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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
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Utilizing Autosomal DNA Testing to Identify Common Ancestry to Promote Inclusion Instead of Division on College Campuses
Yosef A. Gil Karo
Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges, v27 n1 Article 9 2024
This Notes in Brief contribution explores the use of autosomal DNA to engage college faculty and staff in a different approach to diversity and inclusion discussions, including antisemitism, on campuses. The author provides results from DNA testing and how he has used his results to discuss his common ancestry with students to build bridges as a former chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Council on his campus.
Descriptors: Inclusion, Genetics, College Faculty, Professional Personnel, Diversity, Social Bias, Interpersonal Relationship, Individual Characteristics, Background, Ethnicity, Foreign Countries
Virginia Community College System. e-mail: info@vccs.edu; Web site: https://commons.vccs.edu/inquiry/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Alabama; Florida; Indiana; Illinois; Maryland; Oklahoma; South Carolina; Virginia; West Virginia; Colombia
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