Equity and Global Identities

At the center of the University Core is a commitment to helping students understand the world in which they live so that they can better advocate for justice and act in solidarity with people who are disadvantaged and oppressed.

Equity and Global Identities Overview

The prime educational objective of Jesuit schools, in the words of Fr. Pedro Arrupe, S.J., is to form “men and women who cannot even conceive of love of God which does not include love for the least of their neighbors; men and women completely convinced that love of God which does not issue in justice for others is a farce.” At the center of the University Core is a commitment to helping students understand the world in which they are living so that they can better advocate for justice and act in solidarity with people who are disadvantaged and oppressed.

Courses or experiences approved to carry the attributes of Identities in Context; Global Interdependence; and Dignity, Ethics, and a Just Society can be found throughout the University Core and within major, minor or other coursework.

Identities in Context courses guide students in rigorous examinations of how diverse and intersecting identities shape how people move through and experience the world. In these courses, students analyze how identities form through interaction with others and within social structures, explore key categories of identity analysis, reflect on their own biases, and connect across difference.

Global Interdependence courses provide students with the intellectual tools they will need to understand and participate in our interconnected world. In these courses, students explore the global impact of personal choices and local actions in order to become engaged and responsible global citizens committed to finding solutions to challenges rooted in global or transnational interdependence.

Dignity, Ethics, and a Just Society courses ask students to apply concepts of human dignity, well-being, equity, and justice to an analysis of existing social systems. Students evaluate those systems as they currently function, and use this critical analysis to envision systemic social change that promotes human dignity, equity, and justice.

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