Bias

I'm at a meeting learning about diversity in higher education. The take home point that applies most to our upcoming adoption has to do with 'unconscious biases.' This topic came up in the book that I've been reading too. As a white guy I have grown up without thinking much of it. But one of my sons will one day encounter biases because he is black. The biases that have worked to my advantage will not help him. Instead they represent obstacles that he will need to overcome. He will face challenges that I have never known. So what do the experts say can be done? First, recognize that we all have unconscious biases and assumptions. When we are conscious of them, we can try to address them honestly.