| | Study how landmark social policies have shaped this nation, its laws, & its people. Students will analyze policies that strive for equality, protection, & prevention with respect to those whose access to justice & human privilege has been compromised. Learn about the legislative process & how to influence the course of this process, & determine how to work w/in that context to achieve change in real-world social policy. This is a dynamic class that includes lots of discussion, small group work as well as conversations, and analysis of real-time legislative issues/actions of the professor. Students will learn not only how and why laws are created and influenced by the broader landscape at that point in time, but also develop the skills necessary for being a successful agent of change at the local, state, and federal policy levels. Invited guest lectures include federal legislative staff and advocates/policy experts from a broad spectrum of social policy including areas such as the prison system, education, social determinants of health, civil rights, and other social policies that have changed or been challenged due to COVID. |
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LPPS 3460