LEADING ACROSS SOCIAL DIVIDES

Credit Hours: 3 · Undergraduate Lower-Level

The ability to effectively manage diversity and inclusion is no longer a competitive advantage but an essential leadership skill in today’s complex social and organizational landscapes. This course draws on classic theories and cutting-edge research from management, social psychology, and sociology to examine how our social identities—including our race, gender, (dis)ability, religion, and social class—shape our experiences both as individuals and as members of social groups, organizations, and society. Students will critically examine how individual, group, organizational, and societal-level processes interact to create and sustain systems of inequality, while also investigating pathways toward greater equity and inclusion in organizational settings.