Together with IGR and Michigan Housing, the Social Change and Intergroup Relations theme community invites students entering their first year at U-M to join us for relevant living-learning opportunities and facilitated interactive programming to help you navigate your transition to Michigan, and to discover the contributions you want to make to society.
3 CREDITS | FULFILLS R&E
This introductory course will examine the history of various social identity groups in the United States including identities based on race/ethnicity, gender, religion, socio‐economic class, sexual orientation, and ability status.
2 CREDITS
This course examines the theoretical and pedagogical roots of intergroup relations and social justice education and how they encompass liberatory education; this includes how education has been used to address intergroup tensions. Multiple forms of engaging students will be used, including video, dialogic discussion, reflective writing assignments, and field trips.