Fall 2026

Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality in American Education

EDPOL 200 explores race, ethnicity, and inequality in U.S. public education through theoretical, historical, social, and cultural frameworks.

offering recorded3 credits

Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Morgan Mayer-Jochimsen

Summary

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Historical reviews of Abby Beneke, Linn Posey: The course requires extensive weekly reading to participate in discussions, along with three major papers or projects and short assignments throughout the semester.

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Prerequisites

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EDPOL 200

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Professors

Fall 2026

Morgan Mayer-Jochimsen

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=29 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=30 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews of Abby Beneke: Abby Beneke is reported to care about students and topics, requiring basic reading preparation for participation. Reviewers note very few assignments and easy grading, though the course still involves significant reading volume.

ABBY BENEKE is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LINN POSEY is recorded teaching in Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2016, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MORGAN MAYER-JOCHIMSEN is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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Section	Mode	Enrolled / capacity	Waitlist
LEC 002	Classroom Instruction	30 / 30	0
LEC 001	Classroom Instruction	29 / 10	0

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Student experience

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Students describe historical instructors Linn Posey and Abby Beneke as highly caring and supportive, though they emphasize that the course demands significant reading preparation for class discussions.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.72 GPA, 85.4% A/AB (n=89 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.97 GPA, 98.3% A/AB (n=59 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.86 GPA, 96.6% A/AB (n=29 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Abby Beneke, Linn Posey: Reviewers appreciate the instructors' genuine concern for student success and mental health, but note that the heavy reading volume and discussion-based format require consistent preparation.

Topics

Race, ethnicity, and inequality in U.S. public education.
Institutional structures and the production/reproduction of racial/ethnic inequality in schools.
Everyday practices of teachers, students, parents, and community members in multicultural contexts.
Intersection of race and ethnicity with gender, social class, and sexual orientation.

Skills

Analyze race, ethnicity, and inequality in U.S. public education using theoretical, historical, social, and cultural frameworks.
Examine intersections of race and ethnicity with other identities such as gender, social class, and sexual orientation.

Grades

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Catalog & offerings

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EDPOL 200 · Fall 2026

Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality in American Education

Recorded 2026-09-07

Raw records

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Model outputs & technical records

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Model & dataset provenance

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