Ep 28. Who's Not In the Room and Why Not? Inclusivity and Bias Across Class Backgrounds in College Education

Sustainable Nano

Alvin Chang, Senior Graphics Reporter for Vox, wrote and illustrated an article last year called "The subtle ways colleges discriminate against poor students, explained with a cartoon." In this episode of the podcast, we share the audio of a webinar that Chang presented for the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology about his work. He tackles challenging issues of class, bias, and educational attainment using clear illustrations (verbal as well as visual) and simple analogies that are relevant far beyond the world of academic science.

Alvin Chang, Senior Graphics Reporter for Vox (left, courtesy of Alvin Chang) and one of his illustrations for "The subtle ways colleges discriminate against poor students, explained with a cartoon" (right, used with permission from Vox.com)

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#### **ABOUT THIS EPISODE**

Related links:

• Alvin Chang: website, Twitter
• The subtle ways colleges discriminate against poor students, explained with a cartoon. Vox.com, updated Sept 12, 2018.
• Money, Race and Success: How Your School District Compares. By Motoko Rich, Amanda Cox, and Matthew Bloch, The New York Times, April 29, 2016.
• Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology

Interviewee: Alvin Chang

Producer/Host: Miriam Krause

Audience Questions: Peter Clement, Nicholas Niemuth, Becky Rodriguez, & Rigoberto Hernandez

Editor: Alicia McGeachy

Music: PC III and Dexter Britain