Social Justice Examples
Social justice embodies essential principles of equity and access to all opportunities in society, in accordance with democratic principles and respect for all persons and points of view. We commit ourselves to promoting equity, opportunity, and social justice through the college's operations and its missions related to teaching, research, and service.
Advanced Studies in Teaching and Learning: Education and Culture Course
The Advanced Studies in Teaching and Learning Program places an emphasis on social justice throughout the program, but particularly in the course, Education and Culture (EDUC 606). Read more...
Literacy: Reading Specialist Candidates Tutor Diverse Learners
At the graduate level, more than 100 students per year in the Literacy Program are involved in preparation to become reading specialists in diverse schools. One aspect of this program is an intensive 6-credit practicum experience working with children and adolescents in local schools. Read more...
Early Childhood Education: Social Justice Embedded in the Program
The Early Childhood Education Program emphasizes social justice across its courses and field experiences. Read more...
Counseling and Development: Counselors Without Borders
The Counseling and Development Program's Counselors Without Borders (CWB) organization is committed to providing culturally responsive humanitarian counseling in post-disaster emergency situations. Read more...
Diversity Research Action Consortium
The Diversity Research and Action Consortium (DRAC) was established in 2005 to integrate research, consulting, and coordinate diversity services nationally, internationally, and in Northern Virginia. Read more...
Center for International Education: Institute for Research and Exchange: Teaching Excellence and Achievement Award
In collaboration with the Center for International Education, several CEHD faculty members have been awarded Teaching Excellence and Achievement Award Projects for the last four years. Read more...
Special Education: LIFE Program
The LIFE (Learning into Future Environments) Program provides an innovative postsecondary program for young adults with intellectual disabilities. These young adults have traditionally been excluded from higher education because their cognitive challenges render them ineligible for traditional matriculated admissions paths. Built on the social justice principles of opportunity and access, the LIFE Program affords these young adults an inclusive university experience that furthers their literacy skills and prepares them for independent living in their communities, while also providing an opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to engage in financially supported authentic learning experiences as instructors and residential advisors. The Higher Education Act of 2009 accorded financial aid to the LIFE students through Pell grants and workstudy funding.
Counseling and Development Program Social Justice Action Projects/Courses
The Counseling and Development Program students are asked to participate in several service learning projects in the community that involve working with underrepresented groups who lack access to resources. Read more...
The Establishment of the Center for Digital Media Innovation and Diversity
Given that diverse communities spend a lot of time with media, but the amount of media specifically created for them is relatively small, the Center for Digital Media Innovation and Diversity (CDMID) was established in 2009 to be a resource for research, design, and dissemination of digital media for diverse populations. Read more...
The Initiatives in Educational Transformation Program
The IET program demonstrates social justice as a core programmatic value (1) in its curriculum and (2) in its collaborative relationships, and (3) as an essential component of faculty research. Read more...