Colleges and universities are being confronted with sweeping legislation that forbids diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, despite the value of DEI on collegiate levels being well established. Faculty and administrators, particularly at institutions within the Southern states, are grappling with how to fulfill bell hooks' concept of teaching to transgress amid anti-DEI mandates. This forum offers best practices for strategically and creatively reenvisioning administrative support of transgressive pedagogy at institutions navigating DEI legislative restrictions.
Eletra S Gilchrist-Petty (Thu,) studied this question.