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Occasionally, you’ll hear people talk about the “hidden curriculum” of research. This operations manual is an attempt to help reveal this curriculum! By being transparent about the expectations of our lab, we help ALL people feel welcome and appreciated, which in turn helps us to produce the highest quality science. If there’s information you feel is missing from this manual, help the lab by suggesting an addition! This could be a topic, a link, or a fleshed out section. Learn more about the phrase “hidden curriculum” below.
Our lab and our science are inclusive. So is our unit! Learn more at the link below.
Teaching the Hidden Curriculum
Science is a human endeavor, and I believe that it is appropriate to acknowledge the history that influences our present. Though more common in places like Canada and Australia, the goal of a land acknowledgement statement is to pay tribute to a land’s original inhabitants, and a small gesture to restore context where it has been removed. I welcome suggestions for how to improve this statement, and encourage you to learn more about the history of wherever you are doing your work.
During the early 18th century, the area around Columbia was home to the Congaree Indians, a group of Siouan speakers that coalesced with the Catawba in the mid-18th century. In addition, the Cherokee claimed the land to the west of Broad River down to and including West Columbia/Cayce, while the Catawba claimed the area to the east. On our own campus in the 19th century, many of the buildings around the Horseshoe were constructed by African-American slave labor. In 2017, the University of South Carolina recognized the role of enslaved people in the construction of campus, as well as the surrounding area.