Higher-education analysts say curricular changes must align with institutions’ missions and should be faculty-driven. If the centrality of attractive, affordable, and effective educational options helps propel students — particularly low-income and minority students — into satisfying and well-paying careers, then it is a powerful social-equity engine in and of itself.
This Chronicle issue brief explores why this is a moment of distinct urgency in helping students understand, cope with, and eventually improve their turbulent world. You'll learn how colleges are bringing issues of racial equity and justice into a variety of disciplines, among them criminal justice, public health, art and design, and even esports.
