Schreyer Institute Speaker Series

Rigor as Inclusive Practice: Improving Equitable Outcomes in Teaching 

Rigor and inclusion are often seen in opposition to one another, despite the evidence that inclusion necessitates rigor to empower all of our students to grow, build on their strengths, and learn. Additionally, ill-defined or false notions of rigor lead to practices in teaching that are neither inclusive nor equitable and produce unnecessary stress. This interactive workshop will illuminate the ways that the term rigor is often misused or misunderstood, guiding participants to a more inclusive, substantive, (and dare we say, more rigorous!) enactment of rigor in our teaching.    

Presented by Jamiella Brooks, Director of Student Equity & Inclusion Initiatives at the Penn Carey Law School, and Julie McGurk, Director of Faculty Teaching Initiatives at the Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning at Yale.