Emmaline Soken-Huberty
Justice is the concept of fairness. Social justice is fairness as it manifests in society. That includes fairness in healthcare, employment, housing, and more. Discrimination and social justice are not compatible. While 鈥渟ocial
justice鈥� as a term sees widespread use these days, it鈥檚 not new. It appears in The Federalist Papers and was most likely first used in the 1780s. As the Industrial Revolution wound down,
American legal scholars applied the term to economics. Now, social justice applies
to all aspects of society, including race and gender, and it is closely tied to human
rights. More specifically, what does social justice mean?
Pachamama Alliance
Social injustices are prevalent throughout the globe. This complex topic occurs in
many different forms and with varying degrees motivation.
14 SEP 2020 - Chris Moody and Vernon Wall
Since our founding in 1924 by six women employed as job placement officers who were
dissatisfied there was no network for women working in colleges, the American College
Personnel Association (ACPA) has represented student affairs professionals across
higher education. Fast-forward to the Civil Rights Movement, student affairs and ACPA
were again among the first to create community networks for employees of color
04 APR 2019 - Melissa Connelly
Melissa Connelly is chief program officer for OneGoal, a national college access and success organization.
28 SEP 2020 - Kristine Anthis Ph.D.
Social mobility refers to opportunities to achieve greater economic changes from one generation to
the next. Although children in the U.S. at one time were able to obtain greater years
of education and to experience greater work opportunities than previous generations, this is unfortunately
no longer the norm.
