Twitter read: Medical students work for equity-based curricular change

@LeftOfBlack and Mark Anthony Neal have shared this article from @WordInBlack about students pushing for antiracist curricular change at their institution. Specifically, medical students at Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine are advocating for medical education that focuses on the histories and present realities of inequitable and segregated medical care. Their focus has been on […]

Readings on Curricular Renewal

Interested in reading what others have said about curriculum renewal? Take a look at these readings we've found: Briggs, Charlotte L. (2007) Curriculum Collaboration: A Key to Continuous Program Renewal. The Journal of Higher Education, 78:6, 676-711, DOI: 10.1080/00221546.2007.11772076. Kirwin, Jennifer, Danielle M. Miller, & Margarita DiVall. (2019) Lessons Learned from Evaluating a Process for Systematic Curriculum Review. American Journal […]

Academic read: Mapping Decolonization in Canadian University Curriculum

Colleagues at Western University have published an interesting article on five common approaches Canadian universities are engaging in to decolonize and/or Indigenizing their curriculum. These approaches are: Including Indigenous knowledges and perspectives across the disciplines Capacity building through curriculum support and informal learning/unlearning opportunities Mandatory Indigenous course requirements Increasing Indigenous autonomy by elevating and creating […]

Twitter read: Antiracist changes to program title at USC

NPR has reported that University of Southern California's School of Social Work is removing the term "field" from its curriculum because of the possible connotations it has toward slavery. Specifically, the "Office of Field Education" has been renamed the "Office of Practicum Education" to ensure there aren't inadvertant references to chattel slavery and/or immigrant/migrant work. […]