Why are some conversations so difficult? Do you avoid potentially challenging interactions? Join us for this interactive workshop on planning for and conducting difficult conversations. This workshop is part of OFD's LEAF (Leadership Essentials for All Faculty) Series, an initiative… Continue Reading
Clinical Colloquium series is hosting Dr. Sierra Carter, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Georgia State University. Her research focuses on racial health disparities and investigating how psychosocial and contextual stressors can affect both mental and physical health outcomes for underrepresented populations, with an… Continue Reading
Please Join UMass ADVANCE for a Panel Discussion on Inclusive Departmental Practices With Caitlyn Butler, Civil and Environmental Engineering Curt Griffin, Environmental Conservation Greeley Kyle, Journalism Inclusive and equitable departments don't just happen automatically but are the result of practices… Continue Reading
Please join the Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Engagement, the UMass ADVANCE Program, and the Office of Faculty Development on Zoom, November 17, 2020 from 1:00-2:30pm Register Here Whether you are aware or not, we all hold biases in the… Continue Reading
An initiative sponsored by the Society for the Advancement in Biology Education Research (SABER) focused on promoting awareness, understanding and commitment to change academic biology environments to be more inclusive and strive for racial justice in STEM education. This 7-part… Continue Reading
Dr. Karine Fenelon Assistant Professor at UMass in the College of Natural Sciences. Dept of Biology. She was trained at McGill University, University of Sherbrooke. She obtained her PhD at University of Montreal and performed her postdoctoral research training at… Continue Reading
An initiative sponsored by the Society for the Advancement in Biology Education Research (SABER) focused on promoting awareness, understanding and commitment to change academic biology environments to be more inclusive and strive for racial justice in STEM education. This 7-part… Continue Reading
Dr. Marialuisa Di Stefano Assistant Professor at UMass in the College of Education. Dept. Language, Literacy, & Culture. She was trained at the University of Messina and Washington State University. She obtained her PhD and performed her postdoctoral research training… Continue Reading
Hosted by the National Academies: Fostering a diverse neuroscience workforce, as well as an environment that is inclusive for all, are critical to the advancement of science and the future of the field. This virtual workshop—the third in a series—will tackle… Continue Reading
An initiative in spring 2021 sponsored by the Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER) focused on promoting awareness, understanding and commitment to change academic biology environments to be more inclusive. All 1-hour sessions will be virtual and… Continue Reading
Please join UMass ADVANCE and AWED Theater for an interactive performance and workshop on bystander intervention. Bystander intervention draws on principles of performance and research to explore bystander dynamics and mediation strategies in the context of micro (individual) and macro (departmental) communication, policies, and… Continue Reading
Please join UMass ADVANCE and AWED Theater for an interactive performance and workshop on bystander intervention. Bystander intervention draws on principles of performance and research to explore bystander dynamics and mediation strategies in the context of micro (individual) and macro (departmental) communication, policies, and… Continue Reading