraveling the Model Minority Stereotype<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Mon Oct 26<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bring questions and <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/15_sNMAItAM1p_Kzenr7kvSVZH7rJmpqMT1qm0s_vrGw\/edit?usp=sharing\">reading notes on Lee, Unraveling<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/moodle.trincoll.edu\/mod\/resource\/view.php?id=118572\" target=\"_blank\">Omi and Winant excerpt<\/a>\u00a0on racial formation theory to discuss<\/li>\n<li>In seminar, contrast\u00a0responses to\u00a0Exercise 8-9 (Tatum on Skin Deep)\n<ul>\n<li>Comment on <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1YoIjZ4Ie9CFZp6KaZQXQMU8BVX_8Zt_7Ze4Jk1pF72I\/edit?usp=sharing\">Dane 1 and Dane 2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Prepare for Advising\u00a0Week: See my <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/jackdougherty\/advising\">advising resources<\/a> (especially <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/jackdougherty\/advising\/pre-registration\/\">How to plan for pre-registration<\/a>)\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/jackdougherty\/advising\">book an appointment\u00a0with your advisor<\/a> to discuss plans and release your hold<\/li>\n<li>Armstrong\/Hamilton team (Caroline, Alvaro, Hayley, Joanne, Shane) takes responsibility to meet to <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1GUuVOSTmS4zei4k2z0sriu9DTcoQqqpoMBxLLh0OIEU\/edit\">write reading notes and lead discussion on Paying for the Party<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Wed Oct 28<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Before seminar, all read\u00a0Armstrong\/Hamilton preface (p. xi) thru chapter 2 (p. 73) and research methods appendix (pp. 255-278); <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1GUuVOSTmS4zei4k2z0sriu9DTcoQqqpoMBxLLh0OIEU\/edit\">team starts discussion of reading note questions 1-3B<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Introduce our interview-based study of Trinity sophomores:\n<ul>\n<li>Research question: How do the perceptions and experiences of Trinity vary among sophomores with different social class and racial backgrounds?<\/li>\n<li>Research design: interviews with a stratified random sample of sophomores by social class (financial aid\/non-financial aid) and race (white\/non-white)<\/li>\n<li>Our seminar&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/jackdougherty\/files\/2013\/10\/IRB-FYSM-2015.pdf\">approved research ethics application to Trinity IRB<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Our seminar&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/53390b30xd304hk\/FYSMInterviewGuide20150909.pdf?dl=0\">interview guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Past example: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/b4zdfnrl5uqv7ls\/2013FYSM-MasterList-MASKED2.png?dl=0\">Instructor&#8217;s interview spreadsheet<\/a> (masked)<\/li>\n<li>Past example: <a href=\"http:\/\/moodle.trincoll.edu\/course\/view.php?id=8952#section-8\">FYSM 2013 interview transcripts<\/a> (on Moodle)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/jackdougherty\/2013\/04\/09\/digital-recorder\/\">How to digitally record and transcribe your interview<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Practice interview in seminar, with feedback from the group<\/li>\n<li>Assign Exercise 10 Interview: When the instructor emails you contact info for a sophomore who has agreed to be interviewed, set up a day\/time and quiet place to conduct an interview. Requires a digital recording device to create audio file (such as .m4a, mp3, etc.). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/request\/Jril4mAgA6Vf8SGNoKQs\">Upload the audio file to instructor&#8217;s Dropbox<\/a> by Fri\u00a0Nov 13th\u00a0(or sooner). Bonus point if you request and conduct a second interview.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Prepare for Advising\u00a0Week:\u00a0Guest: Jamil Ragland, Office Coordinator, Registrar&#8217;s Office (12:30-12:45)<\/li>\n<li>Class of 2019 pre-registration opens Thurs Nov 12th at 7am (for last names A-K) and 7:10am (for L-Z)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Mon\u00a0Nov 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Armstrong\/Hamilton <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1GUuVOSTmS4zei4k2z0sriu9DTcoQqqpoMBxLLh0OIEU\/edit\">team concludes\u00a0discussion of reading notes questions 4-7<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Wed\u00a0Nov 4<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Updates on your Exercise 10 Interview Assignment<\/li>\n<li>Assign <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/assignments\/theory-essay-2015\/\">Theory Essay to compare\/contrast Tatum, Lee, and Armstrong &amp; Hamilton<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1wbPU7aZ8Vipe7c5A98bwuwVwmsRKKbDN1yn18zN5Vz8\/edit?usp=sharing\">Idea sheet to compare\/contrast theories<\/a> &#8211; anyone may File &gt; Make Copy or Download<\/li>\n<li>Draft on <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1siYLfjTa1CJfxZcbzD6j5ds0wb1vJONoAkRUUhfLLf4\/edit?usp=sharing\">Google Docs Organizer<\/a> by <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Sun Nov 8th\u00a0at 9pm<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Assigned Peer review on <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1siYLfjTa1CJfxZcbzD6j5ds0wb1vJONoAkRUUhfLLf4\/edit?usp=sharing\">Google Docs Organizer<\/a> by\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">end of seminar on Monday Nov 9th<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/form.jotform.com\/53003366591149\">Upload your final essay for blind review<\/a> by Tues Nov 10th by 9pm. Do not insert your name. Instead, label file name with your student ID. Example: 2345678Essay2.docx.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Writing workshop: brainstorm ideas\u00a0on insightful arguments\u00a0and supporting evidence for Theory Essay<\/li>\n<li>Discussion about Saturday Nov 7th Campaign for Community event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/files\/2015\/09\/CampaignForCommunity2015.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2356\" src=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/files\/2015\/09\/CampaignForCommunity2015-600x600.png\" alt=\"CampaignForCommunity2015\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/files\/2015\/09\/CampaignForCommunity2015-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/files\/2015\/09\/CampaignForCommunity2015-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/files\/2015\/09\/CampaignForCommunity2015-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/files\/2015\/09\/CampaignForCommunity2015.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Mon Nov 9<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In seminar:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1siYLfjTa1CJfxZcbzD6j5ds0wb1vJONoAkRUUhfLLf4\/edit\">Peer editing workshop<\/a>, due at end of seminar<\/li>\n<li>In seminar: Mentor will check your shopping cart, if requested<\/li>\n<li>Rewriting exercise in class, with anonymized excerpts from Theory essay\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1bIWpsMM5KUDepF-RD2RA6j3L2YsfP7v9ezJ8dNxE_g8\/edit?usp=sharing\">Rewrite X<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1Yxb7ICJuCp26XlmNogD2iPA6lstQh_0stpIOK2dsdXU\/edit?usp=sharing\">Rewrite Y<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1YuOD8ye4dL8xOHuj8p3QgkNR3yHwMa7n2BGxLYNFb-Y\/edit?usp=sharing\">Rewrite Z<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Discuss: How did Trinity&#8217;s President frame the problems in her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/AboutTrinity\/offices\/president\/CommunityLetters\/Pages\/CampaignForCommunity.aspx\">April 2015 Campaign for Community public letter<\/a>? What happened at the Campaign for Community November 2015 event, and how do the proposed solutions address the core problems posed in April 2015?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wed Nov 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Assign Exercise 11: Transcribe your interview using this <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1K6DfGu-dfpMM1RnuqTDExT0cO1QJudEr71SqHWLTvwA\/edit\">template<\/a>, and follow guidelines in the\u00a0bottom-half of this <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/jackdougherty\/how-to\/record-and-transcribe\/\">tutorial<\/a>. Mask any personal details that may violate confidentiality. Budget your time wisely. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/request\/3Q1P5PYWRof3oc63rpzw\">Upload to instructor&#8217;s Dropbox<\/a> by Sunday Nov 15th at 9pm.<\/li>\n<li>Registration Week: What strategies have you tried to achieve your academic goals? What ideas and opportunities can you suggest to your classmates who need to expand their search?<\/li>\n<li>Follow-up discussion on TrinColl2Action: Do the proposed solutions address the core problems posed in April 2015? Compare President&#8217;s letter above with news coverage of the Sat Nov 7th event:\u00a0Chris Bulfinch, \u201cCampaign for Community Culminates in TrinColl2Action,\u201d <i>Trinity Tripod<\/i>, November 10, 2015, <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/tripod\/2015\/11\/10\/campaign-for-community-culminates-in-trincoll2action\/\">https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/tripod\/2015\/11\/10\/campaign-for-community-culminates-in-trincoll2action\/<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Mon Nov 16<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In seminar: <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">UPDATED<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/moodle.trincoll.edu\/mod\/resource\/view.php?id=203682\">Download compilation of all sophomore interview transcripts from Moodle<\/a> (password-protected)<\/li>\n<li>In seminar: <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1MVgnGxWI8oQJNxagBkPqkJThIRcCCz9s2f3f-fHHbPM\/edit#gid=0\">How to thematically analyze interview transcripts with our shared Google Sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Assign <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/assignments\/interview-essay\/\">Interview Analysis Essay<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>With a partner, identify an insightful theme and <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1MVgnGxWI8oQJNxagBkPqkJThIRcCCz9s2f3f-fHHbPM\/edit#gid=0\">code all transcripts on our Google Sheet<\/a>\u00a0before class on Wed Nov 18th<\/li>\n<li>Draft on <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1siYLfjTa1CJfxZcbzD6j5ds0wb1vJONoAkRUUhfLLf4\/edit\">Google Docs Organizer<\/a> due before Thanksgiving break<\/li>\n<li>Peer review <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1siYLfjTa1CJfxZcbzD6j5ds0wb1vJONoAkRUUhfLLf4\/edit\">on Google Docs<\/a> due Mon Nov 30th by 9pm<\/li>\n<li>Final draft <a href=\"https:\/\/form.jotform.com\/53003366591149\">uploaded via JotForm<\/a> in MSWord format (.docx) for\u00a0blind review <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Thur Dec 3rd<\/span>\u00a0by 9pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>In class: Discuss\u00a0<i>Trinity College Demonstration, Nov 2015 #BlackLivesMatter<\/i>, 2015, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7nNKuwUh4Ko\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/7nNKuwUh4Ko<\/a>.<br \/>\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.4.5 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7nNKuwUh4Ko\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<\/li>\n<li>Hot off the press:\u00a0Scott Jaschik, \u201cWhat the Protests Mean,\u201d <i>Inside Higher Ed<\/i>, November 16, 2015, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/2015\/11\/16\/experts-consider-what-protests-over-racial-tensions-mean\">https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/2015\/11\/16\/experts-consider-what-protests-over-racial-tensions-mean<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wed Nov 18<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In class: discuss sample interview essays by FYSM 2013\n<ul>\n<li>by <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/2013\/12\/04\/interview-essay-4\">Daniella Salazar<\/a><\/li>\n<li>by <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/2013\/12\/04\/fysm-interview-analysis-essay\/\">Isabelle\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>by <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/2013\/12\/04\/interview-essay\/\">Sophie<\/a><\/li>\n<li>by <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/2013\/12\/04\/college-equals-identification-time\/\">Jasmine Gentry<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Review <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/assignments\/interview-essay\/\">Interview Essay\u00a0assignment<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Discuss <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1MVgnGxWI8oQJNxagBkPqkJThIRcCCz9s2f3f-fHHbPM\/edit#gid=0\">thematic coding results<\/a>, and brainstorm others, and how to translate your findings into arguments for your essays<\/li>\n<li>Discuss Monday&#8217;s student walkout and storytelling event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Mon Nov 23\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Thanksgiving lunch seminar: <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1NWzHW5pJtO5nwwI7zDFhQYFuNa7HPCa4HTk1DwfyVN4\/edit#gid=0\">place your lunch order<\/a> and meet us at Trinity Restaurant, 243 Zion Street (down the steps from Summit Street) at 11:30am.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Wed Nov 25 &#8211; Thanksgiving Break\u00a0<\/strong>(no class)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Mon Nov 30<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Interview Essay:\n<ul>\n<li>Review your transcript analysis claims<\/li>\n<li>Peer review <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1siYLfjTa1CJfxZcbzD6j5ds0wb1vJONoAkRUUhfLLf4\/edit\">on Google Docs<\/a> due Mon Nov 30th by 9pm<\/li>\n<li>Final draft <a href=\"https:\/\/form.jotform.com\/53003366591149\">uploaded via JotForm<\/a> in MSWord format (.docx) for\u00a0blind review <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Friday Dec 4th by 6pm<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Wed Dec 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Read some\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/category\/reflective-essays-2013\/\">Reflective Essays from FYSM 2013<\/a>. Our mentor Jasmine, who was enrolled in the seminar that fall, recommends:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/2013\/12\/15\/elises-reflective-essay\/\">Elise&#8217;s Reflective Essay<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nicolas Bouchard, <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/2013\/12\/13\/barbershop-beginings\/\">Barbershop Beginnings<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Daniella, <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/2013\/12\/15\/reflective-essay-3\/\">Reflective Essay<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Will Sleeper, <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/2013\/12\/15\/reflective-change-essay-2\/\">Reflective Essay<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0For background about what was happening at Trinity in Fall 2013, Jasmine also recommends:\u00a0Adolfo Abreu, &#8220;Racism at Trinity? Nothing Has Changed in the Last 40 Years,&#8221; reprinted in\u00a0Kerri Provost, \u201cTrinity Student Offers Suggestions for Bridging Town-Gown Chasm,\u201d <i>Real Hartford<\/i>, November 26, 2013, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.realhartford.org\/2013\/11\/26\/trinity-student-offers-suggestions-for-bridging-town-gown-chasm\/\">http:\/\/www.realhartford.org\/2013\/11\/26\/trinity-student-offers-suggestions-for-bridging-town-gown-chasm\/<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Assign <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/assignments\/reflective-change-essay\/\">Reflective Change web essay<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Draft essay for discussion due before seminar\u00a0on Wed Dec 9th. Instead of Google Docs, <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/wp-login.php\">log into our Color and Money WordPress site<\/a>\u00a0with your Trinity network username and password. Create a new post, insert a catchy title, and select category = <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/category\/reflective-essays-2015\/\">Reflective Essays 2015<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Final version on WordPress due Friday Dec 18th by 6pm.<\/li>\n<li>For 1 bonus point: post your final essay, with your full name, on another public news or discussion site\u00a0(such as a submission to\u00a0Trinity Tripod, or Real Hartford, or another mass media site that is not password-protected). To receive bonus credit, email me the published\u00a0link to your essay by\u00a0Friday Dec 18th at\u00a06pm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Mon Dec 7<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Read EITHER of my open-access book\u00a0chapters\u00a0to discuss in seminar.\n<ul>\n<li>Jack Dougherty, &#8220;Investigating Spatial Inequality with the Cities Suburbs and Schools Project,&#8221;\u00a0<em>On The Line: How Schooling, Housing, and Civil Rights Shaped Hartford and its Suburbs<\/em> (Book-in-progress, 2015),\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/epress.trincoll.edu\/ontheline2015\/chapter\/investigating-spatial-inequality\/\">http:\/\/epress.trincoll.edu\/ontheline2015\/chapter\/investigating-spatial-inequality\/<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Jack Dougherty, \u201cPublic Writing and Student Privacy,\u201d in <i>Web Writing: Why and How for Liberal Arts Teaching and Learning<\/i>, ed. Jack Dougherty and Tennyson O\u2019Donnell (University of Michigan Press\/Trinity College ePress edition, 2014), <a href=\"http:\/\/epress.trincoll.edu\/webwriting\/chapter\/dougherty-public\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/epress.trincoll.edu\/webwriting\/chapter\/dougherty-public<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>In seminar: Workshop on <a href=\"http:\/\/epress.trincoll.edu\/webwriting\/chapter\/how-to-publish-on-wordpress\/\">How to Publish on WordPress<\/a> (see tips about inserting links, images, videos, etc.)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/wp-login.php\">Log into our Color and Money WordPress site<\/a>\u00a0with your Trinity network username and password. Create a new post, insert a title, and select category = <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/category\/reflective-essays-2015\/\">Reflective Essays 2015<\/a>. Choose &#8220;Save Draft&#8221; until you are ready to press the &#8220;Publish&#8221; button, when your work will become public on the web.<\/li>\n<li>Planning your <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/assignments\/reflective-change-essay\/\">Reflective Change web essay<\/a>, in assigned pairs (with visitors):\n<ul>\n<li>Has this seminar and\/or your Trinity experiences changed your thinking about race and\/or social class?<\/li>\n<li>What first-person story can you tell to deepen this reflection for readers?<\/li>\n<li>What are your strategies to make this an effective essay for the web?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Be prepared to briefly report back to the group about your partner&#8217;s thinking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Wed Dec 9<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Updates on Color and Money at Trinity and Beyond\n<ul>\n<li>Exhibit on the long walk about Trinity 1968 student protest<a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/files\/2015\/09\/Trinity1968Exhibit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2474\" src=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/files\/2015\/09\/Trinity1968Exhibit-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Trinity1968Exhibit\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/files\/2015\/09\/Trinity1968Exhibit-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/files\/2015\/09\/Trinity1968Exhibit-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/files\/2015\/09\/Trinity1968Exhibit.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Chris Bulfinch, \u201cWake Up World: Showcasing Discrimination at Trinity,\u201d <i>Trinity Tripod<\/i>, December 8, 2015, <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/tripod\/2015\/12\/08\/wake-up-world-showcasing-discrimination-at-trinity\/\">https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/tripod\/2015\/12\/08\/wake-up-world-showcasing-discrimination-at-trinity\/<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Marina Pappas, \u201cIt\u2019s Time to Reevaluate Trinity College\u2019s Open Campus,\u201d <i>Trinity Tripod<\/i>, December 8, 2015, <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/tripod\/2015\/12\/09\/its-time-to-reevaluate-trinity-colleges-open-campus\/\">https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/tripod\/2015\/12\/09\/its-time-to-reevaluate-trinity-colleges-open-campus\/<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Today the US Supreme Court hears oral arguments on Fisher v. 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See\u00a0Emily Bazelon and Adam Liptak, \u201cHow Will the Supreme Court Rule on Affirmative Action?,\u201d <i>The New York Times<\/i>, December 8, 2015, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/12\/08\/magazine\/how-will-the-supreme-court-rule-on-affirmative-action.html\">http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/12\/08\/magazine\/how-will-the-supreme-court-rule-on-affirmative-action.html<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Discussion of your draft Reflective Change web essays, which when properly posted with the correct category, should appear here:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/category\/reflective-essays-2015\/\">http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/colorandmoney\/category\/reflective-essays-2015\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Mon Dec 14<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Seminar wrap-up and end-of-semester evaluations\n<ul>\n<li>Update on graded assignments and extra credits<\/li>\n<li>Standard course evaluation &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/y3ld1emqrumx10l\/FYSM-2013Fall-comparative.pdf?dl=0\">sample results from FYSM 2013<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/18o1WNR4-y1kCjXvKy9oyz1kXqZq72wMND7MmdU3rP6Q\/edit?usp=sharing\">Supplemental evaluation for this seminar<\/a>: Which units, readings, videos, activities, assignments helped you to learn, and how? 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