Thirteenth Global Studies Conference

Abstract

As institutions seek to improve all students’ success, the inclusion of people with diverse backgrounds, ideas, and methods of teaching and learning is an educational imperative. Global Understanding and Diversity, which examines the dynamics of globalization in the world today, and their historical foundations, is also vital for general and liberal studies education programs. Such inclusion simultaneously creates more equitable opportunities for students from marginalized groups to participate in higher education. It also promotes the kinds of outcomes for all students that employers and society need, such as complex thinking skills, the ability to work across differences, increased civic participation, and decreased prejudice. By adding a global understanding to the program, students will understand the dynamic forces, both positive and negative, of modern globalization.