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When considering world languages, for some, European languages might be the first the come to mind.
However, Perimeter College at Georgia State University also offers an associate’s degree in a pathway focusing on American Sign Language (ASL), providing an in-depth understanding and using those skills in allyship for the deaf community. Rick Robinson, the Associate Chair of Humanities who works with world languages which houses the ASL department.
“The deaf community has their own culture, and then they have their own language and they’re underrepresented” said Rick Robinson, Associate Chair of the Humanities Department at Perimeter. “People are often afraid to approach deaf people because they are afraid of not knowing the culture.”
The Intersection Podcast is a homegrown project started by Georgia State’s Lakeyta Bonnette-Bailey, Associate Professor, Pre-Ph.D. Faculty Associate, Center for […]
Dr. Lakeyta Bonnette-Bailey, Associate Professor of Africana Studies and the pre-Ph.D. faculty associate for CASA (Center for Advancement of Students and Alumni), is writing a book tentatively entitled “What’s on Your Radio? Rap Music and Racial Attitudes” that will observe the relationship between exposure to political rap music and racial attitudes.
Dr. Jeffrey Lazarus is a Professor of Political Science at Georgia State University. His focus is on how the interpersonal environment between members of Congress impacts their decision making. Through his research he aspires to spread awareness of the political process, resulting in more informed and active participants in the political process.
Dr. K. Jurée Capers, an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Management and Policy at Georgia State University, is investigating the connection between social and racial equity in the world of politics. Through approaching this overlap with the lens of racial equity Capers examines impact in historically marginalized populations with a focus on education.
“I come from a family of educators, and I also grew up in a rural area [of South Carolina] where the quality of education differs significantly from what you experience in a more urban and suburban areas,” she said.
When the education systems that are available to students are different in quality, this drastically alters the students’ competitiveness prior to setting foot in the wider world and job market. She became aware of how to have an impact on the problem from living in it.
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