Mosaic in a classroom. Photo by Katelynn Carver

One of the first classes I took at HDS challenged me to think about the word ‘diversity’ and the way it gets used in academic and social settings. You know, “encouraging diversity” as shorthand for having more people of different backgrounds, abilities, experiences join the committee, class, or discussion, or just the word itself used to mean certain categories of difference. I know there are times those ideas can be useful, but my own experiences tell me sometimes ‘diversity’ is more about those categories than about the people in them. Continue reading →