As part of our Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan, the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity will continue its weekly D&I professional development series with a new line-up of sessions beginning on October 3rd through November 14th. Participants will learn concepts, skills and effective approaches to engaging thoughtfully in a diverse, equitable, and inclusive academic community.
Registration is required for each session and seating is limited so please register early. Each week, we will feature a lunch menu specially designed and curated by a member of our dining staff. Each menu will reflect the cultural backgrounds and culinary talents of our dining staff colleagues.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Dates: Every Wednesday from October 3 to November 14, 2018
Time: Noon to 1:00 pm
Where: Chancellors Dining Room in the Sharpe Refectory (The Ratty)
Contact: Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity 401-863-2216, [email protected]
LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED.
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October 3rd
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The World at Brown: Creating an Inclusive Community for International Students; Part I
In this two-part series, Global Brown colleagues will facilitate a discussion focused on our diverse international student community. Participants will engage in interactive activities centering personal narratives and institutional data to promote best practices for inclusion and equity. |
Christina Bonnell, Program Director for the Global Brown Center for International Students
Anne Kerkian, Assistant Director, English Language Learning, Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning
Asabe Poloma, Assistant Dean for International Students and Associate Director of Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellows Program
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October 10th
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The World at Brown: Creating an Inclusive Community for International Students; Part II
In this two-part series, Global Brown colleagues will facilitate a discussion focused on our diverse international student community. Participants will engage in interactive activities centering personal narratives and institutional data to promote best practices for inclusion and equity.
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Christina Bonnell, Program Director for the Global Brown Center for International Students
Anne Kerkian, Assistant Director, English Language Learning, Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning
Asabe Poloma, Assistant Dean for International Students and Associate Director of Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellows Program
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October 17th
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We're All Breathing the Same Air: Implicit Bias and the Importance of Cultural Humility; Part I
This two-part series will give an overview of implicit bias and cultural humility and will provide an interactive session on how to apply these principles in daily interactions. Cultural humility is an attitude and way of being in and responding to the world, rather than cultural competency which focuses on a set of knowledge and skills to be attained. Discussion will help audience members apply the concept of cultural humility when the inevitability of implicit bias plays out in daily personal and professional interactions. Participants will be encouraged to think about how to use cultural humility to better understand the world and others in order to foster more authentic and meaningful relationships.
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Kelsey Kangos, Clinical Psychology Resident, Alpert Medical School
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October 24th
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We're All Breathing the Same Air: Implicit Bias and the Importance of Cultural Humility; Part II
This two-part series will give an overview of implicit bias and cultural humility and will provide an interactive session on how to apply these principles in daily interactions. Cultural humility is an attitude and way of being in and responding to the world, rather than cultural competency which focuses on a set of knowledge and skills to be attained. Discussion will help audience members apply the concept of cultural humility when the inevitability of implicit bias plays out in daily personal and professional interactions. Participants will be encouraged to think about how to use cultural humility to better understand the world and others in order to foster more authentic and meaningful relationships.
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Kelsey Kangos, Clinical Psychology Resident, Alpert Medical School
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October 31st
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Housing Discrimination in the Context of International Graduate Student Experiences
Recently, the Brown Daily Herald highlighted the challenges our international graduate student community faces when looking for off-campus housing. The story titled, Grad students struggle with off-campus housing discussed challenges such as abuse from landlords, threats of deportation, unsafe living conditions, and denial of living spaces. Shayna Kessel, Interim Associate Dean for International Graduate Students and Steven Brown, Executive Director of the Rhode Island ACLU will discuss these challenges within the context of fair housing laws and provide guidance on how to best support and advocate for our graduate student community.
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Shayna Kessel, Associate Dean of Master's Education and Interim Associate Dean for International Graduate Students
Steven Brown, Executive Director of the Rhode Island ACLU
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November 7th
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Beyond DACA: Contextualizing the Crimmigration System and Support for Mixed-Status Families, Part I
In this two-part series, the First-Generation College and Low-Income Student Center will engage participants in a conversation regarding the impacts of the crimmigration system on mixed-status families. By exploring issues beyond DACA, this series unsettles limited understandings of the immigration system and allows participants to expand their approaches to supporting undocu-plus communities that do not focus solely on “dreamers” and youth.
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Renata Mauriz, Student Success Coordinator, First-Generation College and Low-Income Student Center
Julio Reyes, Program Director, First -Generation College and Low-Income Student Center
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November 14th
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Beyond DACA: Contextualizing the Crimmigration System and Support for Mixed-Status Families, Part II
In this two-part series, the First-Generation College and Low-Income Student Center will engage participants in a conversation regarding the impacts of the crimmigration system on mixed-status families. By exploring issues beyond DACA, this series unsettles limited understandings of the immigration system and allows participants to expand their approaches to supporting undocu-plus communities that do not focus solely on “dreamers” and youth.
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Renata Mauriz, Student Success Coordinator, First-Generation College and Low-Income Student Center
Julio Reyes, Program Director, First -Generation College and Low-Income Student Center
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