Focus on Bias: 5.1.19
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.
Video of the Week: Children in Persistent Poverty – https://www.urban.org/policy-centers/cross-center-initiatives/low-income-working-families/projects/children-persistent-poverty. This video is about 6 minutes long.
Article of the Week: Biased Algorithms Are Determining Whether Poor Parents Get to Keep Their Kids by Elizabeth Brico – https://talkpoverty.org/2019/02/07/biased-algorithms-determining-whether-poor-parents-get-keep-kids/. Obviously everyone wants kids to be in safe environments, but this article points out that as our society becomes more data-driven we have to pay attention to what the data we use really means.
Upcoming Trainings, Workshops, & Events
(Newly added events are bolded)
- Celebrating Women in Science with Keynote Speaker: Dr. Beronda Montgomery – http://today.wisc.edu/events/view/136390 (May 2)
- Tyanna Buie Opening at MMoCA – https://www.mmoca.org/event/tyanna-buie (May 3)
- Shen Yun – https://www.overture.org/events/shen-yun (May 7 & 8)
- Ballet Hispánico – https://www.overture.org/events/ballet-hispanico?fbclid=IwAR0IUEFI3RmTUqIukP_OEGN5_fki8MPa-4oyO_OLc1Fnfxd0fddrye_altU (May 9)
- Genealogy for a Radical Generation – See Attached Handout (May 11)
- Simon Balto Reads at Room of One’s Own – https://www.facebook.com/events/2180207332093793/ (May 13)
- Sally Nuamah Reads at Room of One’s Own – https://www.facebook.com/events/2188140101232069/ (May 16)
- Women Against Hate United By Love – https://www.overture.org/events/women-against-hate-reception (June 5)
- 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)
- Restorative Justice Summer Workshop – https://www.ywcamadison.org/what-were-doing/restorative-justice/restorative-justice-workshops/ (August 5-8)
- Restorative Justice Summer Workshop – https://www.ywcamadison.org/blog/event/restorative-justice-second-summer-workshop-series/ (August 12-15)
- 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)