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A digital series elevating issues of importance affecting Wisconsin’s Black communities.
Why Race Matters
Higher Education
How can colleges and universities improve graduation rates for students of color?
Watch Full EpisodeWHY RACE MATTERS elevates issues of importance affecting Wisconsin’s Black communities.
This project is part of PBS Wisconsin’s resolve to give voice and purpose to our commitment to diversity, inclusion, justice and accountability.
CLIPS FROM THIS EPISODE
Higher Education: The Culture Shock of College
Tiffany Tardy talks about her difficulties adjusting to college life.
Higher Education: Recruitment and Retention
How can colleges and universities improve graduation rates for students of color?
Higher Education: Breaking It Down
Breaking down higher ed graduation rates for students of color.
ABOUT THE HOST
Angela Fitzgerald is the creator, producer and host of Why Race Matters, and has dedicated her extensive education and career to leadership, research, community engagement, and expanding opportunities for others. In the summer of 2020, with an amplified national conversation about race following the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, Angela felt moved to help localize the discussion about improving the conditions of Black Americans. Why Race Matters is an extension of her commitment to foster a Wisconsin that repairs its stark racial disparities and achieves equity for Black people living in the state.
Learn more about Angela and the advisory team helping to guide the development of this series.
Funding for Why Race Matters is provided by CUNA Mutual Group, Park Bank, Alliant Energy, UW Health, the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, the Focus Fund for Wisconsin Programming, and Friends of PBS Wisconsin.
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