Name
Power, Privilege, and Intersectionality: Community Engagement in Higher Education
Date & Time
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Description
This session is intended to help participants explore the concepts of power, privilege, and intersectionality in the realm of community engagement in higher education. Due to the fact community engagement is increasingly relevant in higher education, students, faculty, and administrators are more often interacting with communities that they would traditionally not be exposed to. The motivation behind this workshop is derived from the relationship of the predominantly white institution, Tulane University, engaging with the predominantly Black community of New Orleans. Participants will be challenged and challenge others to confront the privilege disparity that often exists between higher education institutions and communities in order to evaluate the extent of the effectiveness of community service.
 
Learning outcomes:
  • Starting dialogue around one’s own power/privileged identities
  • Finding effective ways to contribute to a community with power/privileged identities
  • Exploring intersectionality of various social identities and how they connect with one another
  • Challenging conceptions of community engagement at higher education institutions
Session Type
Small breakout