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Through interrogation of contemporary practice, chapter authors examine the many ways in which equity is deliberately centered in community relationships, practices, research, and pedagogies, thereby accounting for how equity is defined, perceived, and shaped across diverse cultures, perspectives, and institutions. With a focus on relationship-building as a pathway to meaningful community engagement, contributors reflect on successes, obstacles, and moments of vulnerability, describing how relationships were initiated and lessons learned to ensure equitable values were centered and upheld. The text concludes with a meaningful discussion on the implications of these practices and the future of this work: equity continues to be a foundational element of any community–campus partnership.
Table of Contents
Introduction: The Contemporary Landscape of Equity with Higher Education
Karla Bird, Suchitra V. Gururaj, and Cindy Vincent Claar
PART I: Frameworks of Equitable Community Engagement
- Part I Introduction
Andrea L. Robles - Sites of Resistance, Sites of Healing: Equitable Community Partnerships Through Local Resident Engagement
Castel V. Sweet and April Grayson - Putting the 6 Rs into Practice: Building an Equitable Collaboration between Indigenous Communities and a Western University
- Helen Augare (Piikani), Béítouchíít’ɔ Red Belt Terry Brockie (’Ɔ’ɔìɔìɔìniinén’i), Kristen Byrne, Xavier Hawley (’Ɔì’ɔɔɔníííh), Ken Tuffy Helgeson, Deserae Kill Eagle, Frederick Peck, Aaron Thomas, Melissa Little Plume Weatherwax (Piikani), and Alicia Yellow Owl (Piikani)
- Research Engagement Readiness: Preparing Community and Academic Partners for Bidirectional Engagement and Equitable Partnership
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Jennifer Cunningham-Erves, Alexis Gorden, Lanese Campbell, Calvin C. Barlow, Jr., Vickie Harris, and Doreen Ugwu
PART II Centering Equity through Authentic Relationships and Co-Design Approaches
- Part II Introduction
Cindy Vincent Claar - Nurturing the Vā in Community–Campus Partnerships with the Sāmoan Community in Oceanside, CA
Grant Mua-gututi‘a, Theresa C. Suarez, and Madeline Y. Lee - Building Equity through Partnership: Developing a Rural Health Equity Resource Hub for Gender-Based Violence Survivors in Rural Western Kansas
Ziwei Qi, Naishuo Sun, Rachel Dolechek, Daniel Bechle, Kayla Knier, and Tammie West - Literacy as a Weapon: Empowering Black Youth through Equitable Community Engagement
Starr Armstrong and Brooke Covington - Equitable Community Engagement: A Case Study on Blending Social Impact and Social Justice Perspectives in Service-Learning Contexts
Leandra H. Hernández, Stevie M. Munz, and Sherry Almquist
PART III: Centering Equity through Authentic Relationships and Co-design Approaches
- Part III Introduction
Karla Bird - Toward Epistemic and Environmental Equity in Campus/Community Relationships
Tashina J. Vavuris, Karen Crespo Triveño, Agustín Angel Bernabe, Magaly Santos, and Flora Lu - Solutions Not Studies: Lessons Learned and Suggestions for Co-produced Arctic Research
Sean Gleason, Lynn Marie (Kic'i) Church, and Warren Jones - Detroit’s Climate Justice Journey: Centering Community Empowerment in University Partnerships
Diana Wasaanangokwe Seales, Kim Sherobbi, Neeraja Aravamudan, and Lissy Goralnik - Bridging Cultures: Equitable Academic-Community Engagement in West Philadelphia
Parfait Kouacou and Eric Edi
PART IV: Lessons Learned through Tensions and Obstacles
- Part IV Introduction
Sara B. Moore - Dancing Toward Equity: Decolonizing Land Grant Engagement with Indigenous Communities
Ronald J. Orchard, Andrew Pearl, and Deon LaPointe - Equity and Belonging in Community Archiving: The Arkansas Chinese Heritage Project
Emerald J. Dunn and Zach Smith - Navigating Power, Equity, and Co-creation in a Community–University Partnership: Critical Reflections on the Long-term Relationship between Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative and Tufts University
Penn Loh, Zoë Ackerman, Joceline Fidalgo, Minnie McMahon, and John Smith - From Students to Partners: Negotiating Equity in Community Engagement Projects between First-year College Students and Early-career Professional Community Partners
Jake Kurczek, Maggie Baker, Katie Maloney, Max Ellenbecker, Katlynne Wolf, Heloisa Sader Teixeira, and Drew Diers
PART V: The Institutionalization of Equity as a Pathway to Sustainability
- Part V Introduction
Suchitra Gururaj - Field Experience in a Third Space: Centering Equity and the Voices of Community-based Partners in an Introductory Field Experience for Novice Teacher Candidates
Jennifer K. Shah, Jan Fitzsimmons, Amy Logan, and Brian Spychalski - Grounded in Community: Transformative Relationships in an Evolving Campus–Community Partnership for Equity
Omar Carrera, Lucia Leon, Julia van der Ryn, and Emily S. Wu - Building an Equitable Community–Campus Relationship through Exploring the Great Things Together: The Experience of Collaborative Badlands USR in Taiwan
Hsiu-Tzu Betty Chang, Liu-Tsu Chen, Cheng-Ta Lai, Makidkid Tavali, Chun-Po Chang, and Shu-Ting Liang
Conclusion: A Path Forward Together
Sara B. Moore, Andrea L. Robles, and Cindy Vincent Claar