Building inclusive and anti-racist futures: Reimagining higher education for a world in flux

Abstract

What skills and knowledge will “future-ready graduates” need to meet the challenges of a world in flux? How must traditional forms of education be reimagined to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse student population? How can we as individuals practice critical self- reflection about our own positionalities so that we can meaningfully engage in conversations across difference? This essay will examine the future of higher education through the lens of equity, inclusion, and anti-racism as a response to these questions and to demonstrate the collective responsibility we share in preparing students for an uncertain and ever-changing world.