The course assumes that higher education is a gateway to the resources of society and that there is a need for institutions to become more socially just for all groups, with emphasis on low-income and minority populations that are traditionally underrepresented. The course includes sessions with institutional leaders about higher education and American society, diversity and inclusion in learning and teaching, professors and students as change agents, socially-just research, and struggles for equity and justice on campus and in communities. Illustrative modules include: What is a university? What is the role or potential role of universities in making societies more socially just? Do present universities contribute to inequalities and injustices and, if so, how? What changes are needed now? Sessions will draw upon initiatives at the University of Michigan for starters, and we also will draw upon other educational leaders nationwide
Interview with Joana Dos Santos and Robert M. Sellers
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Skills You'll Learn
Student Engagement, Cultural Diversity, Education and Training, Higher Education, Teaching, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Social Justice, Research, Community and Social Work
From the lesson
Institutional Change: The Role of Administration
The University of Michigan is involved in a comprehensive effort to transform the institution for diversity, equity, and inclusion, and this effort requires institutional changes at all levels.
Taught By
Barry Checkoway
Professor of Social Work
Rachel
Niemer