Leadership, Diversity and Equity

Catalog description

American and international institutions of education continue to face the challenge of promoting access and equity for a diverse educational community of stakeholders. The increase in diversity throughout the world requires educational leaders to explore and understand the issues and learn how to advance diversity and equity. Race and ethnicity, social class, and gender will serve as initial topics for the course. Students will learn how their local, national and international colleagues have struggled (and succeeded or not succeeded) in advancing equity and inclusion. Students also will be given an opportunity to explore other dimensions of diversity. Class discussions will center on current and world situations regarding educating a diverse population, and the efforts aimed at improving equity throughout the world.