A common framework looks at three types of allyship. While the goal of this course is to help you move higher up than plain old allyship, here is the framework. You will see over the course of this curriculum how they interweave.

1. Individual allyship

• Work you do on yourself: learning history, unpacking bias, reflecting on privilege, and changing your own beliefs and habits.
• Example: Reading work by marginalized scholars, taking courses, and changing how you use language after feedback.

2.     Interpersonal allyship

• How you show up in relationships and small-group settings, especially when harm happens in real time.
• Example: Interrupting a racist joke, amplifying a colleague’s overlooked idea, or backing a friend who’s being talked over in a meeting.

3.    Structural (or institutional) allyship

• Actions that target policies, practices, and systems rather than just individuals.
• Example: Pushing for equitable hiring and promotion criteria, changing curriculum, or reallocating resources to marginalized communities.

Aim higher!

In this course, I reference four types of identity or difference. Of course there are many nuances and additional ways of identifying and classifying people, but I focus most of my practice on the factors of race, ethnicity, culture, and class. I want you to consider the fact that "race" is a fabrication.