EDPS 594 – Special Topics – Students, Diversity, Equity, and Access in Urban Higher Education
Note: If you are a regularly admitted UIC student and wish to enroll in this course, you must enroll in the campus section of the course by using Student Self-Service.
College of Education
EDPS 594 – Special Topics – Students, Diversity, Equity, and Access in Urban Higher Education*
*Please note this section is a regularly offered section at UIC. If you are looking for the section taught by Lionel Allen for CPS Principals, please visit this link: ec.uic.edu/edps-594-special-topics-in-early-literacy-cps-north-lawndale-project
College/Department: College of Education – Educational Policy Studies
Dates: 1/14/19-5/5/19
Credits: 4 graduate semester credit hours
Tuition/Fees: $486 per credit hour
Description: Recent social and political events have brought focus to higher education and students which posits and examination of the urban higher education landscape in relation to issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion. In this course, attention will be given to topics such as student access, race and ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, religion, sexuality, sexual orientation, disability, military status, undocumented students, commuter students, free speech, minority-serving institutions, policies, and practices. Higher education practitioners, administrators, and faculty will be invited throughout the course to provide insight and first-hand narratives in working at urban higher education institutions. Students will have an opportunity to examine policies and propose policy initiative to further equity and inclusion for students.
Prerequisite: Graduate level only and Consent of the instructor
Textbook: Contact the instructor, Mark Martell, at mmartell@uic.edu for textbook information
Audit Option: No
Instructor: Mark Martell
Location: University of Illinois at Chicago Campus, Taft Hall Room 219
Schedule: Thursdays, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Classes will not be held March 25-29, 2019 for Spring Break.
Enrollment Deadline: Two weeks before first day of class.