Cultural Humility: A Framework to Mitigate Personal Bias
This course will help you understand the root cause of your biases and develop a practice that helps mitigate bias in your interactions with others. In this training, you will learn how to develop cultural humility as a framework and daily practice that helps you: Suspend judgement and be curious about other people’s perspectives and backgrounds, ask questions to aid you in reflection about your own beliefs and behaviors , and interpret your interactions with others This course will also help you to explore barriers that might perpetuate your assumptions about others and prevent you from developing this practice. Cultural humility will not only encourage your personal development and growth through self-reflection, but it will also foster meaningful growth in your relationships with others as you begin to experience those relationships with a newfound sense of wonderment and openness.
DEI Foundations: Intersectionality in Higher Education
Intersectionality is a theoretical framework that illustrates how social identities are interconnected and create overlapping systems of oppression. By having an intersectional mindset when engaging with your students and colleagues, you are better able to demonstrate that they can be their full selves. This course will take a foundational approach to help you: develop an understanding of the historical context and definition of intersectionality, identify and explore how your own intersecting identities shape your professional practice, and be able to implement strategies to build more inclusive learning environments that help your students and colleagues thrive. This course is designed for anyone interested in learning about the concept of intersectionality within a higher education setting.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion 101: A 10-Day Foundational Program
Diversity, equity, and inclusion work has never been more important in higher education. Sign up for our free 10-day program to sample our suite of best-in-class diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training. For 10 days, you will get daily emails Monday through Friday with bite-sized videos, activities, and assessments that you can complete in 15 minutes or less each day. If you complete all modules within two weeks, you will have the chance to request a certificate. New cohorts start every Monday.
Freedom of Speech, Academic Freedom, and DEI: A Complicated Relationship
Within higher education, the debate related to the First Amendment and academic freedom—and whether or not they are a hindrance to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives—continues to be a polarizing topic. This training aims to remove the assumption that diversity initiatives struggle to coexist within the parameters of free speech and/or academic freedom. During the session, you will explore and explain areas where the priorities of DEI and academic and political leaders overlap, rather than diverge. You will come away with a greater understanding of the interrelationships among the three and of how to offer support when the values of faculty, staff, or students remain in conflict.
Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable: Engaging in Dialogue About Freedom, Favoritsim, and Fairness
During this two-hour virtual workshop, Dr. Sandra Miles, Head of Practice for Team Development at Academic Impressions, will lead us as we explore the ways feelings of defensiveness and discomfort can be very common when engaging in conversations around favoritism and unfairness. In this training, you will learn how to identify favortism, understand personal perspectives, manage emotions, and focus on fairness. In addition to the training video, You will be given access to a workbook of activities, tools, and resources to help you move beyond simply understanding these key concepts. Throughout the workshop, you will begin the hard work of interpreting how favoritism can show up in every aspect of the work we do, and how an orientation around fairness improves relationships, morale, and trust.
Inclusive Leadership Certificate Program: Build Your Skills and Self-Awareness
Effective leadership is inclusive leadership. When our colleagues feel they can show up authentically in all aspects of their identities and contribute without fear of repercussion, we’re building stronger teams and stronger organizations. But this doesn’t happen automatically—it takes time, intention, and continuous learning and growth. This program takes you on a deep dive into self-awareness and personal development to help you to become a more inclusive leader. You can participate individually or with your team in this 4-week program, which explores four key questions: How do you lead? What has shaped your approach to leadership? What makes leading inclusively difficult? How will you lead going forward? Each week includes resources and practical strategies to help you to lead more inclusively. The course culminates in a draft of your inclusive leadership philosophy which you can use as a guide in the future—because this work does not end with the conclusion of the program.
Preparing for Difficult Conversations as Faculty
This one-hour training draws on Anita Kite's work in Managing Difficult Conversations as a Faculty and will walk through the four precautions in perparation, including mindreading, creating a rough draft in your heat, putting yourself in another's shoes, and different power dynamics at play. This training provides an opportunity to respond to specific scenarios and plan for any difficult conversations you may have in the future.
Responding to Hate Speech Incidents with Confidence
Hate speech incidents are a growing concern on college campuses and can come in many forms: controversial keynote speakers and event topics, disruptive student demonstrations, and/or anonymous hate speech written on campus property. In this webcast, you will learn how to respond to hate speech incidents in ways that serve students, leadership, faculty, and staff. In these moments, you may feel torn between advocating for the students and acting on behalf of the institution. We’ll help resolve this conflict by sharing policies and procedures that create safe spaces for students while encouraging holistic institutional response
Contact EJIE Education Specialist Nick Mundwiller at nmundwiller@ucmerced.edu to request Academic Impressions access
