Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. CEW+Inspire Workshop: Who Speaks for Seeds? Respectful Listening – Meaningful Actions (February 27, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69928 69928-17483065@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 27, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Center for the Education of Women
Organized By: CEW+

The workshop is from 2-3:30, followed by a networking reception until 4:00.

The concept of Rematriation as Reconciliation is simple. It is the return of living seeds to their Community of Origin. But issues of trust soon emerge. Who is involved in conceptually framing and prioritizing critical thought and action? Who/what Community Members have both standing and agency to be engaged—ethically, spiritually, and legally? Who speaks for Indigenous Nation’s seeds in museum diaspora? What is “listening” when contributing parties’ paradigms of reality are not fully congruent?

This workshop, co-led by Tribal Partner Mede (Elder) Shannon Martin, will address deep listening skills as a key to trust-building. Shannon is the Director of the Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The Heritage Seeds Project and how it grew into the Indigenous Collaborative Garden will be one trust-building example. The challenges of deep listening from an academic perspective are real. Participants should become aware that Reconciliation is about fundamental change – in one’s self.

Dr. David C. Michener is the curator at the U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum. Best known to the public for his co-authored book Peony, which made the New York Times 2018 Summer Reading List, his research addresses understanding the complex cross-cultural heritages of ornamental peonies and conserving key living specimens. He has an active program in molecular-evidence of peony relationships with colleagues and students here at U-M and in Belarus. His work with Indigenous Seeds in museum collections is an unanticipated intersection of deep engagement with U-M’s Museum Studies Program (Rackham Graduate School) and an ethical concern with the ‘Voice’ of Indigenous Communities in interpreting native plant collections and landscapes stewarded by the Botanical Gardens & Arboretum. Before coming to Michigan, David earned his BA in Botany (UNC-Chapel Hill), and his PhD (Claremont Graduate School) was followed by a NSF-funded postdoc at Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum.

RSVP requested at: cew.umich.edu/events/cewinspire-workshop-who-speaks-for-seeds-respectful-listening-meaningful-actions/

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 22 Jan 2020 10:58:42 -0500 2020-02-27T14:00:00-05:00 2020-02-27T15:30:00-05:00 Center for the Education of Women CEW+ Workshop / Seminar White man with full beard wearing a brown hat, suit and tie
Women on a Mission 2.0: Leadership, Citizenship & Advocacy (March 6, 2020 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73597 73597-18267644@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 6, 2020 8:30am
Location: Hill Auditorium
Organized By: CEW+

The free morning keynote will be a conversation with Dr. Joy DeGruy, nationally & internationally renowned researcher, educator, author, & presenter, and Dr. Julianne Malveaux, economist, author, social and political commentator, & businesswoman. They will discuss inclusive citizenship and the role of women as transformative change agents for voting rights, economic policy, prison reform, and access to education.

Please note that the keynote lecture (8:30-10:30am at Hill Auditorium) is open to the general public and no registration is required. However, pre-registration is required to attend the full-day WCTF Career Conference workshops and luncheon.

Click here to view the live stream: https://ummedia01.umnet.umich.edu/cew/cew030620.html

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 05 Mar 2020 11:45:18 -0500 2020-03-06T08:30:00-05:00 2020-03-06T10:30:00-05:00 Hill Auditorium CEW+ Lecture / Discussion Dr. Joy DeGruy & Dr. Julianne Malveaux
Postponed: CEW+ Inspire Workshop: Launching Your Ship (March 20, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70004 70004-17491349@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 20, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Center for the Education of Women
Organized By: CEW+

The workshop is from 2-3:30, followed by a networking reception until 4:00. RSVP requested online at: cew.umich.edu/events/cew-inspire-workshop-launching-your-ship

In this workshop, Woods will share experiences in creatively tackling problems and experiencing the joys of coalition building. Participants will be encouraged to think about how they approach situations where the ship they are in seems to be stuck in a port and is not going anyplace. Stuck in racism? Stuck in sexism? Stuck in certain social classes? What do you need to make your ship sail? Will a new captain do it? Or, should you be the “Captain of your own fate?” Do you need a new destination? Are you bored with the direction you have been going? Are you going in circles? Do you need new perspectives, new shipmates? Have you outgrown the mundane, xenophobic habits of those in your circle? How can you develop healthy habits to move your life and community forward? Short, interactive activities will assist each participant in using the ship metaphor to move forward in their life.

Wendy Ann Woods served the citizens of Ann Arbor from 2001 to 2007 as City Councilwoman. She is a strong advocate for affordable housing, a vibrant downtown, a balanced budget, a living wage ordinance, and corporate social responsibility. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry Management and a Master of Science degree in Environmental Policy and Management at the School of Natural Resources and Environment at the University of Michigan. Woods is the Associate Director of the Michigan Community Scholars Program (MCSP), a nationally recognized living-learning program at the U-M that focuses on social justice, community service, diversity, and civic engagement. She also teaches a seminar for the students in MCSP, is a member of the Association of Black Professionals, Faculty, Administrators, and Staff at U-M; and serves on the Advisory Board for the University Outreach Council.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 18 Mar 2020 08:51:10 -0400 2020-03-20T14:00:00-04:00 2020-03-20T15:30:00-04:00 Center for the Education of Women CEW+ Workshop / Seminar Wendy Woods - older African American woman with short blonde hair, smiling, wearing yellow collared shirt, white necklace, and white shirt underneath.
MESA SPRING OPEN OFFICE HOURS (March 26, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73982 73982-18454144@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 26, 2020 7:00pm
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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 30 Mar 2020 18:31:56 -0400 2020-03-26T19:00:00-04:00 2020-03-26T20:00:00-04:00 Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Livestream / Virtual Spring Virtual Hours
MESA SPRING OPEN OFFICE HOURS (March 26, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73982 73982-18454145@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 26, 2020 7:00pm
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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 30 Mar 2020 18:31:56 -0400 2020-03-26T19:00:00-04:00 2020-03-26T20:00:00-04:00 Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Livestream / Virtual Spring Virtual Hours
MESA SPRING OPEN OFFICE HOURS (March 30, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73982 73982-18487533@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 30, 2020 6:00pm
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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 30 Mar 2020 18:31:56 -0400 2020-03-30T18:00:00-04:00 2020-03-30T19:00:00-04:00 Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Livestream / Virtual Spring Virtual Hours
MESA SPRING OPEN OFFICE HOURS (April 3, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73982 73982-18487534@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 3, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 30 Mar 2020 18:31:56 -0400 2020-04-03T12:00:00-04:00 2020-04-03T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Livestream / Virtual Spring Virtual Hours
MESA SPRING OPEN OFFICE HOURS (April 10, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73982 73982-18487535@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 10, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 30 Mar 2020 18:31:56 -0400 2020-04-10T12:00:00-04:00 2020-04-10T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Livestream / Virtual Spring Virtual Hours
MESA SPRING OPEN OFFICE HOURS (April 17, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73982 73982-18487536@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 17, 2020 12:00pm
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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 30 Mar 2020 18:31:56 -0400 2020-04-17T12:00:00-04:00 2020-04-17T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Livestream / Virtual Spring Virtual Hours
MESA SPRING OPEN OFFICE HOURS (April 24, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73982 73982-18487537@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 24, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 30 Mar 2020 18:31:56 -0400 2020-04-24T12:00:00-04:00 2020-04-24T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Livestream / Virtual Spring Virtual Hours
MESA SPRING OPEN OFFICE HOURS (May 1, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73982 73982-18487538@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 1, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 30 Mar 2020 18:31:56 -0400 2020-05-01T12:00:00-04:00 2020-05-01T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Livestream / Virtual Spring Virtual Hours
MESA SPRING OPEN OFFICE HOURS (May 8, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73982 73982-18487539@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 8, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 30 Mar 2020 18:31:56 -0400 2020-05-08T12:00:00-04:00 2020-05-08T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Livestream / Virtual Spring Virtual Hours
MESA SPRING OPEN OFFICE HOURS (May 15, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73982 73982-18487540@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 15, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 30 Mar 2020 18:31:56 -0400 2020-05-15T12:00:00-04:00 2020-05-15T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Livestream / Virtual Spring Virtual Hours
MESA SPRING OPEN OFFICE HOURS (May 22, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73982 73982-18487541@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 22, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

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Meeting ID: 544 097 674

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 30 Mar 2020 18:31:56 -0400 2020-05-22T12:00:00-04:00 2020-05-22T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Livestream / Virtual Spring Virtual Hours
MESA SPRING OPEN OFFICE HOURS (May 29, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73982 73982-18487542@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 29, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

Need to connect? MESA is available for our community members. Please join us during MESA open office hours virtually via Zoom every Friday from 12 pm - 1 pm.

Join Zoom Meeting at:

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Meeting ID: 544 097 674

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 30 Mar 2020 18:31:56 -0400 2020-05-29T12:00:00-04:00 2020-05-29T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Livestream / Virtual Spring Virtual Hours
Policing and Protest 2020 (July 28, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75046 75046-19183194@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 28, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies

Note: The webinar has a Q&A format. We welcome your questions before via email (eihswebinar@umich.edu) and during the webinar via Zoom Q&A. This event will be recorded and available for future viewing online.

***Please register in advance here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qVR5E3VGRG2x_xJ4AK47AA

The killing of George Floyd, in the wake of the horrific and obscene history of the killings of unarmed black people by the police, has focused attention like never before on the systemic anti-black racism of the criminal-legal system in the United States. To be sure, the massive expansion and militarization of policing and incarceration are in some ways of comparatively recent origin. Yet they also have a much deeper origin in, and are inextricably connected to, a longer history of the judicial and extra-judicial violence against black people in the continent. The racist inequities of the criminal-legal system, indeed, are not a bug, but a feature.

Our panel of experts, scholars of the United States at the University of Michigan, will help us explore, beyond the headlines, the reach of the long arm of the carceral state in society as well as the challenges and opportunities that have been thrown up by the contemporary protests against the systemic violence of the state. The stakes for understanding the working of the carceral state are documented by the Documenting Criminalization and Confinement project of the University of Michigan’s Carceral State Project. However, the momentous protests against anti-Black racism as well as the broad public support they have received both within the United States and across the world—the clamor heard round the world—have also created a novel opportunity for implementing and imagining futures beyond a blatantly rigged carceral framework.

Panelists:
• Melissa Burch, Anthropology, University of Michigan
• Matthew Countryman, Afroamerican and African History, American Culture, History, University of Michigan
• Matthew Lassiter, History, Urban and Regional Planning, University of Michigan
• William D. Lopez, Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan

Moderator:
• Mrinalini Sinha, History, University of Michigan

This event is part of the Thursday Series of the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies. It is made possible by a generous contribution from Kenneth and Frances Aftel Eisenberg.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Jul 2020 13:07:31 -0400 2020-07-28T16:00:00-04:00 2020-07-28T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies Lecture / Discussion Daniel Lobo, "Brionna Taylor" (public domain)
Four Years into the U-M DEI Strategic Plan: Lessons Learned and Ideas for the Future (October 12, 2020 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/77830 77830-19933619@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 2020 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Engineering

University of Michigan Engineering is excited to welcome Vice Provost Robert Sellers to our DEI lecture series for the month of October. His lecture will be focused on lessons learned and ideas for the future.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 28 Sep 2020 14:11:44 -0400 2020-10-12T11:30:00-04:00 2020-10-12T12:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Engineering Lecture / Discussion Robert Sellers, Vice Provost for Equity and Inclusion & Chief Diversity Officer
NEW DATE! CEW+ Advocacy Symposium Kick-off Event: Creating Change through Introspection, Dialogue, and Action (October 23, 2020 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75672 75672-19560794@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 23, 2020 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

Join CEW+ for its annual fall Symposium themed Creating Change through Introspection, Dialogue, and Action. The 2020 Symposium includes a diverse group of scholars and community practitioners who embody leadership in varied ways as they advocate for change. This year’s Symposium will be a virtual event that includes a series of presentations and workshops that will take place over the course of the academic year.

At the kickoff event on October 23, Dr. Martha Jones will discuss the role of Black women in the civil rights and voting rights movements and the ongoing struggle for voting rights for different populations. The kickoff will also highlight 2020 CEW+ Carol Hollenshead Inspire Award for Excellence in Promoting Equity and Social Change awardees who will present lightning talks about their work as a precursor to a full-length workshop that will happen later in the academic year as a component of the Symposium. The learning opportunities throughout the year-long Symposium will supplement Democracy and Debate Theme Semester coursework and activities.

This Symposium is free and open to all activists, advocates, and allies from all U-M campuses (students, staff, faculty) as well as the local community.

The CEW+ Advocacy Symposium is organized in partnership with IRWG and Clements Library with funding from CEW+’s Frances & Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund.

RSVP here for the Zoom link: cew.umich.edu/events/2020-cew-advocacy-symposium

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 01 Oct 2020 12:42:10 -0400 2020-10-23T14:30:00-04:00 2020-10-23T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Conference / Symposium 2020 Symposium Logo
DEI Summit 2020 | Arts+Social Change: Building an Anti-Racist World through the Arts (October 26, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75106 75106-19228309@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 26, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

The virtual DEI Summit provides an opportunity for the University to highlight the progress we’ve made over the previous year, the changes we’re experiencing across campus, and the opportunities of continued engagement with our community.

This year’s theme, Arts+Social Change: Building an Anti-Racist World through the Arts, provides a time and space for the campus community to come together to demonstrate a collective commitment to anti-racism that this moment in our history compels. During the fall term Democracy & Debate theme semester, the DEI Summit will focus on the arts as a vehicle for social change and provides an opportunity for curricular integration and connection. Both the theme semester and the Summit confirm our civic engagement values and demonstrate the power of each voice – both at the ballot box and through creative expression.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 15 Oct 2020 12:03:12 -0400 2020-10-26T10:00:00-04:00 2020-10-26T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Livestream / Virtual dei-summit-2020
Black Girl M[issing]: The Erasure and Reimagination of Black Girls’ Activism (January 27, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80482 80482-20728301@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 27, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

RSVP here to receive the Zoom link: cew.umich.edu/events/black-girl-missing-the-erasure-and-reimagination-of-black-girls-activism

Utilizing individual and collective experiences, the presenters will trace the legacy of Black women and girls’ activism to promote racial justice in schools, communities, and in higher education. Mirroring the principle of Sankofa, we will draw from the untold stories of our ancestors and elders to narrate our social justice journeys. We will provide best practices for how to support Black girls’ engagement in future revolutionary efforts.

Dr. Riana Elyse Anderson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education at U of M’s School of Public Health. Dr. Anderson is the developer and director of the EMBRace (Engaging, Managing, and Bonding through Race) intervention and loves to translate her work for a variety of audiences, particularly those whom she serves in the community, via blogs, video, and literary articles. Finally, Dr. Anderson was born in, raised for, and returned to Detroit and is becoming increasingly addicted to cake pops.

Dr. Natasha Johnson is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health and with Transforming Research into Action to Improve Lives of Students (TRAILS) in the Department of Psychiatry. Her research focuses on Black adolescents’ understanding of and responses to racism (individual, interpersonal, and structural).

Dr. Nkemka Anyiwo is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania with Racial Empowerment Collaborative. She is also affiliated with the EMBRace Lab at the University of Michigan. Her work examines the sociocultural factors that promote the healing and sociopolitical development of Black youth.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 07 Jan 2021 11:43:14 -0500 2021-01-27T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-27T13:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Workshop / Seminar
Racial Justice & DEI Community Fireside Chat (February 4, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81240 81240-20877912@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 4, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Central Student Government

Please join us for an engaging dialogue with the Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, Garlin Gilchrist II, Michigan State Representative Ranjeev Puri, U-M Professor Angela Ocampo, and Rackham Graduate School Assistant Dean & DEI Implementation Lead, Ethriam Brammer. Hear from this panel of experts and experienced professionals on how we can continue to advance toward racial justice and ways in which we can ensure a diverse, equitable, and inclusive campus here at the University of Michigan.

Link to Register: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_P9ts40nhTL-F3P1O32w8RA

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 26 Jan 2021 10:22:03 -0500 2021-02-04T17:00:00-05:00 2021-02-04T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Central Student Government Conference / Symposium Panelists
The 2021 Sarah Goddard Power Award and Rhetaugh G. Dumas Progress in Diversifying Award Ceremony (February 10, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80486 80486-20728305@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 10, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

RSVP here to receive the Zoom link: cew.umich.edu/events/2021-sarah-goddard-power-award-and-rhetaugh-g-dumas-progress-in-diversifying-award-ceremony

Please join us for the annual Sarah Goddard Power & Rhetaugh G. Dumas Progress in Diversifying Awards Ceremony. This event celebrates the legacies of Sarah Goddard Power and Rhetaugh Dumas by recognizing current staff, scholars, and units that are carrying forward shared values through named awards.

The Sarah Goddard Power & Rhetaugh G. Dumas Progress in Diversifying Awards are presented by the Academic Women’s Caucus, which was founded in its current form in 1975. The charge of the group is ” …to develop an inclusive organization of all women faculty members of the Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint campuses of the University of Michigan which will serve as a forum for the exchange of information about the status of faculty women at the University and as a focus for action necessary to the investigation and resolution of their special concerns.”

Please note that this event will be recorded.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 07 Jan 2021 11:48:22 -0500 2021-02-10T15:00:00-05:00 2021-02-10T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Workshop / Seminar
How to Go Beyond Diversity and Achieve Equity and Inclusion in Academia (February 11, 2021 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80487 80487-20728306@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 11, 2021 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

RSVP here to receive Zoom link: cew.umich.edu/events/cewinspire-workshop-how-to-go-beyond-diversity-and-achieve-equity-and-inclusion-in-academia

The main objective of this workshop is for participants (faculty, students, administration, and staff) to develop a personal connection with the plight of racial-ethnic and sexual minorities in institutions of higher education. This work is needed for the advancement of individual and institutional empathy so that we can move from tolerating to accepting to celebrating underrepresented minorities in academia. This will be achieved by encouraging workshop participants to identify instances: in their own lives in which structural prejudice and bigotry and individual-level macroaggressions hampered their career development; in which they intentionally and/or unintentionally contributed to advancing structural prejudice and bigotry and/or perpetrated individual-level macroaggressions that may have hampered the career of underrepresented faculty, students, administration, and staff; and in which they were bystanders who did not intervene to dismantle structural prejudice and bigotry and/or address individual-level macroaggressions that they witnessed.

Format: This hands-on workshop will include:
A. A short lecture whose content will include Pinto’s personal experiences and personal examples of the dynamics listed above. This will be reinforced with statistics (e.g., disparities in tenure and promotion), and anecdotes from other minority individuals.

B. Following the lecture, Pinto, in collaboration with other actors, will use Theater of the Oppressed (Port: Teatro dos Oprimidos) techniques to model skits reflecting each of the instances listed above. Skits will be scripted such that the ending of each story will be decided by participants in small groups with an eye toward actions they can take to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in the academic space. (Boal A. (1979). Theatre of the Oppressed. New York, NY: Theater Communications Group).

C. Following small group discussions, all participants will reconvene to discuss strategies for welcoming underrepresented minorities into their social networks. This portion of the workshop will help participants to understand how they can help underrepresented minorities develop social capital by lending their social support: emotional, concrete, and informational.

Rogério Pinto accepting on behalf of the Faculty Allies for Diversity Committee: Born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Rogério M. Pinto is a professor and associate dean for research at the University of Michigan School of Social Work. He is the co-chair of the Faculty Allies for Diversity Committee. In his work, Pinto focuses on finding academic, sociopolitical, and cultural venues for broadcasting voices of oppressed individuals and groups. Funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, his community-engaged research focuses on the impact of interprofessional collaboration on the delivery of evidence-based services to marginalized racial/ethnic and sexual minority individuals. Funded by the University of Michigan Office of Research, as a new scholarly pursuit, he is building an art installation, The Realm of the Dead, to investigate his own personal marginalization as a gender non-confirming, mixed-race, and Latinx immigrant. This installation will serve as the stage set for Pinto’s award-winning theatrical performance, Marília, a one-person play, in which Pinto further explores the tragic death of his 3-year old sister, Marília, and how such loss haunts and inspires the lives of the family members she left behind. Marília won the 2015 United Solo Festival Best Documentary Script and it will be performed again at the University of Michigan as part of the centennial celebration of the School of Social Work.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 25 Jan 2021 14:18:18 -0500 2021-02-11T15:30:00-05:00 2021-02-11T16:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Workshop / Seminar