Focus on Bias: 5.14.19
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: Practical Diversity: Taking Inclusion from Theory to Practice TED Talk by Darn Bennett-Alexander – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExcDNly1DbI. This video takes about 17 minutes to watch.
Article of the Week: A Gen Z Guide to Inclusivity by Shawna Shapiro – https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2019/05/13/exploring-student-views-inclusivity-campuses-opinion.
Upcoming Trainings, Workshops, & Events
(Newly added events are bolded)
- 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)
- Best Friday Ever: Rainbow Party – http://today.wisc.edu/events/view/136085 (July 26)
- 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)