Learning about social justice in higher education… So what?
Jennifer Simpson says students should leave university with a strong vision for public justice and their role in society.
Jennifer Simpson says students should leave university with a strong vision for public justice and their role in society.
By Megan Scarborough Faculty of ArtsSpeech communication professor Jennifer Simpson asks an important question: So what? How can educators make issues of public good and social justice relevant to students? Higher education provides an environment for faculty and students to learn to deal with difference. Educators have an opportunity to make social issues real to students. In doing so, those students can leave university with an understanding of their role in society and ability to contribute to public justice.
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The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is co-ordinated within the Office of Indigenous Relations.