This is a white from the University of Utah's Sorenson Impact Center (12 page PDF). According to the paper, "Student-equity-centric best captures the idea of centering around students as leaders and centering around equitable outcomes." Most of the five themes are readily apparent, such as the need to include as input the "lived experiences" of students, or designing for "post-traditional students" as the new norm. I had to look up what was meant by "employ an assets-based view of students" - it means to focus on the strengths of the student population, and not to just treat them as though they need to be saved. I also understand the sense in which the report asserts that Covid "has underscored the role of institutions of higher education as anchor institutions," since students have numerous needs: access to healthy food, high-quality child care, affordable healthcare, high-speed internet, reliable transportation. But I would say, so do other people, and to the extent that a university focuses on providing these only for students, that is the extent to which they are undermining the community generally. Via Campus Technology.
Today: 2 Total: 1112 [Direct link] [Share]
