Part 1: How have your prior social and educational experiences been affected by your identity(within the context of race/ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, ability, social class,to name a few). What did you learn about yourself in school (K-12 or Undergrad—through thecurriculum, stories you read, educators that you had, norms of the school? How did themessages that you received in school contribute to your understanding of yourself and ofothers? What significant life experiences have you had (or not had) that have contributed to yourperceptions of racial, gender, sexual orientation, social class, etc. identities in education?Part 2: Choose one (or several) quotes from any of the selected course readings. How did this particular quote speak to you as you think about becoming a highereducation or student affairs leader? What comes up? What are you sitting with? What questions does this quote awaken in you? What do you think your commitments will be as higher education administrator orstudent affairs leader? Will these be easy to implement in your current or future role? Why are these the mostimportant commitments? How do the perspectives introduced in the readings inform your thinking about yourwork as a higher education leader? How might your own identity interact, complicate,support you in doing this work How has what you learned in class (or from specific readings) influenced your identity asa higher education scholar and approach to serving diverse student populations
