Unit 1 - Structural Barriers to Inclusion

Asynchronous Preparation

READ

• Baber, L. D., & McCambly, H. N. (2023). More Than Critique: Mapping a More Just Future. In L. D. Baber, & H. McCambly (Eds.), Critiques for Transformation: Reimagining Colleges and Communities for Social Justice. Information Age Publishing Inc. (14 pages)
• (optional): Caitlin N. Callahan, Nicole D. LaDue, Lorenzo D. Baber, Julie Sexton, Katrien J. van der Hoeven Kraft, & Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher (2017). Theoretical Perspectives on Increasing Recruitment and Retention of Underrepresented Students in the Geosciences, Journal of Geoscience Education, 65:4, 563-576, DOI: 10.5408/16-238.1 (11 pages)

ACTION

• Based on the reading, formulate a question related to your particular goals and context to ask the speaker during the synchronous meeting.

Synchronous Meeting

Goals:

• Start getting to know each other
• Build an understanding of large-scale systemic barriers facing students in higher education
• Begin to assess the barriers that are relevant in each team's context

Agenda:

1:00 PM Welcome & Introductions

• Social time prompt: What is your favorite activity to do in the winter (whatever that looks like where you live)?

1:10 PM Speaker

1:45 PM Q&A

1:55 PM "Housekeeping"

2:00 PM Adjourn