Focus on Bias: 08.2019
The Office of Student Financial Aid distributes a monthly 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 Month: How Generational Stereotypes Hold Us Back at Work by Leah Georges – https://www.ted.com/talks/leah_georges_how_generational_stereotypes_hold_us_back_at_work/discussion?language=en.
Article of the Month: The Truth about Anti-White Discrimination by Keith Payne – https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-truth-about-anti-white-discrimination/
Upcoming Trainings, Workshops, & Events
(Newly added events are bolded)
- Recognizing & Reducing Implicit Bias – https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc4uxOf2qR69CoSeyx8OrevOkoh9UGVCooAWDzydMaUtYbMjA/viewform (September 3)
- Gender & Sexuality Campus Center Ice Cream Social & Resource Fair – http://today.wisc.edu/events/view/139017 (September 4)
- Welcome Party – http://today.wisc.edu/events/view/136089 (September 6)
- Anti-Racism Fall Workshop 2019: Taking Action for Racial Justice – email Erica (erica.tisdale@wisc.edu) for more info (September 7 & 14, October 5 & 12, November 2 & 9, and December 7)
- Witnessing Whiteness – email Erica (erica.tisdale@wisc.edu) for more info (September 9 – November 11)
- Thrive@UW–Madison: Creating Inclusive Work Environments – https://www.talent.wisc.edu/catalog/Catalog/tabid/29/Default.aspx (September 12)
- Beyond Diversity: Transforming Organizational Culture to Authentically Embrace Equity & Inclusion – https://www.culture.community/events-1/beyond-diversity-transforming-organizational-culture-to-authentically-embrace-equity-inclusion?utm_campaign=c4f9b468-699f-4cf3-980f-c89038269ed8&utm_source=so (September 12)
- Facing Unconscious Bias – https://www.facebook.com/events/343551876408960/ (September 13)
- Melanin Fest – http://today.wisc.edu/events/view/139170 (September 13)
- DDEEA Kickback 2019 – https://diversity.wisc.edu/event/ddeea-kickback-2019/ (September 17)
- 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)
- VCFA EID Retreat – https://www.talent.wisc.edu/Catalog/Default.aspx?CK=65984 (October 18)
- Perspectives: Building LGBTQ+ Inclusion in the Workplace Part 1 – https://www.talent.wisc.edu/catalog/Catalog/tabid/29/Default.aspx (October 22)
- Thrive@UW–Madison: Creating an Inclusive Work Environment – https://www.talent.wisc.edu/catalog/Catalog/tabid/29/Default.aspx (October 24)
- SHRM Inclusion 2019 Conference: Shifting Workplace Culture – https://conferences.shrm.org/inclusion-2019 (October 28-30)
- 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)
- Brave Conversations – https://www.facebook.com/events/2128007503887936/ (November 8)
- Perspectives: Building LGBTQ+ Inclusion in the Workplace Part 2 – https://www.talent.wisc.edu/catalog/Catalog/tabid/29/Default.aspx (November 11)
- Perspectives: Disability Awareness and Ableism- https://www.talent.wisc.edu/catalog/Catalog/tabid/29/Default.aspx (December 5)
- NASPA Multicultural Institute: Advancing Equity and Inclusive Practice – https://www.naspa.org/events/2019NMI (December 8-10)
- NASPA Women’s Leadership Institute – https://www.naspa.org/events/2019WLI (December 9-12)
- Overcoming Recruiting Bias – https://www.facebook.com/events/207624040119889/ (December 13)
- Perspectives: Building LGBTQ+ Inclusion in the Workplace Part 1 – https://www.talent.wisc.edu/catalog/Catalog/tabid/29/Default.aspx (March 4)
- A Dream Deferred: The Future of African American Education – https://dreamdeferred.collegeboard.org/ (March 11-13)
- White Privilege Conference – https://www.whiteprivilegeconference.com/ (April 1-4)
- Perspectives: Building LGBTQ+ Inclusion in the Workplace Part 2 – https://www.talent.wisc.edu/catalog/Catalog/tabid/29/Default.aspx (April 15)
- Prepárate: Educating Latinos for the Future of America – https://preparate.collegeboard.org/ (April 23-24)
- NCORE 2020 – https://www.ncore.ou.edu/en/ (May 26-30)