Incorporating DEI Concepts and Content into Humanities General Education Courses

FAIN: ASB-292186-23

Thomas Edison State University (Trenton, NJ 08608-1101)
Burton Peretti (Project Director: October 2022 to May 2024)
Tara Kent (Project Director: May 2024 to August 2024)
Jeffrey S. Harmon (Project Director: August 2024 to present)
Tara Kent (Co Project Director: April 2023 to May 2024)

A two-year project to revise seven humanities courses in the general education curriculum

Thomas Edison State University (TESU), New Jersey’s public university for adult education, seeks a Spotlight on Humanities Grant to revise and incorporate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) concepts and content into seven selected humanities courses. DEI is reshaping how higher education is addressing inequality in our society, and it is providing strategies to institutions and educators on how to transform student learning to meet DEI goals. Despite the research and progress within the humanities, many academic programs and courses still do not feature diverse and inclusive content. This project aims to address these deficiencies in our selected courses. These courses are taught entirely online, and our primary audience are those students who are considered nontraditional. Grant funds will support the cost of subject matter experts and an external DEI consultant. TESU’s Center for Learning and Technology staff will assist the subject matter experts in course development.