RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Racism in Academia: The Old Wolf Revisited
JF Harvard Educational Review
JO herp
FD Harvard Educational Press
SP 299
OP 315
DO 10.17763/haer.58.3.9257765135854643
VO 58
IS 3
A1 de la Luz Reyes, María
A1 Halcón, John
YR 1988
UL http://harvardeducationalreview.org/content/58/3/299.abstract
AB In this article, the authors modify and use the metaphor of "a wolf in sheep's clothing" as the theme in uncovering racism aimed at Chicanos in higher education. The authors, who are new to the academic profession, as are many Chicanos in the field, discover that the old wolf, racism, is as active in academia as in their previous educational settings. In elementary and secondary schools the wolf's disguises include educational tracking low expectations, and negative stereotypes. Chicanos who have overcome these obstacles and who are attempting to break into the faculties and administrations of U.S. higher education institutions are finding the wolf in a new wardrobe. The authors identify the various disguises used to hide racism by higher education faculties and administrations.