“What Is Past Is Prologue” Historical, Current, And Future Analysis Of Higher Education (30 Points Total)
The goal of this assignment is to allow students to focus on a specific current (within the last three years) event, issue, or policy within higher education and how it relates to marginalization, justice, and the history of higher education. In addition to historical analysis, students will be asked to envision a future for that event, issue, or policy and challenge themselves to identify ways they can be a part of that more just future.
Students are asked to identify:
- A current event, issue, or policy within Higher Education that is important to them personally and/or professionally (examples could include the Supreme Court discussions around affirmative action, recent changes to Title IX, Florida’s HB 999, or basically any student activist event in recent years).
- How does this event connect to the historical events and themes we are exploring in this course?
- What types of action are taking place or could take place to address the event, issue, or policy to create a more equitable and just system of higher education?
- Within their current or future roles, how are they/can they play a role in the change necessary to address the event, issue, or policy?
Part One: Historical Analysis Paper (15 Points)
- Length: 6-8 pages, double-spaced
Write an essay providing an overview of the event, issue, or policy you chose and analyzing it through the various historical lenses and themes discussed in the class. Your paper should present a clear thesis and argument that is defended through evidence (e.g., course materials, outside research).
This assignment should use APA 7 formatting and make explicit references to course readings and discussions (other academic materials may be incorporated, as relevant).