This has been quite a productive year for the Division of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) and the division experienced several firsts. First, the division’s name changed this year from the Division of Institutional Equity & Diversity to IDEA to reflect more accurately the scope of responsibilities under our purview. Secondly, IDEA began the academic year by hosting its first Open House in the Hurley Administration Building lobby in September 2021. The Open House provided an opportunity to celebrate the division’s new name, welcome the campus community to IDEA’s administrative home, meet division staff, and network with campus partners. Thirdly, the inaugural IDEA Together with Friends reception and silent auction was held on June 9, 2022, at Apogee Stadium’s Club level. During the evening, we were able to thank our many friends and supporters while highlighting IDEA’s programs and services and their impact on student retention and success. Plans are already underway to host these events again next year!
IDEA welcomed key new staff to UNT and the division this past year: Dr. Teresa McKinney, assistant vice president and director of Diversity & Inclusion; Dr. Marcella Clinard, assistant director of Diversity & Inclusion; Jamal King, student services coordinator in the Pride Alliance; Dr. Michaela Postell, assistant director of Equal Opportunity & Title IX; Katherine Weber; EO investigator and Title IX Hearing Officer; Emily Costello, EO Investigator; and Joshua Hamilton, director of the Multicultural Center.
The program planning for the new free-standing Multicultural Center building is still underway at UNT. The new building will house the Multicultural Center and allow that unit to increase its programmatic offerings and enhance services to students. It is anticipated that ground-breaking for the new building will take place in summer 2023.
The division held the twenty-second annual Equity & Diversity Conference presented by Fidelity Investments on March 23, 2022, featuring keynote speaker Professor Annette Gordan Reed of Harvard University and social justice speaker Dr. Stephen Quay from the Ohio State University. As the university transitioned from remote to fully face-to-face operations, the hybrid conference format enabled nearly one thousand faculty, staff, students, and external corporate sponsors to participate in the current sessions and keynote speaker addresses.
As you read about the activities, programs, and services offered by the IDEA division over the past year, I hope you will be inspired to join us at some of our events. I extend many thanks and sincere gratitude to the donors who supported the division. Special acknowledgment goes to alum Patrick Standfill and Jeff Gidley who endowed IDEA’s Stanfill-Gidley Scholarship for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Access and to alumna Juliette Nwagbara who endowed Juliette Nwagbara Education Fund—both administered by the IDEA division.
It is worth noting that June 2022 marked the fiftieth anniversary of Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972. Title IX’s thirty-seven words that prohibited discrimination based on sex in any education program or activity that receives federal financial assistance forever changed the face of higher education. Today, we continue to feel the impact of Title IX’s leveling of the playing field on campus.
With record enrollment for fall 2022, we look forward to helping to enhance the cultural competence of the thousands of employees and over 44,500 students who comprise the diverse and inclusive UNT campus community.
Continuing to strive for equity and access,
Joanne G. Woodard Vice President, IDEA
Amer.-Indian/Alaskan - 2
Asian - 242
Black/African-Amer. - 69
Hawaiian/Pacific Isl. - 1
Hispanic - 40
Two or more races - 50
Unknown - 39
White - 743
Donations may be made to qualifying funds or scholarships at: https://givemeangreen.unt.edu/project/27762
In June 2020, President Smatresk created the UNT Together Fund. This new fund is a university-wide initiative intended to build diversity and inclusion at the University of North Texas by increasing opportunities for programmatic support, scholarships, and student-centered initiatives on campus. The fund is a pivotal part of the initiatives identified to enhance diversity and inclusion at the university and, as of July 2022, IDEA has received $212,408.13 in contributions to the UNT Together Fund. IDEA Division Vice President Joanne Woodard described the UNT Together Fund as “a significant game changer that greatly enhances the division’s ability to support quality diversity, equity, and inclusion programming and bring nationally recognized speakers and thought leaders to campus.” When a donor gives to any of the funds or scholarships listed below, UNT will give a 100% matching gift to the UNT Together Fund.
Funds or scholarships qualifying for a UNT Together Match include: The UNT Together Fund, Multicultural Center, Equity and Diversity Conference, M.A.R.T.I.A.L. Eagles, Pride Alliance, VP of Equity & Diversity Excellence Fund, The UNT Black Alumni Network (BAN) Endowed Scholarship, The Al Singletary Memorial Minority Endowed Financial Aid Grant, The Latinx Alumni Network (LAN) Endowed Scholarship, The LGBTQ & Ally Scholarship in Honor of Mary Finley and Dan Emenheiser, The Finseth-Hawkins Scholarship, The Finseth-Hawkins Emergency Fund, The A. Tennyson Miller & Joe L. Atkins Desegregation Scholarship, The Robert J. (Bob) Caraway Scholarship, Multicultural Scholastic Awards, Minority Scholarship Endowment Fund, The Stanfill-Gidley Scholarship for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Access, and Juliette Nwagbara Education Fund.
Since January 2020 when UNT became a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), the institution has been engaged in intentional efforts to transform and develop a comprehensive institutional strategy for serving students. Initiatives developed to serve Hispanic students at UNT also are best practices that can improve the recruitment, retention, and timely graduation of all UNT students. The creation of the HSI Task Force is one such strategy. Task Force members are charged by Dr. Michael McPherson, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Joanne Woodard, Vice President for
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Access, to focus on three areas: student recruitment and retention, faculty and staff recruitment and retention, and grant writing. As an HSI, UNT receives preference in the application for some federally funded grant opportunities. During 2021-2022, the HSI Task Force developed a “Spanish Language Registry,” which is a listing of current UNT faculty, staff, and students who have proficiency in interpreting and/ or translating Spanish and can be retained by university departments to provide Spanish language services. The HSI Task Force also conducted a survey of UNT Hispanic faculty and staff to ascertain feedback on what attracted them to work at UNT, the factors that make them continue their employment, and what the institution can do to improve the employee experience. During next year, the HSI Task Force will focus on completing UNT’s application to be certified with the Seal of Excelencia from Excelencia in Education.
For the fifth consecutive year, the University of North Texas received the 2022 Higher Education 1Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. As a recipient of the annual HEED Award—a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion—UNT, along with nearly one hundred other recipients, was featured in the November 2022 issue of Insight Into Diversity magazine.
The HEED Award recognizes the myriad diversity and inclusion programs and initiatives across UNT and not just those facilitated by IDEA. The extensive award application was a yardstick by which the institution can measure its progress toward truly being an inclusive campus community. The HEED Award process consists of a comprehensive and rigorous application that includes questions relating to the recruitment and retention of student and employees—and best practices for both—continued leadership support for diversity, and other aspects of campus diversity and inclusion. UNT’s HEED Award application process was led by Dr. Teresa McKinney, assistant vice president and director of Diversity and Inclusion who successfully demonstrated that diversity and inclusion is truly woven into the work being accomplished every day across the campus.
Annette Gordon-Reed is a Professor of History in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University, the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard Law School, and the award-winning author of six books. Her latest book, On Juneteenth, sets out to capture the integral importance of the holiday to American history. “It is staggering that there is no date commemorating the end of slavery in the United States,” says Gordon-Reed. As a Pulitzer-Prize winning historian, Annette Gordon-Reed, tells the sweeping story of Juneteenth in her searing new book as she chronicles both the state, and the country’s, long road to Juneteenth—and the many hardships that African-Americans have endured in the century since, from Jim Crow and beyond. Annette Gordon-Reed’s honors include the National Humanities Medal (awarded by President Barack Obama), a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a MacArthur Fellowship. Gordon-Reed was also elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and is a member of the Academy’s Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences. In 2019, she was elected a Member of the American Philosophical Society.
Stephen John Quaye is an Associate Professor in the Higher Education and Student Affairs Program at The Ohio State University; Senior Associate Editor of the Journal of Diversity in Higher Education; and Past President of ACPA: College Student Educators International. His research concentrates on engaging students in difficult dialogues about privilege, power, and oppression, and the strategies educators use to facilitate productive dialogues about these topics. His current work focuses on student and scholar activism, as well as the strategies Black student affairs educators use to heal from racial battle fatigue. Stephen values story-sharing and dialogue as vehicles for fostering change in society and prioritizes empathy and healing in his work as an educator. Numerous campuses have invited him to consult on campus climate, diversity, and equity issues, and he has given over 60 keynotes during his career in higher education. His work is published in different venues, including Teachers College Record, the Journal of College Student Development, and The Review of Higher Education.
Winners
2022 marked the first time that two recipients were awarded this prestigious recognition. The first award recipient was Faculty Success. A unit with the Division of Academic Affairs, Faculty Success is headed by Dr. Holly Hutchins, Vice Provost for Faculty Success. The commitment of this unit to diversity, equity and inclusion is evidenced through Faculty Success’s efforts over the past two years to improve the cultural competence of Academic Affairs faculty and staff by providing learning and development opportunities focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Faculty Success was very successful in partnering with the Division of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access (IDEA) to develop and provide a diverse array of synchronous and asynchronous learning and development options for employees through its Anti-Bias and Cultural Awareness (ABCA) Program. This “best practice” model has engaged over 90+ percent of the Academic Affairs faculty and staff and is worthy of emulation by other units at the University of North Texas.
The second recipient of the Dr. Bertina H. Combes Inclusive Excellence Award for 2022 is the Division of Digital Strategy and Innovation (DSI) led by Vice President Adam Fein. For almost two years, the DSI team has engaged in intentional efforts to improve the climate for employees within the division and to foster a greater sense of belonging. Under the leadership of Dr. Fein, a climate survey was initiated in summer of 2020 to better identify opportunities for improvement and growth. DST established a diversity and inclusion council and an e-newsletter to ensure better communication with all divisional employees. Efforts to facilitate inclusive excellence are also evidenced through the continued participation of DSI employees in the programs, offerings, and initiatives of IDEA. Having the DSI leadership team and diversity and inclusion council to complete the multi-part, 20-hour Inclusion, Equity and Community Building (IECB) workshop really set the tone for the division regarding commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. In addition, DSI’s efforts to ensure equal access by persons with disabilities and members of the LGBTQIA community have helped to ensure UNT is indeed a welcoming and caring campus community.
Office of Faculty Success
The Equity & Diversity Career Fair is the premiere diversity career event at the University of North Texas. It is open to ALL students and ALL majors and allows students an opportunity to connect with employers who have demonstrated a commitment through their values to diversifying their workforce for full-time, part-time, internship, and co-op opportunities. This fair attracts well-known and well-respected companies across a myriad of industries who are looking to employ top talent from our UNT students due to the unique perspectives they can bring to these organizations.
As one of the most diverse schools in Texas, as recognized by our MSI and HSI distinctions, over 50 employers signed up for the virtual fair in which nearly 200 registered UNT students showcased their diversity of identity and experiences, including study abroad, student organization leadership, and service learning.
Desired links for online version
2022 Equity & Diversity Conference | Equity & Diversity Conference (unt.edu)
The Career Fair was highlighted on https://unt.joinhandshake.com/edu/career_fairs/27583
The work of Diversity & Inclusion is about having intention in all we do. It’s about leveraging our influence to drive positive change, within our campus and across the communities where we live and work. It’s about investing in student and employee experiences, access to opportunity, and future successes. It relies on harnessing key insights that help us yield organizational outcomes, people outcomes, and culture outcomes. In many ways, inclusion is innovation, and we strive to make our organization more inclusive tomorrow than today.
Over 1,637 employees and students received D&I Training, including our opt-in differentiated development programs for supervisors, graduate students, and Housing & Residence Life staff.
Employees have completed over 120 hours via D&I learning courses on allyship, inclusive language and policy development, and unconscious bias in the workplace. These concepts form the basis of shared language and understanding that build the foundation for long-term habit formation and change throughout the organization.
We introduced a stratified certification series to include the new 10-hr Fundamentals of Inclusion Certificate and digital badging credential. This, along with our 20-hr IECB Certification, provides personalized, voluntary D&I learning experiences for employees.
“This was a great workshop that allowed a trusted space to be vulnerable about very personal and difficult conversations. I appreciated the rules of engagement and the courage of staff members from across the campus to step up and participate.”
“I’m really glad I was able to take this course. It gave me a lot to think about as far as how my own biases affect people and situations around me in ways I hadn’t considered before.”
True inclusion isn’t easy, and no single department can solve it alone. We convene, advocate, and collaborate with many partners—from other campus units to corporations, government agencies and more to effect real change for our students, faculty, staff, and society at large. Doing this allows us to reinforce our growth mindset culture, live our university values, and create the conditions for everyone to bring their authentic selves to the UNT campus and DFW Metroplex.
- Partnered with Human Resources on New Supervisor Orientation as we offered the “Creating Intentionally Inclusive Workplaces” training.
- Offered a series of training courses to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) for adults aged 50 and better in our community.
- Trained participants engaged in the UNT Foundation Leadership Academy.
- Provided the “Supervising a Diverse Workforce” training to the AccoUNTable Supervisors Program.
- Engaged with campus-wide Diversity & Inclusion Councils to provide education, training, and guidance.
- Advanced community engagement and learning through diversity and inclusion training and fundraising with partners like Fidelity, CoAct, Millwood Hospital, Goldman Sachs, and City of Denton.
“Thoughtful engagement is how we make progress on the issues that matter. Diversity & Inclusion helps drive change and works to address critical issues impacting our students.”
– Teresa McKinneyWe partnered with the Dean of Students Office to offer an online training certification module for students, entitled, “Get Inclusive: Identities and Inclusion.”
- Diversity & Inclusion certified the MBA Cohort in Fundamentals of Inclusion.
- Participated in Mean Green Fling, an involvement fair that kicks off each school year and connects over 7,000 students to 300 student organizations and departments.
- Provided three internship opportunities for students which enabled them to develop and refine skills, explore potential career paths, and gain valuable work experience.
ERGs are employee-led, and IDEA funded with support and governance from the Diversity & Inclusion team, and they are integral to the way we activate D&I at UNT The seven ERGs at UNT are:
- Handed out gift bags to members during the month of December.
- Hosted a table at the MLK Day of Service.
- Asian Pacific Islander Middle Eastern North African Professional Network
- Black Professional Network
- Neurodiversity Professional Network
- ÚNeTe
- UNT Christian Network
- Gender and Sexuality
- White Accountability Group
- President Landon Ellison and 1st Vice President, Shabazz Moore, facilitated a presentation at the Equity & Diversity Conference entitled, “Nobody’s Perfect: Implicit Bias in College Admissions.”
- ÚNeTe hosted Posadas Y Mas, Mental Health in the Latinx Community, and a Member Retreat to kick off the new year. Other events included Dia de los Muertos, Cafecitos (in person and virtual events) and their first UNT Homecoming Tailgate.
- Gender and Sexuality
The center is committed to cultivating a campus environment where people of all identities and experiences can thrive. It fosters the success and awareness of historically underrepresented student populations with an emphasis on disability, ethnicity, gender, interfaith, race and sexual orientation. The Center’s programs and activities are developed to increase the awareness, understanding, and intersectionality of the various identities in the UNT community.
Black Student Experience (BSE) was created to foster pride and promote academic success among the Black student population at UNT. Created in 2011, BSE is a weekend retreat that introduces incoming freshman and transfers students to leaders of the Black student population. This retreat is an opportunity for students to discover their campus involvement interests, become introduced to black faculty, staff, and alumni, and ideally begin or cultivate a path to become a leader themselves. Celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2021, BSE was able to have 105 students participating in one of the Multicultural Center’s most historic programs.
BEAUTIFUL Eagles LLC (Black Womxn
Encouraging one another And Utilizing Their Individuality For University Leadership) is a close-knit living-learning community that looks to build a solid foundation for academic and social success in Black women, as well as empowering each individual towards their own personal aspirations at UNT and beyond. BEAUTIFUL LLC is a home away from home where Black women can build affinitive relationships and learn to navigate the daily experiences of systemic issues, such as misogynoir. Students will further learn from each other by living, studying, and participating in curated activities and courses through the lens of intersectional frameworks.
in response to our rapidly growing Latinx/ Hispanic population in the UNT community. LSE’s goal is to develop and foster success, pride, joy, culture, and leadership among our incoming Latinx/Hispanic students. LSE is a weekend retreat that allows our incoming freshman and transfers students to meet our Latinx student leaders and create a bond with their peers. They also have an opportunity to reflect on their journey to UNT and what they want to achieve while studying at UNT. This retreat is an opportunity for students to discover potential involvement opportunities on campus, become acquainted with Latinx/ Hispanic faculty, staff, and alumni, and start building their college experience at UNT. September 18th 2021 was the pilot year for LSE, and with 58 participants, LSE had a successful first year. This event was held at the Student Union as it was central for the students to attend.
Latin Dreams is a residential community that assists in fostering an empowered community that contributes to the successful education, retention, identity development, and leadership potential of our Latino men at the University of North Texas. Participants will be able to identify and explore what it truly means to live as a Latinx-identified person in current America. With the guidance of a mentor, the staff in the Multicultural Center, and committed faculty, they will develop their knowledge of Latin Americans in the United States and across the diasporas. Students will also have an opportunity to engage with theories and ideas centered around masculinity and machismo. With these tools, they will be able to create connections with university staff and faculty and explore their leadership capabilities through social and cultural organizations, all while reflecting inwards. In 2021, Latin Dreams saw 27 students participate in this cohort of Latinx students.
Carnaval is a kickoff in mid-September (September 14th from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm) during Hispanic Heritage Month, where the Multicultural Center centers small businesses to provide food for our students, and performances from student groups, and allows student organizations to table to the UNT community. Located on the Library Mall, performances included our Folxlorico dance troupe which is advised by a staff member within the Multicultural Center and Havana NRG, a local Latinx band that places famous Latinx and cultural songs. During the event, we also provide free merchandise from the Multicultural Center. In this event, we see an average of 1700 students who are all exposed to organizations they can get involved with and how they can get involved with the Multicultural Center. This showcases the diversity of our Latinx population on UNT’s campus students that are housed on our campus.
The University of North Texas (UNT) Pride Alliance is a gender and sexuality resource center and a safe and welcoming space for all. The values that drive our work include: Providing information, programs, and training opportunities that create awareness and inclusion of all genders and sexualities. Creating opportunities for students to get involved on campus, build community, and connect with local resources. Providing opportunities for identity exploration, creating support systems, and celebrating growth.
The OUTfits Clothing Closet is a donation-based resource that provides gender-affirming clothing, shoes, accessories, bras, bra inserts, and binders, free of charge. Makeup and jewelry are also occasionally available. OUTfits is open to any student on UNT’s campus and can be visited Monday-Friday from 8:00am-5:00pm in Union 372. The Pride Alliance accepts washed, gently used clothing donations from students, faculty, staff, and community members and monetary donations are used for renovations or the purchase of new binders and bras. During the 2021-2022 school year, the Clothing Closet saw over a 200% increase in student use and we expect an even bigger increase in the next year. Please contact the Pride Alliance or visit our website if you are interested in making a donation! https://edo.unt.edu/ outfits-clothing-closet
The Pride Alliance teamed up with Outdoor Pursuits to host the first QT Camping Trip weekend in October and a second trip in March. The trips were geared specifically toward queer and trans students and teaching them camping skills in a safe and supportive environment. Students learned to put up tents and hammocks, build a fire, prepare and store food, use canoes and hammocks, and cook on a propane camp grill. For many students, this was their first experience with camping. The students have been raving about the trips and we have additional trips planned for this year.
In March, the Pride Alliance partnered with the Outdoor Pursuits Center to host our second Queer Climb event at the Climbing Wall in the Pohl Rec Center. Over 40 students attended the event, and we had a wide range of experienced climbers and first-timers. We had so many students that at one point we ran out of harnesses! The OPC staff hung the Trans Flag and the Philly Pride Flag from the Climbing Wall and assisted all climbers with harness use and belays. While students waited for their turn to climb, they cheered other climbers on and applauded when they reached their summit. With such a caring and affirming space to gather and engage movement as a queer community, this event has become a student and staff favorite and we hope to hold more Queer Climbs in the future!
The Pride Alliance, in conjunction with Counseling and Testing Services, was proud to host the third annual Lavender Leaders Fall Retreat at the Greek Life Center in November. Lavender Leaders Fall Retreat is a leadership opportunity for incoming students interested in further exploring their gender identities and sexualities in relationship to leadership. Lavender Leaders was led by student coordinators and advisors Dr. Enedelia Sauceda and Kathleen Hobson and welcomed 20 students. We were excited to be able to hold the retreat in person for the first time since quarantine. Students had the chance to reflect on the role their identities have played in their leadership until now and connect and build community with other incoming students and peer role models who are involved in on and off-campus leadership positions. Participants also participated in a mental health workshop that taught them how to recognize and interrupt suicide ideation and get someone to proper mental health care. This is important tool for leaders in Queer and Trans communities, especially on campus. Lavender Leaders Fall Retreat will be the launching point for our future peer advocate program.
Equal Opportunity & Title IX (EO) is responsible for enforcing the University’s equal opportunity policies and for investigating complaints of discrimination, harassment and retaliation because of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status. This includes all complaints of sexual misconduct (sexual harassment, sexual assault, stalking, dating violence, domestic violence).
State and Federal Law require that certain sexual misconduct Complaints be adjudicated at a live hearing. UNT EO & Title IX created a hearing process that is compliant with the legal requirements and seeks to protect the dignity of all parties involved. In a live hearing, which is held on Zoom, complainants and respondents are represented by an advisor of their choice or one appointed by the University. Only advisors are allowed to ask questions during the hearing, not the parties themselves. Advisors take turns asking questions to the other party. After the hearing, a three-member panel analyzes the hearing testimony, investigative report, and other evidence, deciding by a majority vote whether there is sufficient evidence of a policy violation. While the investigative process can be daunting, EO partners with the Division of Student Affairs to provide support for both Complainants and Respondents during the process.
Non-discrimination Training
Number of Learners
5992
EO received funding for the VolUNTary Consent Campaign and collaborated with the Dean of Students’ Survivor Advocate Office to educate the public about what consent looks and sounds like by exploring common lingo, community resources and more
294 Faculty Search
Number of Learners
- The award helped to develop promotional materials and student programming focused on the importance of consent and sexual assault prevention
- Custom graphics were designed for a wide variety of audiences, including our LGBTQIA+ student population
- Promotional items were distributed in campus facilities and residence halls, to student groups, and for tabling events during Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM)
- Included a virtual screening of No! The Rape Documentary and discussion with Producer/Director Aishah Shahidah Simmons
- Also included production of a UNT Pod podcast and promotion on social media
The EO & TIX Team continued its commitment to serving the UNT community through several engagement activities and service projects. In support of the Multicultural Center’s MLK Day of Service, they organized a division donation drive which collected over 1,000 items for the service project (photo 1). Resident sock aficionado Cody Carmichael organized a sock donation drive for the Warm Feet for Warriors campaign – contributing 84 pairs to the cause (photo 2). Team members also supported the UNT Marketing Association’s Rise Against Hunger event and sourced donations to improve the Lactation Spaces around campus. Most notably, through a partnership with the Dean of Students Office, the team supported the UNT Food Pantry by purchasing food at a warehouse store (photo 3) and restocking shelves, distributing items directly to students at the Mobile Food Pantry, and packing special grocery bags with food for the winter holidays.
In this course learners will discuss their identities and how biases are institutionalized, internalized, and interpersonal. Through small and large group activities we will move from the identification of biases in your life and how they impact perceptions to how we are socialized to hold these biases in the first place. Finally, we will discuss how to use cultural humility as a tool to move us toward improving awareness of biases and intentional inclusion. This is a three-hour session split into two parts with a break in between.
In this session learners will continue with concepts introduced in Bias Awareness and Perceptions to identify microaggressions stemming from our biases, perceptions, and socialization. Learners will be able to differentiate the type of bias (behavioral, environmental, or language based and how they can overlap) and how to describe the intent, impact, and assumptions in microaggressive actions and speech. The learner will leave with tools to identify microaggressions in our language moving from a biased to more precise way to speak with one another.
In this workshop we’ll build upon the work done in Bias Awareness and Perceptions and Microaggressions and Inclusive Language to learn how to call ourselves in when we use biased language. We’ll discuss our safety level and how to differentiate between being unsafe and uncomfortable in a situation and how our identities affect our safety levels in varying situations. We will them move into scenario-based explorations of how to interrupt microaggression as they happen or after they’ve occurred and how to process feedback you receive.
This interactive workshop introduces learners to the purpose of a diversity statement focusing on stakeholders such as UNT, the corporation or program applying to, the communities connected at all levels, and the individual. Elements of the statement are discussed culminating in the learner writing their personal story connecting them to Diversity and Inclusion work they have done and will contribute to in the future.
In this session learners will discuss ways to identify identity aggressions, discuss ways to assess their safety level (including their emotional response) when responding to microaggressions, and be introduced to the Southern Poverty Law Center’s 5 Ds of bystander intervention. Learners will also participate in small group scenario work that will allow them to better identify their emotional responses to identity-based aggressions and to practice utilizing the 5 Ds.
In this workshop we’ll build upon the work done in Bias Awareness and Perceptions and Microaggressions and Inclusive Language to learn how to call ourselves in when we use biased language. We’ll discuss our safety level and how to differentiate between being unsafe and uncomfortable in a situation and how our identities affect our safety levels in varying situations. We will them move into scenario-based explorations of how to interrupt microaggression as they happen or after they’ve occurred and how to process feedback you receive.
Session One: Community Building, Data, and Definitions
Session Two: Bias Awareness, Socialization, and Identity
Session Three: Inclusive Language, Communication, and Triggers
Session Four: Anti-Racism, Privilege, and Coalition Building
Session Five: Change Leadership and Action Planning
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Dr. Marcella Clinard
Dr. Vanessa Ellison
Alisha Thomas
Josha Hamilton
Pamela Fuller
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