Teaching Brief
Editorial Record: Submitted March 7, 2024. Revised April 11, 2024. Accepted May 27, 2024. Published June 2024.
Author
Rosalynn A. Vasquez
Assistant Professor
Baylor University
Texas, USA
Email: Rosalynn_Vasquez@baylor.edu
Nneka Logan
Associate Professor
Virginia Tech University
Virginia, USA
Email: nlogan@vt.edu
Hilary Fussell Sisco
Professor
Quinnipiac University
Connecticut, USA
Email: Hilary.FussellSisco@quinnipiac.edu
Katie Place
Professor
Quinnipiac University
Connecticut, USA
Email: Katie.Place@quinnipiac.edu
ABSTRACT
Building upon one of the five key recommendations of the Commission on Public Relations Education 2023 standards report, this teaching brief examines how educators can actualize their diversity, equity, and inclusion missions in public relations classrooms. Public relations educators can use this teaching brief to help undergraduate students understand the meaning, significance, and current climate of DEI, as they facilitate an in-class, interactive assignment where students examine organizations’ DEI missions by engaging in research, critical strategic thinking, and class discussions. Overall, this teaching brief aims to strengthen the ongoing work of embedding DEI in the public relations curriculum, as well as share practical implications for the public relations industry.
Keywords: Public relations education, diversity, equity, inclusion, resistance, belonging, actualizing DEI
Keywords: Public Relations Ethics
To cite this article: Vasquez, R.A., Logan, N., Fussell Sisco, H., & Place, K. (2024). Actualizing the DEI mission in public relations classrooms. Journal of Public Relations Education, 10(1), 133-149. https://journalofpreducation.com/?p=4667