Design Principles for Equity and Empowerment

• Diversity and social justice training• Curriculum dev for building White allies

U of Wisconsin – Madison

• Office of Multicultural Std Success• Retention and grad strategy programsDePaul

• AVP for Student Success• Enterprise strategy – focus on graduationCSUF

• Dean of Students• Inclusion, Wellness, and BelongingCornell

My Equity Design Resume

the4thbox.com by Center for Story-based Strategy and the Interaction Institute for Social Change

Equality EquityBiased System

Paul Kuttner http://culturalorganizing.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/equalityequity.jpg

Credit: Bensimon, Center for Urban Education

Belonging

Walton, G. M., & Cohen, G. L. (2007). A question of belonging: Race, social fit, and achievement. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92(1), 82-96.

Equity vs Equality

Equity-mindedness Belonging

Key concepts thus far…

Asset Lens

Asset Lens: How we frame questions

Credits:Hack the Hood AcademyYosso, T.J. (2005). Whose culture has capital? Race, Ethnicity and Education, 8(1), pp. 69–91.

Whose culture has capital?

Combining equity-mindedness with an asset lens shifts our analysis off of students’ performance and onto institutional factors, such as resources, climate, and accountability.

Equity Mindedness + Asset Lens =

Equity Equity-Mindedness Belonging Asset Lens

Design concepts for equity: