The Diverse Voices Framework: Re-Imagining HRD Education for Social Justice Beyond the Classroom.

This article examines the representation and application of diversity education and social justice education within Human Resource Development (HRD) undergraduate and graduate programs, highlighting a notable gap in curricula that prepare future leaders and practitioners for real-world social justice challenges. It introduces the Diverse Voices Framework, a three-part participatory model that integrates student voices, expert perspectives, and creative artistic expressions to foster critical reflection and activism beyond traditional classroom settings, exemplified through the annual Diverse Voices Conference. Keynote presentations emphasize the complexity of diversity, intersectionality, allyship, and the persistent nature of backlash against equity efforts, advocating for curricula that develop moral agency, critical consciousness, and practical skills to address systemic oppression in organizational contexts. The article underscores the need for HRD educators to adopt culturally relevant and responsive pedagogies and calls for expanded research and curriculum development that center social justice as integral to HRD education and practice.