New DEI course reveals steps to ‘a better world’

“We all want a better world that does not tolerate injustice and disparities based on one’s identity,” said assistant professor of advertising Anastasia Kononova. “Through class conversations, we found that this desired better world is possible when we start recognizing how different we are from each other.”

Kononova taught a new course on diversity, equity and inclusion in Public Relations and Advertising in the fall at Michigan State University. The course was built into the new Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations from the program’s inception in 2020.

PR 310 is required for all students who pursue the Public Relations major, a program that’s housed in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations at the College of Communication Arts and Sciences. Under the leadership of department chair Teresa Mastin, the course was developed with input from MSU faculty and insight from the college’s sustained dialogues.

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