The Dismantling of Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Part II
Lifelong Learning | Available (Membership Required)
This course will continue building upon our understanding of diversity and inclusion as laid out during the previous term. In the next session we will explore in greater detail the meaning of whiteness and its economic, social, and political power dynamics. Participants will be asked to purchase White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism as we will be reading it for the course. Regular reading before each session is strongly encouraged.
This will be a hybrid course; Hybrid means we will be using multiple modalities for the course. We will have live, in-class lectures and discussion, online written discussion, and supplemental material presented outside of the in-class portion of class. Participants in the hybrid course must have access to a computer with an internet connection. Participants must also be computer literate and be comfortable using software, email, and performing other activities on the internet.
Jamaal Craig
Jamaal Craig is an Associate Professor at the Community College of Allegheny County where he teaches courses in Ethnic and Diversity Studies and Political Science. He holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy, from New England College and a BA in Political Science from the University of Tennessee as well as an Associates in Science in Criminal Justice from the University of South Carolina. He has taught courses including Political Science 101, American Government, State and Local Government, and the U.S. Constitution. He is also the lead faculty of the Youth Civic Leadership Academy (YCLA) a program that partners with the City of Pittsburgh to help youth develop transferable skills, competencies, and experiential learning necessary to thrive as civic leaders, community stewards, and change makers.
In addition to his teaching experience Professor Craig has extensive experience working in government at the Federal, State, and Local levels.