Resource Guide: Socioeconomics and Viewpoint Diversity

Although many colleges and universities advocate for increased socioeconomic representation, discussions around the value and impact of socioeconomic viewpoint diversity are scarcely addressed. By engaging with the unique challenges and diverse perspectives among those from different socioeconomic backgrounds, universities can further expand ideological diversity, improve scholarship and research, and decrease misconceptions about class-centered issues.

We hope this resource guide will help you engage with this important topic and encourage you to share them with colleagues.

HxA Top Picks:

Event: Equity or Class Conflict? Social Justice and the Language of the Elite, with Musa al-Gharbi and Rob Henderson
Blog: Listening to Our Working-Class Students, by Jonathan Zimmerman

Events:

• Equity or Class Conflict? Social Justice and the Language of the Elite, with Musa al-Gharbi and Rob Henderson
• Designing High School for Upward Mobility, with Ian Rowe
• Religion’s Surprising Impact on Academic Success, with Ilana Horwitz

Blog Posts:

• Listening to Our Working-Class Students, by Jonathan Zimmerman
• Cancel Culture is More Important, and Less Important, Than You Think, by Eric Kaufmann
• Education, Social Elites, and Uneven Racial Progress, by Musa al-Gharbi
• Why Core Texts Matter to Community College Students, By Andrea Fabrizio and Gregory Marks
• Community Colleges as Essential Sites of Viewpoint Diversity and Constructive Engagement, by Larry Galizio

Podcast:

• Socioeconomic Diversity and Teaching Controversial Topics, with Cristine Legare