{"id":23,"date":"2024-04-14T21:18:11","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T21:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2026-04-03T15:06:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T15:06:11","slug":"topic-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/topic-2\/","title":{"rendered":"MYPATH INSTITUTE TOPIC 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(15.197px, 0.95rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.887), 23px);\"><strong>ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING AND EQUITY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Developing a genuine commitment to equity in higher education requires educators and practitioners to build a clear, shared understanding of what equity truly means. These means reframing equity not as an abstract concept, but as a guiding principle that shapes teaching practices, learning environments, and institutional culture. Scholars emphasize that equity involves more than equal access; it requires actively identifying and addressing systemic barriers that produce unequal outcomes among student groups. Research consistently shows that persistent equity or achievement gaps are often linked to institutional structures, policies, and cultural norms rather than the abilities or motivations of students themselves. Historically, many explanations for these gaps have relied on deficit-minded perspectives that place responsibility on students\u2019 backgrounds instead of examining systemic inequities within higher education institutions. A more effective equity approach therefore requires critical reflection on institutional practices and a commitment to transforming policies, support systems, and pedagogies so that all students can thrive. In this topic, you will explore these ideas and engage with key questions about what equity means and how it can be meaningfully implemented within higher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-0ba9bad6ebc161eaa76fba54fc6b3fbf wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>myPATH Presentation &#8211; (Required Reading\/Viewing):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Presentation: <a href=\"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/module-2-organizational-learning-and-equity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Organizational Learning and Equity: Facilitating Dialog and Establishing Definitions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-90044a94e4f9baf26f67cd7eddffbcd2 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Supplemental Reading &#8211; (Required Reading\/Viewing):&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Estela Mara Bensimon, <a href=\"https:\/\/citeseerx.ist.psu.edu\/document?repid=rep1&amp;type=pdf&amp;doi=14921e4efbe4d554ebd4f285b38a86a1eb632e7e\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/citeseerx.ist.psu.edu\/document?repid=rep1&amp;type=pdf&amp;doi=14921e4efbe4d554ebd4f285b38a86a1eb632e7e\">Closing the Achievement Gap in Higher Education: An Organizational Learning Perspective<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Cheryl Ching, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsac.edu\/governance\/committees\/equity\/reading_club_articles\/CUE_WhyRace_2013.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mtsac.edu\/governance\/committees\/equity\/reading_club_articles\/CUE_WhyRace_2013.pdf\">Why race? Understanding the importance of foregrounding race and ethnicity in achieving equity on college campuses<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Won&#039;t Work Without Antiracism | Dr. Terry Nance | TEDxVillanovaU\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_dSMbCuzHDQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-a8479ac01aeb0e36661312909d13f078 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Additional Resources &#8211; (Optional Reading\/Viewing):&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Association of American Colleges and Universities: <a href=\"https:\/\/rpgroup.org\/Portals\/0\/Documents\/Events\/SummerInstitute\/SI2018\/2018_Past_Resources\/Pre-InstituteReadings\/StepUpandLeadforEquity.pdf?ver=2020-02-22-082355-253\">What Higher Education Can Do to Reverse Our Deepening Divides<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">American Association of Colleges and Universities: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aacu.org\/publication\/committing-to-equity-and-inclusive-excellence-a-campus-guide-for-self-study-and-planning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Committing to Equity and Inclusive Excellence<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">American Council on Education: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equityinhighered.org\">Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">California Community Colleges Chancellor&#8217;s Office: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cccco.edu\/About-Us\/Chancellors-Office\/Divisions\/Educational-Services-and-Support\/Student-Service\/What-we-do\/Student-Equity\">Student Equity<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">California Community Colleges Chancellor&#8217;s Office: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cccco.edu\/-\/media\/CCCCO-Website\/Files\/Communications\/vision-for-success\/cccco-dei-report.pdf\">Vision for Success Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force Report<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Center of Urban Education: <a href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/5eb5c03682a92c5f96da4fc8\/t\/600f48b93e23721b6ca72efa\/1611614397014\/CCC+Equity+Plan+Review_A+Focus+on+Racial+Equity.pdf%5B47%5D.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">California Community Colleges Equity Plan Review<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canvas.instructure.com\/courses\/6602759\/files\/231495961?wrap=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>Campaign for College Opportunity: <a href=\"https:\/\/collegecampaign.org\/publication\/2021-state-of-higher-education-for-latinx-californians\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The State of Higher Education for LatinX in California<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Institute for Higher Education Policies \/ Penn Graduate School of Education: <a href=\"http:\/\/ihep.org\/publication\/a-role-for-policymakers-in-improving-the-status-of-black-male-students-in-u-s-higher-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Men of Color: Role for Policymakers in Improving the Status of Black Male Students in U.S. Higher Education<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Penn Graduate School of Education: <a href=\"https:\/\/race.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pub-15-Harper-Banks-Darling-Hammond-Gutierrez-Ladson-Billings-Lee-and-Tierney.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Elusive Quest of Civil Rights in Education<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-86e575ac wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING AND EQUITY Developing a genuine commitment to equity in higher education requires educators and practitioners to build a clear, shared understanding of what equity truly means. 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