The liberatory education cord is worn with graduation caps and gowns to honor undergraduate and graduate students who have made significant contributions to advance the mission of IGR and liberatory education.
Liberatory education raises students' consciousness, preparing them to engage in larger social struggles for liberation. It attempts to empower learners to critique and challenge oppressive social conditions and to envision and work towards a more just society.
One or more of following experiences qualifies as student for the liberatory education cord:
- ALA 321 - IGD Facilitator Practicum
- ALA 329 - Research Practicum
- ALA 471 - Leadership and Facilitation
- Graduate student instructor
- CommonGround facilitator
- CommonGround programming team
- CommonGround curriculum specialist
- Summer Youth Dialogues fellow
- Research assistant
- Graduate intern
- IGR student colleague (other paid student workers for at least one semester)
All students who receive the Gurin Certificate will also receive the liberatory education cord.