Will reading books and writing term papers be required?
Or will the students just have to attend riots and flag-burnings?
Ohio Wesleyan University will begin offering a degree in Social Justice starting this fall.
“Truly understanding issues of social justice and taking effective action requires knowledge and skills in areas such as economics, politics, philosophy, education, religion, sociology, and more,” the university asserts on its website. “OWU’s social justice major will help you develop the knowledge and skills needed to analyze social injustices and theorize and work toward positive social change.”
Students who pursue the new major are expected to “develop the knowledge and skills to think critically on the meaning of social justice locally and globally, examine the dynamics of societal conflicts, and analyze social issues from many perspectives,” though the format is described as “highly flexible,” giving students the option to focus their studies on specific topics such as “global feminism, gender, Latin American culture, labor economics, poverty, civil rights, and the environment.”….
Wonder if this is, in part, a reaction to young men not signing up for Women’s Studies.
If so, this could be the future at many colleges.
Like OWU nickname, The Battling Bishops.