Our world is colored with diversity. To be blind to that diversity is to be blind to some of the most beautiful things this universe has to offer. Racially colorblind ideology, or the concept of “seeing no race” when looking at two strikingly different individuals, has traditionally been viewed in modern day society as a good thing.

 

This idea is misunderstood. To claim to “see no color” when talking with or teaching students of color completely strips them of their identity, history, and lived experiences.

 

The goal of this research is to understand racially colorblind ideology faced by students of color on the WSU Vancouver campus, and how this ideology affects these students’ educational experiences. The purpose of this research is to use the data collected to present suggestions to the WSU Vancouver community on ways to make the campus more equitable for all students. With my research I ask, how does the presence of racially colorblind ideology on the WSU Vancouver campus affect how students of color perceive their educational experience?