Impact & Belonging
We in the School of Education and Human Sciences believe that impact and belonging are vital to our success – specifically, our teaching, advising, mentoring, research, and service functions. As members of a university and the larger community, we value diverse viewpoints and knowledge, which requires a respectful, inclusive, and caring culture. We recognize that growing numbers of our community represent minoritized populations whose voices and perspective enrich our community. We assert that all faculty, staff and students must be treated with respect, feel safe in their classes, offices and other workspaces, and be supported in carrying out their studies and work.
Goals & Commitments
Variety of curriculum, research & service
Commit to support research on issues related to impact and belonging, and to train students to work with, teach, and serve individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences.
A diverse campus community
Reflect the society that it serves, and thus we are committed to fostering impact and belonging among students and faculty. Programs reflect our goal to promote a diverse community.
A positive & diverse campus climate
Create a climate that respects and celebrates differences in background and life experiences, including differences in ability, age, ethnic and racial heritage, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic background.
Outreach & community engagement
Provide a wide range of professional services to schools and other institutions. Programs promote educational opportunity for diverse youth.
Collective work
Commit to collective input, participation, and expertise from all members of our School of Education and Human Sciences community.
Transform language
Allow for opportunities to create goals, evaluate progress, and to transform practices that foster inclusion and reflection. Commit to activities that forward the equity of all persons.
Funding Support
The Office of Office of Civil Rights & Title IX provides funding for the professional development of students, staff, or faculty in the form of books, travel, conference fees, or training opportunities. Impact and belonging supports faculty, staff, and students who seek to increase their personal fluency in impact and belonging.
Partners in Impact and Belonging
Beach Center on Disability
Center for Educational Opportunity Programs
MSP Scholars Program
Professional Development Schools Alliance
More Partners in Impact and Belonging
- Academic Support Center
- Asian American Student Union (AASU)
- Black Student Union (BSU)
- Emily Taylor Center
- Faculty/Staff Councils
- First Nations Student Association (FNSA)
- Hawk Link Program
- Latin American Student Union (LASU)
- KU Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS)
- KU Office of Institutional Opportunity & Access
- KU Center for Educational Opportunity Programs
- KU Office of Civil Rights & Title IX
- Office of Multicultural Affairs
- COVID-19 Resources
Impact & Belonging in Research
- Majority Educators in a United States Minority/Immigrant Public School District: The Case of Garden City, Kansas
- Academic Motherhood: Managing Complex Roles in Research Universities
- Suburban Advantage: Opportunity Hoarding and Secondary Attainment in the Postwar Metropolitan North
- Witnesses to History: Children's Views of Race and the 2008 United States Presidential Election
Impact & Belonging Awards
The School of Education and Human Sciences administers this annual award for current faculty who has contributed to teaching and/or scholarship and/or service with a focus on impact & belonging.
- For teaching: Development and implementation of effective strategies for teaching that advance understanding of intersectionality in impact and belonging in the field of instruction and/or for advancing the education of students from underrepresented groups in the field of instruction and to include activities such as classroom instruction; direction of independent study, theses and dissertations; and mentoring;
- For research/scholarship: Knowledge that advances understanding of intersectionality in impact and belonging in the field of study and/or has the potential to improve the quality of life among underrepresented groups in the field of study; and/or
- For service: Activities that promote the professional and/or academic advancement of underrepresented groups in the applicant's field of study; contributions to impact and belonging in the university through activities such as recruitment and mentoring of faculty and students; activities that promote the well-being of underrepresented communities in the applicant’s field of study.