Georgetown University executive faculty recently approved a new 'Pathway to Social Justice' requirement that includes discussions on the school's history with racism.
has approved a new"Pathways to Social Justice" requirement for students that teaches, among other things, the school’s role in racism and the history of slavery.
The approved subcommittee proposal notes that the"Race Power and Justice" seminar will"teach Georgetown’s history of enslavement of people of African descent and how that history intersects with national and global experiences of slavery and emancipation, settler colonialism, imperialism, and contemporary struggles for justice.
Subcommittee members also noted that changes were made to remove confusion about what counts as"domestic" and"global" courses to meet the requirement. The new system aims to streamline the process and limit the number of courses under the umbrella to satisfy the core requirement. The university’s main campus executive faculty approved the changes, which will take effect in the fall, beginning with the Class of 2027.to be used in community-based projects to positively impact descendants of the men, women and children enslaved on Jesuit plantation in Maryland.
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