Focus on Bias: 4.9.19

April 11, 2019

The Office of Student Financial Aid distributes a weekly email focused on implicit bias with some videos to watch, articles to read, and other events around campus and the community that we encourage you to attend if your schedule allows. Podcast of the Week: The Leesburg Stockade Girls a NPR StoryCorps Podcast – https://storycorps.org/podcast/the-leesburg-stockade-girls/. This podcast lasts about 12.5 minutes. This event doesn’t make it into most history books and is an important look into what was going on in America prior to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. You can read more about the Leesburg Stockade Girls here – https://nmaahc.si.edu/blog-post/hidden-herstory-leesburg-stockade-girls. Article of the Week: Privileged by Kyle Korver– https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/kyle-korver-utah-jazz-nba. This is written by NBA player Kyle Korver and has been covered by sports newscasters in the past few days. If you want to view newscasters and other NBA players’ reactions, you can just Google Kyle Korver’s name. Upcoming Trainings, Workshops, & Events (Newly added events are bolded) THIS MONTH

Daniel Colon-Ramos Talk – http://today.wisc.edu/events/view/134469 (April 9)
Lit Fest 2019: The Power of Interfaith Storytelling – https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/event/lit-fest-2019-the-power-of-interfaith-storytelling/ (April 10)
4W Summit on Women, Gender, & Wellbeing – https://consortium.gws.wisc.edu/conference/ (April 11-13)
2019 J. Jobe and Marguerite Jacqmin Soffa Lecture – http://today.wisc.edu/events/view/133543 (April 11)
Divya Victor Reads From Her Work – https://felixreadingseries.wordpress.com/2019/02/08/divya-victor-reads-from-her-work-6pm-april-11-2019/ (April 11)
APIDA Art Night with Kay Barrett – http://today.wisc.edu/events/view/135374 (April 12)
If Beale Street Could Talk Viewing – https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/event/if-beale-street-could-talk-2018/ (April 12)
Disability Justice 101 Workshop with Kay Barrett – http://today.wisc.edu/events/view/135375 (April 13)
An Indigenous Critique of Whiteness in Children’s Literature – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2019-may-hill-arbuthnot-honor-lecture-with-dr-debbie-reese-registration-56438776901 (April 13)
APIDA Gala – http://today.wisc.edu/events/view/135379 (April 13)
Jewop A Cappella Presents: JEWSICALS – https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/event/jewop-a-cappella-presents-jewsicals/ (April 14)
MSAN Institute – http://msan.wceruw.org/conferences/institute.html (April 15-16)
Disparities in Educational Attainment – https://www.uwalumni.com/event/public-policy-disparities-in-education/ (April 16)
Hmong Americans at UW Panel – See APIDA Month calendar (April 17)
Flavors of the World – http://today.wisc.edu/events/view/132285 (April 17)
Africa at Noon: How Non-Normative Gender and Sexuality Became a Target of Violent Political Repression – https://africa.wisc.edu/event/africa-at-noon-kaden-paulson-smith-2/ (April 17)
Social Justice Panel: Anti-Blackness in the APIDA Community – http://today.wisc.edu/events/view/135381 (April 19)
APIDA Heritage Month Keynote: Sahra Nguyen – http://today.wisc.edu/events/view/135382 (April 22)
Division of Continuing Studies – Honoring Our Common Differences Course: https://continuingstudies.wisc.edu/classes/honoring-common-differences/ (April 23)
Multimedia Storytelling for Activism Workshop with Sahra Nguyen – http://today.wisc.edu/events/view/135383 (April 23)
Africa at Noon: Why Do Autocrats Adopt Women’s Rights Reforms? Contrasting the Maghreb and the Middle East – https://africa.wisc.edu/event/africa-at-noon-aili-tripp-4/ (April 24)
ETHEL and Robert Mirabal Concert – https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/event/ethel-and-robert-mirabal/ (April 25)
Origin Story – Kulap Vilaysack in Person – See attached calendar (April 25)

Gender & Women’s Studies Colloquium Series (https://crgw.gws.wisc.edu/colloquium-series/)
- Black on the Midwestern Frontier: From Slavery to Suffrage in Wisconsin – http://today.wisc.edu/events/view/127412(April 25)
What #MeToo Means for Gender, Power & Ethical Journalism – https://ethics.journalism.wisc.edu/2019-gender-power-ethicaljournalism/#1521683023688-f31afec9-1d26 (April 26)
Building LGBTQ+ Inclusion in the Workplace – See https://talent.wisc.edu and click Building Inclusion@UW–Madison (April 30)

FUTURE MONTHS

Tyanna Buie Opening at MMoCA – https://www.mmoca.org/event/tyanna-buie (May 3)
Deep Diversity Institute – https://www.ywcamadison.org/what-were-doing/race-gender-equity/deep-diversity-institute/ (May 21-23)
Systemic Bias Workshop – https://www.facebook.com/events/2196616410556944/ (June 7)
Thrive@UW–Madison: Creating Inclusive Work Environments – See https://talent.wisc.edu and click Thrive@UW–Madison (June 11)
UW–Madison Women & Leadership Symposium – https://www.talent.wisc.edu/Catalog/Default.aspx (July 2)
Facing Unconscious Bias – https://www.facebook.com/events/343551876408960/ (September 13)
Microagressions – https://www.facebook.com/events/2201679926782194/ (October 11)

YWCA Racial Justice Summit – https://www.ywcamadison.org/what-were-doing/race-gender-equity/racial-justice-summit/(October 15 & 16)
Leveraging Science to Benefit Marginalized Populations – http://today.wisc.edu/events/view/134600 (November 2)
UW–Madison Diversity Forum – https://www.talent.wisc.edu/Catalog/Default.aspx?CK=64689 (November 5 & 6)
Courageous Conversations – https://www.facebook.com/events/2128007503887936/ (November 8)
Overcoming Recruiting Bias – https://www.facebook.com/events/207624040119889/ (December 13)

If you know of any videos, podcasts, articles, events, etc. that would be perfect to include in these updates, please send them along to Erica Tisdale at erica.tisdale@wisc.edu.