Social Justice and Community Organizing MA

Why this program?

You are committed to a more just and equitable future for all. You are dedicated to your community and know that change is possible. Whether you are an organization leader, an advocate, or activist, you want to learn how to harness the theories, principles, and practice of community organizing in the march toward social justice. In this era of escalating inequality and vulnerability, there’s never been a more pressing time or more urgent need for passionate and effective changemakers like you.

What can you do with this degree?

Given the leadership-building nature of this program, it’s no wonder that our graduates end up in integral roles across communities, organizations, and institutions, where they can make the greatest difference:

• Community Organizer
• Healthcare Advocate
• Policy Analyst
• Nonprofit Executive Director
• Political Campaign Manager
• Grant Writing & Fundraising
• Diversity and Inclusion Officer
• Human Rights Advocate

What will this program look like?

Rooted in decolonization and anti-racism, this program is community-based, flexible, affordable, and collaborative. Students gain practical skills in liberation-based theoretical frameworks and devise effective strategies for addressing community priorities, analyzing struggles and advocating for actionable goals. Students of all disciplines work together in real-world experiences to develop new and innovative solutions that address systemic barriers to economic, political, and social inequities. Students don’t just help communities, they join forces with the wisdom and expertise these communities already possess. Studies include: organization praxis, leadership and collaboration, structures of inequality, organizer dispositions, and community-based learning.