Members of the College of Education’s Belonging Committee have identified the key themes that will focus their work moving forward. Four “interrelated dimensions” – Belonging and Mattering; Voice and Decision-making Power; Equity in Workload and Opportunity; and Leadership and Commitment to DEI
Read moreCOE colleagues talk belonging priority, ways to address ‘belonging uncertainty’
Creating a culture of belonging starts with self-examination. “When we’re thinking about belonging for students,” says Bess Wilson, chair of the Department of Special and Early Education, “I think that we have a natural tendency to lean toward, and empathize with, students
Read moreCreating connection, bridging divides: Book guides burgeoning belonging work
A book club formed in January is part of the College of Education’s sustained work to cultivate a healthy climate of belonging. Director for Equity Eric Junco worked with department chairs Suzanne Degges-White and Bess Wilson to lead their colleagues through a
Read moreMultiple voices, perspectives fuel work of Student Academic Equity Committee
Sherry Franklin knows that more people like her are needed. Franklin, an Educator Effectiveness specialist with the Chicago Public Schools and a part-time instructor at Malcolm X College, is Black. And, for that reason, the doctoral student in the Department of Curriculum
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