Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Pride Outside 2019 (September 2, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64856 64856-16476904@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 2, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Palmer Field
Organized By: oSTEM

Come one, come all!

Out in STEM, Spectrum Center, Central Student Government, and the College of Engineering are extremely PROUD to host Pride Outside 2019!

Join us for music, free pizza and "Michgian Pride" t-shirts, a drag show, lawn games and tons of cool LGBTQ+ and affirming student organizations and local groups!

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Fair / Festival Tue, 13 Aug 2019 17:09:44 -0400 2019-09-02T14:00:00-04:00 2019-09-02T16:30:00-04:00 Palmer Field oSTEM Fair / Festival Pride Outside Flyer
SSD Open House (September 6, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66097 66097-16686720@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 6, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Services for Students with Disabilities

Join us at our open house on Friday, September 6th 1:00-4:30pm. There will be refreshments, snacks, and information on our services and registration process.

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Reception / Open House Fri, 30 Aug 2019 15:12:33 -0400 2019-09-06T13:00:00-04:00 2019-09-06T17:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Services for Students with Disabilities Reception / Open House Haven Hall
Dance 2XS Auditions (September 8, 2019 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65985 65985-16678388@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, September 8, 2019 7:30pm
Location: Central Campus Recreation Building (Bell Pool)
Organized By: Dance 2XS Michigan

Come audition to be a part of one of Michigan's dopest dance crews!

Dance 2XS Michigan is a diverse group of young artists who take pride in our blend of unique styles and commitment to our dance family. We perform, travel, connect with, and learn from local and Midwest dancers!

Every dancer will learn then audition with choreography taught by our artistic directors, as well as have the opportunity to show off freestyle during the audition process.

No hip hop experience is necessary (All styles welcome)

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Auditions Thu, 29 Aug 2019 14:13:48 -0400 2019-09-08T19:30:00-04:00 2019-09-08T22:00:00-04:00 Central Campus Recreation Building (Bell Pool) Dance 2XS Michigan Auditions a group of dancers on stage looking forward with serious expressions. Text reads: Dance 2XS Auditions, @CCRB 7:30PM on 9/8/19
Writing a Diversity Statement (September 10, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65301 65301-16567513@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 10, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Increasingly, hiring committees are interested in how prospective faculty job candidates will contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion. As a result, many academic employers have begun to request a “diversity statement” as part of the faculty job application process. In this interactive session, we will discuss best practices for writing diversity statements, examine sample statements, and work through activities designed to help participants start writing their own statement.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/K44rO.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 19 Aug 2019 12:15:53 -0400 2019-09-10T12:00:00-04:00 2019-09-10T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Coffee, Donuts, and Cider with American Culture! (September 12, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66159 66159-16717489@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 12, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of American Culture

Calling all undergrads: Stop by for free coffee, donuts, and cider! Learn about AC programs, classes, and student groups -- plus meet some awesome people!

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Reception / Open House Tue, 03 Sep 2019 08:55:57 -0400 2019-09-12T15:30:00-04:00 2019-09-12T17:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Department of American Culture Reception / Open House Flyer
Communication & Media Speaker Series (September 12, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66490 66490-16742669@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 12, 2019 4:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Communication and Media

Current Controversies in Sports, Media, and Society sheds light on how various issues, including racism, sexism, ageism, religion, politics, and more, are depicted in sports media. The lecture will present research showcasing how sports media representations of athletes can influence both American culture and the individuals who consume said media.

Cynthia Frisby is a nationally-recognized authority on media portrayals of minorities, athletes, women and teens. Frisby studies how media messages contribute toward creating or maintaining stereotypes and biases against minorities, athletes, women and teens. Among other topics, she has investigated the coverage of black male athletes by magazines and news websites from 2002-2012 and demonstrated that news stories involving instances of crime or violence were more heavily covered when they involved black athletes.

Frisby's enthusiasm for her research is reflected clearly in the classroom, where she has won numerous awards for excellence in teaching. In 2002 the University of Missouri awarded her one of its highest teaching honors, the William T. Kemper Fellowship. Student-athletes recognized her outstanding teaching by naming her one of the four Most Inspiring Professors on the MU campus in 2007. Several Mizzou '39 honorees have named Frisby as their mentor. Mizzou '39 honors outstanding seniors for their academic achievements, leadership and service.

Frisby earned her doctorate degree and her master's degree from the University of Florida's College of Journalism and Mass Communications. She joined the Missouri School of Journalism faculty in January 1998 and is a full professor of strategic communication with a joint appointment in the communication department in the College of Arts and Science.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 06 Sep 2019 08:59:08 -0400 2019-09-12T16:00:00-04:00 2019-09-12T17:30:00-04:00 North Quad Communication and Media Lecture / Discussion North Quad
The Program on Intergroup Relations Ice Cream Social (September 12, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65769 65769-16654029@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 12, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Galleria
Organized By: The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR)

Join IGR for ice cream and get the scoop on social justice!

At this ice cream social you'll have the opportunity to mingle with IGR faculty, staff, current students, and alumx, and learn about the ways you can get involved in social justice through the medium of dialogue. IGR has a range of ways in which students may become involved, from courses, to facilitation opportunities, and even student positions, come join our fam!

We'll also have information about our preferred admittance to U-M's Center for the Study of Postsecondary and Higher Education Master's program (Hint: No GRE required!)

There will also be a special guest from the Spectrum Center, who will share opportunities for support and engagement.

We hope you'll join us!

Let us know you're coming here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/18564

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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 26 Aug 2019 15:58:06 -0400 2019-09-12T16:00:00-04:00 2019-09-12T18:00:00-04:00 Galleria The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR) Social / Informal Gathering ice cream cone
Re: Housing: Detroit (September 13, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/65577 65577-16615784@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 13, 2019 9:00am
Location: Art and Architecture Building
Organized By: A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning

As North American cities work through the long-term implications of globalization, disinvestment, and post-recession revitalization, affordable housing and community resilience are essential, but often elusive elements of urban life. In its inclusive vision of “A City for All,” Detroit’s unprecedented multi-pronged approach to housing and neighborhood preservation and development offers lessons relevant to both rapidly growing and Rust Belt cities looking to preserve existing housing stock and spark new development.

Re: Housing: Detroit, a symposium held in Detroit and Ann Arbor at the University of Michigan, will convene innovators and researchers across the academy, real estate, architecture, planning, housing advocacy, and the city of Detroit in pursuit of real solutions to Detroit’s “Missing Middle” density housing. Architects and developers working on current projects in Detroit will meet together with others working on similar projects in the US and internationally in the context of the Detroit’s Month of Design and biennial exhibition “Detroit Design 139.” Through panels focused on urban density, domestic arrangements, and development protocols, they will exchange current research and contemporary projects that address the design of inclusive, affordable, medium-density housing.

The symposium is part of a five-year collaboration between the City of Detroit Planning and Development Department and Taubman College, University of Michigan.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 12 Sep 2019 09:50:58 -0400 2019-09-13T09:00:00-04:00 2019-09-13T18:00:00-04:00 Art and Architecture Building A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning Lecture / Discussion re- housing detroit
Latina/o Studies Welcome Back Reception! (September 13, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/65530 65530-16611703@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 13, 2019 11:30am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Latina/o Studies

Join us for lunch, music, and good conversation! Don't forget to bring your friends!

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Reception / Open House Wed, 21 Aug 2019 09:15:22 -0400 2019-09-13T11:30:00-04:00 2019-09-13T13:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Latina/o Studies Reception / Open House Flyer
Entering, Engaging, and Exiting Communities for Graduate Students (September 13, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65305 65305-16567517@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 13, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

This workshop will introduce graduate students to principles and practices for thoughtfully engaging with communities, including motivations, impact of social identities, and strategies for engaging in reciprocal, ethical, and respectful ways. Particularly useful for students interested in community engagement, social justice, democratic engagement, advocacy, activism, and philanthropy.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/qggEv.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.
This workshop is co-sponsored by the Ginsberg Center and part of their Learning in Community workshop series.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 30 Aug 2019 18:16:15 -0400 2019-09-13T12:00:00-04:00 2019-09-13T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Journey with Contemporary Writers from Around the World (September 16, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64522 64522-16380912@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 16, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

In these sessions, participants will take a deeper look at how contemporary award-winning writers from around the world think and what concerns they have in today’s life. Do we, educated Americans, see our world in ways similar or different from the ways those writers see it?
Let us look at the world through these perceptive eyes. Let us try to be SINBADS and enjoy a free flight of discovery on the magic these writers have woven for us.
Join us and do not be afraid. Our first journey will be in the world of a novel titled "The Moor’s Account" by Laila Lalami. This Study Group led by Adnan Salhi is for those 50 and over and meets Mondays, 12:00–1:30 pm on September 16, October 7, November 4, December 16.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 23 Jul 2019 17:36:04 -0400 2019-09-16T12:00:00-04:00 2019-09-16T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
So Cool So Just: Social Justice Organization Fair 2019 (September 17, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/65906 65906-16670231@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 11:00am
Location: Diag - Central Campus
Organized By: School of Social Work, Community Action Social Change Undergraduate Minor

The So Cool So Just (SCSJ) Organization Fair is hosted by the Community Action and Social Change (CASC) Undergraduate Minor, Ginsberg Center, and the Office of the Community Engaged Academic Learning. This SCSJ fair creates space for organization to connect with students seeking opportunities to get involved on campus, build community with other social justice organizations, and share activities and programs related to social change.

Date: Tuesday, September 17th
Time: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm.

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Fair / Festival Wed, 28 Aug 2019 13:13:28 -0400 2019-09-17T11:00:00-04:00 2019-09-17T13:00:00-04:00 Diag - Central Campus School of Social Work, Community Action Social Change Undergraduate Minor Fair / Festival Time: Tuesday, September 17th; Location: The Diag; Learn more about social change efforts on campus at the social justice organization fair! For more information about the fair, contact scsjplanningteam@umich.edu
2019 Summer Programs Reflection (September 17, 2019 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66608 66608-16767949@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 12:30pm
Location: Galleria
Organized By: Center for Educational Outreach

Join the CEO team to reflect on Summer 2019 programs

> Wins and challenges of this year's summer programs
> Ideas for 2020 applications and recruitment strategies
> Program managers share key insights from around campus

Feel free to invite your colleagues and campus partners

September 17, 2019
CEO Galleria - RM 259
12:30 - 2:00 PM

Lunch will be provided

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 10 Sep 2019 08:53:01 -0400 2019-09-17T12:30:00-04:00 2019-09-17T14:00:00-04:00 Galleria Center for Educational Outreach Workshop / Seminar Summer programs reflection logo
Malcolm & Martin: Intersecting Visions of Justice (September 17, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66223 66223-16719606@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Muslim Students' Association

ICYMI: The recorded lecture (closed captioning available) can be found on YouTube at bit.ly/mxmlklecture

Malcolm & Martin dedicated their lives to the Black struggle for liberation and global freedom for all. This event will present a more nuanced narrative of each icons' approach and how their ideologies shifted to push society toward equality and justice, as well as how we can apply these lessons in the struggle for justice today.

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This event is free and open to the public! Tickets are required for entry.

Tickets can be picked-up directly from Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO) located in the League Underground. We recommend this to avoid waiting in line on the day of the event!!!

If you are unable to pick a ticket up from MUTO, registration is required to redeem a ticket and will remain open until the event start time. REGISTER NOW AT http://bit.ly/mxmlk
Pre-registrants can pick up their tickets from Rackham on the day of the event.

Please spread the word! Bring your family and friends. We welcome all to this important event on allyship and social justice.

Check out our Facebook event for more details! https://www.facebook.com/events/375081126725562/

For any accessibility accommodations, please fill out this form. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeb1nMOUfh1eiKMAUhpbsuLaUDOAfTB1d9G6rSZ83qRzGI2fw/viewform

If individuals are unable to attend in person, they can also tune into the livestream, which will have subtitles. https://ummedia01.umnet.umich.edu/msa/msa091719.html

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 07 Oct 2019 09:05:30 -0400 2019-09-17T17:30:00-04:00 2019-09-17T19:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Muslim Students' Association Lecture / Discussion background picture of Malcolm and Martin smiling and shaking hands. Text reads: The Muslim Students Association and collaborators present: Malcolm & Martin: Intersecting Visions of Justice. Presented by Imam Omar Suleiman, followed by dialogue and Q/A with Dr. Su'ad Abdul Khabeer & Dr. Stephen Ward. Free & open to the public. Register at bit.ly/mxmlk Sponsored by: Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives, Ross School of Business, and more!
Professional Development DEI Certificate Information Session (September 18, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67019 67019-16796446@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Did you know that Rackham offers a Professional Development Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Certificate Program? It was designed to prepare graduate students to work in a diverse environment while fostering an inclusive climate on campus. Help us spread the word! Each year we have many students miss the application deadline. There is still time to apply! Applications for the program are open now and close on September 20, 2019. For more information or apply, please visit our website: Rackham Professional Development DEI Certificate.
Still have questions?? Join us for this information session to learn about the requirements of the program and discover how this certificate can prepare you to enter a diverse and global job market.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/r8Xw4.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 12 Sep 2019 12:16:49 -0400 2019-09-18T12:00:00-04:00 2019-09-18T13:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Chinese Railroad Workers, The Transcontinental, and the Making of Modern America (September 18, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63431 63431-15694218@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies

This year is the 150th anniversary of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad line. At Promontory Summit, Utah on May 10, 1869, the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroad lines celebrated the spanning of the country with iron. Hailed ever since as a signal development in post-Civil War America, the story of the transcontinental is often romanticized and celebrated as a national triumph. Relegated to the margins or even erased altogether from many accounts, Chinese railroad workers were actually central to the effort. Chang’s historical recovery returns these workers to the center of the narrative. His lecture will consider historiography, the methodological challenge of writing history without traditional documentation, and the place of this history in the rise of modern America.


Gordon H. Chang is professor of history, Olive H. Palmer Professor in the Humanities, and the Senior Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education at Stanford University. He studies the histories of America-China relations, U.S. diplomacy, and Asian American history. Among his publications are Friends and Enemies: The United States, China, and the Soviet Union, 1948-1972; Morning Glory, Evening Shadow: Yamato Ichihashi and His Internment Writing, 1942-1945; Asian Americans and Politics: Perspectives, Experiences, Prospects; editor with Judy Yung and H.M Lai, Chinese American Voices: From the Gold Rush to the Present; editor with Mark Johnson and Paul Karlstrom, Asian American Art: A History, 1850-1970; and Fateful Ties: A History of America’s Preoccupation with China. He has been a Guggenheim and ACLS Fellow.

He currently co-directs the Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project at Stanford and has published two books this year: The Chinese and the Iron Road: Building the Transcontinental (editor with Shelley Fisher Fishkin) and Ghosts of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 11 Sep 2019 15:45:05 -0400 2019-09-18T16:00:00-04:00 2019-09-18T18:00:00-04:00 Tisch Hall Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Lecture / Discussion Poster
Project Inspire Student Organization Networking Event (September 18, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66510 66510-16744946@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Center for Educational Outreach

September 18, 2019
6:00 - 7:45 PM
Michigan League - Koessler Room
FREE FOOD + RAFFLE

Do you need training for your organization? Do you need funding for your outreach programs?

This will be an opportunity for leaders of student organizations to network and share their stories working with youth in diverse settings. We will discuss effective practices and resources as it relates to K-12 outreach and how CEO and their partners can support your work through grant funding and training initiatives.

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Social / Informal Gathering Fri, 06 Sep 2019 12:37:48 -0400 2019-09-18T18:00:00-04:00 2019-09-18T20:00:00-04:00 Michigan League Center for Educational Outreach Social / Informal Gathering Project Inspire Student Organization Networking Event
Queer/Cuir Américas Symposium (September 20, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63432 63432-15694219@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 20, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Latina/o Studies

What are the meanings of queer and cuir in Latinx America and the Caribbean? What are the politics of translation and knowledge production in our hemisphere? Join the Cuir Américas Working Group | Grupo de Trabajo Feminista/Queer/Cuir for a bilingual discussion on LGBTQ Latinx, Indigenous, and Afro-diasporic gender, sexuality, and politics, including a panel discussion, keynote address by Ochy Curiel, and reception.

1pm | Welcoming words by Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes (American Culture, Romance Languages and Literatures, Women's Studies), Constanza Contreras Ruiz (English), Kerry White (American Culture)


1:15pm | Roundtable on Queer/Cuir Studies in the Américas

Marcia Ochoa, University of California, Santa Cruz
Yolanda Martínez-San Miguel, University of Miami
Marlene Wayar, Independent Scholar, Argentina
Diego Falconí-Trávez, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
Salvador Vidal-Ortiz, American University/College of the Holy Cross
Juliana Martínez, American University.

Moderator
Lourdes Martínez-Echazábal, University of California, Santa Cruz/Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

3:00 | Break

3:30-5:00pm Keynote lecture
Ochy Curiel, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
“Encuentros y Desencuentros: Between Decolonial Feminism and Cuir/Queer Theory and Practice" (in Spanish).

Drawing on decolonial feminism which brings together and is complicated by the contributions, theories, analyses and practices of the most critical currents in feminism—such as Black feminism, feminist autonomous separatism, lesbian feminism, the feminism of indigenous women and Abya Yala’s indigenous origins—as well as the contributions of the decolonial turn around the historical construction of modernity and coloniality, this presentation seeks to problematize certain cuir/queer positions and analyses which only consider those bodies that are generated by and sexualized within privileged positions in regards to race, class, and geopolitics. At the same time, this paper tries to revive more critical and radical cuir/queer positions that contribute to constructing projects of social transformation and collective emancipation.

Ochy Curiel is professor of Gender Studies at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. She is an Afro-Dominican feminist, lesbian, anti-racist, and decolonial singer/scholar/activist who has been at the forefront of contemporary Afro-feminist movements throughout Latin America.

5:00-6:00pm Reception

Event is free and open to the public and will be in English and Spanish. Interpretation/translation will not be provided.

Major funding for this event provided by the National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID) through a Think-Act Tank grant. Additional support provided byBrazil Initiative (LACS), the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS), Department of American Culture, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, Department of Women's Studies, Institute for the Humanities, Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG), Latina/o Studies Program, the Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (ODEI), the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA), and the U-M Office of Research (UMOR).

For more information about the symposium please contact Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes at lawrlafo@umich.edu.

For more information about the special issue of GLQ on Queer/Cuir Américas: Translation, Decoloniality, and the Incommensurable, please visit https://cuiramericas.org/

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 17 Sep 2019 16:34:29 -0400 2019-09-20T13:00:00-04:00 2019-09-20T18:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Latina/o Studies Conference / Symposium Poster
Spectrum Center's BiBQ (September 23, 2019 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65057 65057-16509319@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 23, 2019 4:30pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Please join us on Bi Visibility Day with a bar-b-que! We’ll be celebrating the bi, pan, ply, fluid, and non-monosexual communities with food, fun and resources. We’ll also be chalking in the diag and making buttons. This event is free and open to the public!

Food being offered includes:
BBQ Chicken (gluten-free)
BBQ Jackfruit (gluten-free, vegan)
Coleslaw (gluten-free, vegetarian)
Tater-tots (vegan)
Bread & rolls (gluten-free available)
Iced tea & ice water

Food will be served starting at 5pm. Right after the event wraps up, join us for chalking positive messages for the bi, pan, ply, and fluid folks at University of Michigan!

Parking, accessibility, and wayfinding details can be found at http://bit.ly/2mrtITH.

Spectrum Center Accessibility Statement
If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accommodation Form, found at bit.ly/SCaccess. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, but we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

For more information on Bi Visibility Day, check out bivisibilityday.com

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Social / Informal Gathering Thu, 19 Sep 2019 16:46:26 -0400 2019-09-23T16:30:00-04:00 2019-09-23T19:00:00-04:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Spectrum Center Social / Informal Gathering Details about the BiBQ event included in event description
Shaping Future Cities: An evening discussing Urban Tech in Detroit (September 23, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66900 66900-16785540@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 23, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning

Urban transformation is increasingly driven by technological innovation, which is changing the game in areas ranging from housing and mobility to development and construction. Dean Jonathan Massey invites you to join us for an alumni event in Detroit centered around the uses and possibilities of Urban Tech, including the new technologies and development practices that are transforming cities operationally, socially and spatially.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 11 Sep 2019 10:30:50 -0400 2019-09-23T17:30:00-04:00 2019-09-23T19:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning Conference / Symposium Shaping Future Cities
Rackham Professional Development DEI Certificate Orientation (September 24, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65308 65308-16567520@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Did you know Rackham offers a DEI Professional Development Certificate designed to prepare graduate students to work in a diverse environment while fostering a climate of inclusivity? Attend this introduction session to learn about the requirements of the program and discover how this certificate can prepare you to enter a diverse and global job market. Find out more about the program.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/r88EP.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:16 -0400 2019-09-24T12:00:00-04:00 2019-09-24T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
High Stakes Culture: The Power of the Pronoun (September 24, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65996 65996-16678397@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 5:30pm
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

Over the past few years, “culture wars” have been ignited across the country. Activists from all points of the political spectrum, even the President of the United States himself, are turning to beloved cultural objects to stake a claim for their differing beliefs in a politically fraught moment.

What is at stake in the ways we understand culture and cultural conflict? High Stakes Culture, a series presented by the Institute for the Humanities and the Humanities Collaboratory, brings humanities perspectives to bear on current debates.

The Power of the Pronoun:
The current debate over gender-neutral pronouns plays out on college campuses, on social media, and in offices across the country. Why are we thinking about pronouns in new ways? What are the politics and the history of the pronoun? And what do the conversations we are having about them reveal about American culture in this moment?

Come talk to humanities scholars who work on questions like these and others you might have about the power of the pronoun.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 03 Sep 2019 10:57:33 -0400 2019-09-24T17:30:00-04:00 2019-09-24T19:00:00-04:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Lecture / Discussion Pronouns
Student-Veteran Lunch: A Chat With the V.A. (September 25, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67330 67330-16839868@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

This lunchtime chat will provide you the opportunity to sit and ask questions with representatives from them Veterans Affairs (V.A.) as well as the Veterans and Military Services at the University of Michigan. Lunch will be provided.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/nbO3n.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:16 -0400 2019-09-25T12:00:00-04:00 2019-09-25T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Meet and Greet with Writer | Producer | Director Aminah Bakeer Abdul-Jabbaar (September 26, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/66499 66499-16742864@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 26, 2019 11:30am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS)

Please join us for a free lunch with Professor Aminah Bakeer Abdul-Jabbaar.
RSVP: https://forms.gle/AK4mhi7KMZG1vxcQ7

Aminah Bakeer Abdul-Jabbaar is Writer/Producer/Director and Professor in the Pan African Studies Department at California State University, Los Angeles. Aminah hails from South Central LA and holds degrees in TV and Directing from USC and UCLA. Her award-winning films, PERSONAL TOUCH and BILALIAN have been featured on PBS and BET. Her other credits include DORSEY, a TV Pilot about colorism in the Black Community (starring: Christy Knowings and Wesley Jonathan) and BedRest (starring: Pratima Anae and Tiffany Haddish), a comedy about a woman trapped on Bed Rest and played on Blip.TV.

*Join us for a screening of Aminah Bakeer Abdul-Jabbar's latest film Muslimah’s Guide to Marriage on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019 from 6:00-8:00PM in the Rackham Graduate School Ampitheatre. https://events.umich.edu/event/63433

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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 16 Sep 2019 09:11:23 -0400 2019-09-26T11:30:00-04:00 2019-09-26T13:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS) Social / Informal Gathering Flyer
Bouchet Fall Panel: So You’re a Professor, Now What? (September 26, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67020 67020-16796447@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 26, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Join our panel of distinguished faculty members from the University of Michigan and peer institutions, who will discuss the challenges, pitfalls, and opportunities that come with navigating the tenure process as faculty members from traditionally marginalized communities. Lunch will be provided. Sponsored by the Bouchet Honor Society.
Panelists:

Durga Singer, M.D., Assistant Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology and Pediatrics, Michigan Medicine
Bart Bartlett, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry, University of Michigan
Sandra M. Gonzales, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Bilingual/Bicultutral Education, Wayne State University
Pero Dagbovie, Ph.D., Professor of History, Associate Dean of the Graduate School, Michigan State University

Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/v281P.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:17 -0400 2019-09-26T12:00:00-04:00 2019-09-26T14:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
HIRED-IN (Hiring Involvement in Recruiting for Equity, Diversity and INclusion) (September 26, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64626 64626-16397014@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 26, 2019 1:30pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

If you have any questions or if accommodations are needed to access the facility or the content of the presentation, please contact Britney Underwood (britneyu@umich.edu) as soon as possible.

In this session, participants will:

Increase awareness of how implicit bias can show up during the hiring process
Gain an awareness of the importance of consistent guidelines, evaluation and candidate experience
Discuss equitable hiring conventions
Increase knowledge regarding affirmative action goals
Learn about resources that exist in LSA and on campus

Audience:
This course is required for all staff who are involved in the staff recruiting and selection process for LSA.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 30 Aug 2019 10:03:05 -0400 2019-09-26T13:30:00-04:00 2019-09-26T15:30:00-04:00 LSA Building LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workshop / Seminar LSA Building
Rackham North: Rackham Professional Development DEI Certificate Orientation (September 26, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65353 65353-16573555@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 26, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Pierpont Commons
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Did you know Rackham offers a DEI Professional Development Certificate designed to prepare graduate students to work in a diverse environment while fostering a climate of inclusivity? Attend this introduction session to learn about the requirements of the program and discover how this certificate can prepare you to enter a diverse and global job market. Find out more about the program.
This session is for people who have been accepted into the Rackham Professional Development DEI Certificate Program. This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/bvvgZ.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 25 Sep 2019 12:17:29 -0400 2019-09-26T15:00:00-04:00 2019-09-26T17:00:00-04:00 Pierpont Commons Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Pierpont Commons
AMAS Film Screening: "Muslimah's Guide to Marriage" (September 26, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63433 63433-15694220@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 26, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS)

Please refer to this link if you may need a reflection room during this event: https://trotter.umich.edu/article/reflection-rooms-campus

Muslimah Muhammad, a twenty-something African-American orthodox Muslim Woman who lives in Inglewood, CA, has seven days and fourteen hours left in her Iddah (Muslim separation) before she will officially be divorced from her cheating husband. Knowing that the divorce would upset her religious father and the local Muslim community, Muslimah works diligently to try to fix her broken marriage before it is too late.


Director's Intro: Aminah Bakeer Abdul-Jabbaar
https://vimeo.com/250992626

Director's Bio:
Writer/Producer/Director/Professor in the Pan African Studies Department at California State University, Los Angeles. Aminah is from South Central LA. She holds a B.A. from USC in Cinema TV and an M.F.A. in Directing from UCLA’s Film & TV Department. Aminah participated in IFP/FIND’s Project Involve and IFP/FIND'S Screenwriter’s Lab. Her short, PERSONAL TOUCH, which deals with her mother’s death from breast cancer, won the Liddel Art Award from the Ann Arbor Film Festival and screened on PBS. She also wrote and directed DORSEY, a Multi-Camera TV Pilot about colorism in the Black Community (starring: Christy Knowings, Wesley Jonathan, and Wesley Jonathan), which got Aminah a Directing Internship at THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS and she was featured on ET. Next, Aminah won the Visionary Award at the Pan African Film Festival for BILALIAN, a feature-length documentary about African-American Muslims in America and in Africa, and received glowing reviews in several publications including “Variety” and was broadcast on BET. After, Aminah co-wrote, produced, and directed the web series BedRest (starring: Pratima Anae and Tiffany Haddish), a comedy about a woman trapped on Bed Rest and played on Blip.TV. Aminah is represented by 3 Arts Entertainment and UTA.


Executive Producer: Donald Bakeer
Donald Bakeer is author of "South Central L.A. CRIPS (1987)", the novel that in tandem with its critically acclaimed film adaptation, "South Central" (Warner Bros. 1992), has been the most powerful artistic combination to combat the 35 year old gang murder epidemic that has now become a culture for many. These two works, and Bakeer'slast novel, The Story of the 1992 L.A. Uprising-"Inhale Gasoline & Gunsmoke!", are critical in his strategy to end the gang wars with art and fight a growing culture of anti-literacy.Bakeer, recently retired after 30 years teaching English in several of South Central L.A.'s toughest schools, is a renowned poet and speaker, a 15-year member and former President of the International Black Writers and Artists who has been one of the most influential voices in South Central L.A. for over 3 decades, now. Known to many as "The Master Poet", Bakeer has performed hundreds of times over the past 30 years in schools, churches, mosques, nightclubs, restaurants, bookstores, and festivals in the area. He is the dedicated father of 9, has mentored many, and taught hundreds of people to be poets.CRIPS and …


Cinematographer: Jerry Henry
Jerry’s visual talents can be seen in such docs as the Oscar-nominated documentary Exit Through The Gift Shop directed by Banksy, American Revolutionary by director Grace Lee and City of Gold from director Laura Gabbert which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and was theatrically released theatrically by Sundance/ IFC in March 2016. He recently wrapped up the upcoming four-part HBO docu-series titled The Defiant Ones which will the chronicle the life and work of Dr. Dre. & Jimmy Iovine and Ferguson Rises with director Mobolaji Olambiwannu. He continues to serve as cinematographer for numerous documentaries and documentary for VICELAND, MTV News & Docs, National Geographic. Under his production company Cactus Eyelash, INC, he shoots and produces for clients Ford, Reebok, Nike, Honda, and MasterCard.


Editor: Rachel Pearl

Written by: Aminah Bakeer Abdul-Jabbaar

Producers:Aminah Bakeer Abdul-Jabbaar
Kenyatta Bakeer
Dianne Durazo
Julie Durazo

Starring: Ebony Perry, Glenn Plummer, BT Kingsley, Kareem Grimes, and Medina Britt. (Red Carpet Photo Attached)

MGTM Website with Social Media Links:
https://www.muslimahsguidetomarriage.com

Awards and Achievements Received:
Pan-African Film Festival Audience Award - Narrative Feature
Sold Out Screenings at Pan-African Film Festival (202 seat theater)

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Film Screening Thu, 26 Sep 2019 15:26:51 -0400 2019-09-26T18:00:00-04:00 2019-09-26T20:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS) Film Screening Poster
Intersections in Engaged Research (September 27, 2019 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63484 63484-15751187@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 27, 2019 12:30pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Graham Sustainability Institute

Researchers and co-investigators from all three U-M campuses are invited to join us for Intersections in Engaged Research. This interactive event will bring together researchers and multiple internal sponsor organizations to share and learn how we can leverage university resources to maximize our public and community impact.

It will feature a wide range of engaged research projects, including action-based research, community-based participatory research, community-engaged research, among others, taking place with funding and support through internal U-M award programs.

Attendees will learn more about resources, funding mechanisms, training opportunities and networks that currently exist on campus. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from each other and inform how internal funders support engaged research on campus.

The event will highlight successful research projects, facilitate conversations on key strategies and lessons learned in the field, and include opportunities for networking.

This event is intended for:

Faculty and co-investigators from multiple disciplines across the university who are interested in exploring internal funding opportunities and support for engaged research
Faculty grant recipients and co-investigators of internal engaged research funding
Institutional partners who are interested in supporting engaged research and exploring opportunities for collective impact

Questions? Email intersections@umich.edu

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 06 May 2019 14:04:49 -0400 2019-09-27T12:30:00-04:00 2019-09-27T16:30:00-04:00 Palmer Commons Graham Sustainability Institute Conference / Symposium Intersections Logo
Xu Zhimo’s Surprising Journey: An Exploration of My Grandfather’s Life (September 27, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67479 67479-16864378@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 27, 2019 1:30pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Electrical and Computer Engineering

Biography
Tony S. Hsu is the grandson of Xu Zhimo. He was born in Shanghai shortly after the end of World War II. As a toddler, Hsu and his sisters were raised by his grandmother, Zhang Youyi, while his parents pursued their studies in America.

In the late 1940s, Zhang and her young charges left China amidst national political turmoil and settled in Hong Kong. At age six, Hsu and his sisters emigrated to New York to join their parents and begin a new life in America. Hsu ultimately received his bachelor’s in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan and doctorate in applied physics from Yale University. He has been an executive for several technology companies. Hsu lives with his fashion designer wife, Lily Pao Hsu, and his filmmaker daughter, Alexandra, in Southern California. Chasing the Modern is his first book.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 20 Sep 2019 09:07:25 -0400 2019-09-27T13:30:00-04:00 2019-09-27T14:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Electrical and Computer Engineering Lecture / Discussion Tony Hsu
Designing Dynamic Programming for Diverse K-12 Youth (October 1, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66616 66616-16767958@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 1, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Center for Educational Outreach

October 1, 2019
6:00 - 7:45 PM
Trotter Multicultural Center

The Center for Educational Outreach, the Ginsberg Center, and the School of Education are launching a new collaborative training series to support and deepen the educational outreach and service of the University of Michigan student organizations working in K-12 school environments. We invite student organizations involved in educational outreach and service to join us at any or all of these sessions to learn about the opportunities and challenges involved in this important work!

Designing Dynamic Programming for Diverse K-12 Youth - Hosted by CEO
> Connect current practices to create dynamic and engaging outreach programming
> Develop skills for adapting and responding during times of program uncertainty
> Explore strategies on how to create a respectful and inclusive learning environment

Learn more at ceo.umich.edu/project-inspire

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 09 Sep 2019 10:54:17 -0400 2019-10-01T18:00:00-04:00 2019-10-01T19:45:00-04:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Center for Educational Outreach Workshop / Seminar Learning Together Flyer
Ignite and Implement: Student Engagement with DEI Initiatives (October 1, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65371 65371-16573567@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 1, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

This event will follow a Design Thinking approach where students spanning multiple and intersecting identity groups will facilitate dialogue to reflect on realities and generate ideas around transparency, inclusivity, communication, and engagement with DEI initiatives on campus including within Student Life.

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 01 Oct 2019 13:02:21 -0400 2019-10-01T18:00:00-04:00 2019-10-01T20:00:00-04:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Conference / Symposium University of Michigan Campus
Change It Up! (October 2, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65418 65418-16597552@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 2, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Change it Up! brings bystander intervention skills to the University of Michigan community for the purpose of building inclusive, respectful, and safe communities. It is based on a nationally recognized four-stage bystander intervention model that helps individuals intervene in situations that negatively impact individuals, organizations, and the campus community.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/E33m8.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:18 -0400 2019-10-02T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-02T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
EVENT CANCELLED - Musical Theatre & Cabaret (October 3, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67411 67411-16849154@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 3, 2019 12:00pm
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

EVENT RESCHEDULED FOR JAN 30 - LOBBY CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE. The Two Tenors (Jeffrey Willets & Jay Kaplan), with the assistance of pianist Elisabeth Wagner and percussionist Jessie Gibbs, will tickle your funny bone and tingle your spine with October themed musical pieces from the American musical theatre and Cabaret repertoire. Look for live stream video on Gifts of Art Facebook.

University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

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Performance Tue, 01 Oct 2019 13:57:42 -0400 2019-10-03T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-03T13:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Performance Photograph of Jay Kaplan, Elisabeth Wagner and Jeffrey Willets by Hector Luna.
Rackham North: It’s in the Syllabus and Other First-Generation College Student Experiences (October 3, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65419 65419-16597553@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 3, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Pierpont Commons
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

An immersive, playfully disorienting encounter, It’s in the Syllabus and Other First Generation College Student (FGCS) Experiences offers participants a complex view of a heterogenous identity group: students who are the first generation in their family to attend college. Because this session focuses on interventions instructors can make in the classroom, it is appropriate for faculty, graduate student instructors, and staff who have an instructional role. Participants witness several different intersecting stories about FGCS experiences and challenges, which confront stereotypes about who FGCS are and what they bring to the classroom. Through facilitated activities and discussion, instructors strategize about ways to make their classrooms more inclusive and foster belonging for FGCS.
**The theatrical portion of this session contains strong language.
In this session, participants will:

Discuss barriers that create challenges for FGCS.
Identify specific classroom strategies to better support FGCS.
Consider how to deploy resources on campus relevant to FGCS.

**Early departures can be disruptive to the performance and other participants. Please only register if you are able to attend the entire workshop.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/qgg3e.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:18 -0400 2019-10-03T15:00:00-04:00 2019-10-03T17:00:00-04:00 Pierpont Commons Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Pierpont Commons
The Salute to Latinas: Fuerza de la Mujer (October 4, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67921 67921-16966902@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 4, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

You’re invited! Delta Tau Lambda Sorority Incorporated’s seeks to honor the accomplishments, strengths, history, culture, and diversity of all Latina women and women of color at The Salute to Latinas: Fuerza de la Mujer. This event has been Delta Tau Lambda Sorority Incorporated’s signature event for the past 25 years.

“This year’s theme, Mente, Cuerpo, y Alma (Mind, Body, and Soul), will bring awareness to the health of women of color in our community. As Latinas and women of color, our racialized experiences in the world have a great impact on our mental, physical, and spiritual wellness. The sisters of Delta Tau Lambda Sorority, Incorporated, Alpha Chapter, strive to educate our campus community about this issue through artistic performances, guest speakers, recognition awards, and other group activities.

We will present the ‘Diamond Award,’ which is awarded to a woman who is dedicated to performing above and beyond in community service and the improvement of our community. Additionally, we will announce and celebrate the recipient of our Lydia Cruz & Sandra Maria Ramos Scholarship for young emerging leaders.”

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Ceremony / Service Wed, 02 Oct 2019 10:46:37 -0400 2019-10-04T18:00:00-04:00 2019-10-04T20:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Ceremony / Service Flier
Sister 2 Sister Presents: A Night at the [M]et (October 5, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67573 67573-16894379@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, October 5, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Come one, come all to celebrate the 20th annual Black Homecoming Gala!  ​The annual Black Homecoming Gala at the University of Michigan is a cultural event that unites the campus community and showcases the achievements and diversity of its student body. Every year, Michigan students, faculty, staff, and alumni gather to celebrate each other’s accomplishments, show their school spirit, and appreciate one another in a festive and formal environment. This year, in partnership with UMMA, Black Homecoming seeks to provide even further cultural enrichment by bringing you A Night at the [M]et, a Michigan twist on the popular Met Gala held every year at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. This event is free and open to the public. All are welcome.

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Presentation Mon, 30 Sep 2019 22:45:13 -0400 2019-10-05T18:00:00-04:00 2019-10-05T21:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Presentation A Night at the [M]et
DEI Summit 2019: Community Assembly & Discussion featuring Van Jones (October 7, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/65572 65572-16613772@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 7, 2019 10:00am
Location: Hill Auditorium
Organized By: Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

The 2019 DEI Summit Community Assembly & Discussion highlights Year 3 progress of the U-M DEI Strategic Plan and kicks off the Year 4 implementation.

This year's keynote speaker features Van Jones--political commentator, author, and host of CNN's The Redemption Project and The Van Jones Show--followed by a roundtable discussion involving campus-based initiatives. The event will also include remarks from U-M President Mark Schlissel and senior leadership.

Van Jones is President & Founder of the nonprofit, Dream Corps -- a justice incubator that houses the following initiatives: #cut50, #YesWeCode, #GreenForAll, and #LoveArmy. All with the overarching goal to create innovative solutions that "close prison doors and open doors of opportunity." Van has also led a number of other social and environmental justice enterprises, including The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and Color of Change.

A Yale-educated attorney, Van has written three New York Times Bestsellers. In 2009, Van worked as the green jobs advisor to the Obama White House. He has earned many honors, including the World Economic Forum’s "Young Global Leader" designation, Rolling Stone’s 12 Leaders Who Get Things Done, Fast Company's 12 Most Creative Minds On Earth, a Webby Special Achievement Award and Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the World.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 07 Oct 2019 08:53:58 -0400 2019-10-07T10:00:00-04:00 2019-10-07T11:30:00-04:00 Hill Auditorium Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Lecture / Discussion van-jones
National Book Tour of Journey for Justice: The Life of Larry Itliong (October 7, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/67249 67249-16829024@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 7, 2019 11:30am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies

In commemoration of October as Filipino American History Month, join us at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, as we host another stop on the National Book Tour of Journey for Justice: The Life of Larry Itliong, with co-author and publisher, Gayle Romasanta (from Stockton, California), on Monday, October 7, 2019.

About Journey for Justice:

In 2019-2020, Bridge and Delta Publishing in partnership with the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) and PapaLoDown Agency takes “Journey for Justice: The Life of Larry Itliong,” on a 20+ city national book tour. This is the first nonfiction illustrated children’s book about Filipino American history, and the first book ever written about Larry Itliong. The children’s book written by the late historian Dawn Bohulano Mabalon, Ph.D. with Gayle Romasanta and illustrated by Andre Sibayan, tells the story of forgotten United Farm Workers (UFW) cofounder, Larry Itliong, his migration to the United States and his lifelong fight for a farmworkers union. The city of Delano, California, was the first stop of the national book tour with events held in Seattle, WA; New York; Washington DC; Anchorage, AK; Santa Ana, CA; Houston, TX; with future stops in Southfield and Ann Arbor, MI; Milwaukee, WI; Chicago, IL; Wapato, WA; Virginia Beach, VA; Irvine, San Diego, Stockton, SF Bay Area, CA; Lancaster and Philadelphia, PA; Honolulu, HI; and more.

“Journey for Justice is a significant children’s book about a legendary pioneer in the farmworkers movement. This was the last book that FANHS National Scholar and Trustee Dr. Dawn Bohulano Mabalon, wrote before she passed away suddenly on Aug. 10, 2018. We are committed to carry on Dawn’s legacy so that people of all ages can learn more about Filipina/o American history. We support this book and strongly encourage everyone to read it and discuss it with their children, community, and educators,” shares University of Michigan Prof. Emily P. Lawsin, FANHS National Vice President.

Currently, Filipino Americans are the largest Asian American group in 10 of the 13 western states, the second largest Asian American population in the nation, and is the oldest Asian population in the nation, with hardly any mention of their contributions to U.S. history in school textbooks. This book will be the first out of a planned series of four books about Filipino American historical figures for students of all ages, from 10 and up. A free teacher’s curriculum guide created by Pin@y Educational Partnerships is available at www.bridgedelta.com.

Bridge and Delta Publisher and Owner Gayle Romasanta and the Filipino American community celebrate and aim to further Dr. Dawn Mabalon’s work to spread Filipino American history, especially “Journey for Justice: The Life of Larry Itliong,” Mabalon’s last book. Romasanta says, “She made history accessible and was a revered community activist. She not only was a scholar, but her work touched the Filipino

American community on a national scale. She not only saved the remaining Filipino neighborhood Little Manila buildings in her hometown of Stockton and named the area ‘Historic Little Manila,’ she traveled the country speaking and connecting with the community and spreading her wealth of knowledge about American history, Filipino American food history, and more. She was the leading Filipino American historian before her untimely passing.”

The Journey for Justice National Book Tour in Michigan will include a community visit to Paaralang Pilipino Language and Cultural School, which is housed in the Philippine American Community Center of Michigan, in Southfield, and a book signing reception and guest lectures at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (in WOMENSTD 151/AMCULT/ASIANPAM 102: Women’s Studies First Year Seminar on Food and Gender in Asian American Communities, and in AMCULT/ASIANPAM 310: Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies [Race & Ethnicity-Social Sciences] class on the Filipino American Experience).

While the Journey for Justice book celebrates Larry Itliong and the history of the Delano Grape Strike, it also highlights Dr. Dawn Mabalon’s life work as the co-founder of Little Manila Rising (formerly the Little Manila Foundation), Filipino American National Historical Society National Scholar and Trustee, a San Francisco State University professor, and author of multiple books including “Little Manila Is In the Heart: The Making of the Filipina/o American Community in Stockton, California” (Duke University Press, 2013).

Sponsors (Partial List)
University of Michigan (* = pending confirmation):
• UM Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies
• UM Department of American Culture
• UM Department of Women’s Studies*
• UM Filipino American Students Association Local Community Sponsors:
• FANHS Michigan Chapter
• Filipino Youth Initiative
• Paaralang Pilipino Language and Cultural School
• Philippine American Community Center of Michigan
• FILAMCCO National Sponsors:
• Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS)
• Carlos Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies at UC Davis
• Pin@y Educational Partnerships
• Little Manila Rising
• PapaLoDown Agency
• Bridge + Delta Publishing

For a Media Kit, see: http://tinyurl.com/MediaKitJFJ
For a Curriculum Guide, Book Orders and additional information visit www.bridgedelta.com For Event Questions, Email: FANHS.VP@gmail.com

www.fanhs-national.org www.paccm.org

#JourneyForJustice #LarryItliong#DawnMabalonIsInTheHeart

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 16 Sep 2019 10:59:49 -0400 2019-10-07T11:30:00-04:00 2019-10-07T13:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Lecture / Discussion Gayle Romasanta
Queer in STEM: a Post-Graduate Experience (October 7, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67500 67500-16866606@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 7, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Join Rackham Graduate School and Spectrum Center for a panel and conversation about holding an LGBTQ+ identity in STEM fields while persuing a graduate degree and beyond. Registration required, found at https://myumi.ch/9oode.

Panelists will include individuals who have a PhD Industrial and Operations Engineering, a PhD Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, a PhD Robotics, and MA in Biomedical Engineering

Spectrum Center Accessibility Statement
If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accommodation Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, but we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 25 Sep 2019 11:25:03 -0400 2019-10-07T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-07T14:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Spectrum Center Lecture / Discussion Queer in STEM information, including date, time, and location. The background is a blurry image of a public study space and a rainbow runs vertically down the right side of the image. The Rackham, Student Life, and Spectrum Center Block M logos line the bottom.
Rackham LGBTQ Out in the Grad School (October 7, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65631 65631-16623837@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 7, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Celebrate National Coming Out Day with our panel of graduate students who will discuss what the complexities of being out and/or not being out mean to them. Co-sponsored by the Spectrum Center.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:18 -0400 2019-10-07T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-07T14:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Second Betty Ch'maj Distinguished American Studies Lecture: "Beyond the Decolonial Turn: The Imaginary as Will to Feel" (October 7, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66334 66334-16727913@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 7, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Department of American Culture

As a deconstructive tool, does the decolonial necessarily expose colonial powers, structures, laws, and institutions? What are the flaws of a decolonial theory that regards a materialist perspective while occluding the spirit of the mind and body? It is as if the method and the theory exist in parallel universes, never to touch or entice each other but instead battle in a false binary. And yet, we cannot have theory without method; we cannot have a materialist, grounded “real” critique without the affective body, without the people who feel, who touch, who experience and imagine other ways of being. The imagination, after all, is the door to creativity, to other ways of being and knowing. Overall, the real without the imaginary lacks vision and affirms a two- dimensional, uninspired ontology and epistemology. I’m posing the “will to feel” as a mode that reasserts the imaginary within the decolonial. Ultimately, can the “will to feel” transform us and the toxic world we inhabit in the 21st century?

There will be a light reception following the lecture.

Dr. Emma Pérez earned a PhD in history from the University of California, Los Angeles. In 2017, she joined the University of Arizona as a Research Social Scientist at the Southwest Center and a Professor in the Department of Gender/Women’s Studies. Pérez has published fiction, essays and the history monograph, The Decolonial Imaginary: Writing Chicanas into History (1999). Her novels include, Gulf Dreams (1996); Forgetting the Alamo, Or, Blood Memory (2009), which earned the Isherwood Writing Grant (2009) and 2nd place in Historical Fiction from International Latino Books (2010). Her most recent novel, Electra’s Complex (2016) is a mystery set in an east coast college. She continues to research and write about LGBT Chicanx/Latinx through a queer of color lens.

ATTN: There will also be a private brunch with Emma Pérez for Graduate Students. RSVP required: https://forms.gle/5fNfoMHzPhEFzUH98

About the Betty Ch’maj Lecture: With generous support from the Ch’maj family, the Annual Betty Ch’maj Distinguished American Studies Lecture Series was established to honor the legacy of Betty Ch’maj. Ch'maj, who was awarded the very first Ph.D. in American Culture in 1961 at Michigan, continued her career researching American literature and music, founding the Radical Caucus of ASA, and working to challenge systematic gender discrimination in American Studies programs.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 25 Sep 2019 13:27:26 -0400 2019-10-07T16:00:00-04:00 2019-10-07T18:00:00-04:00 Palmer Commons Department of American Culture Lecture / Discussion Photo
AIM for DEI (October 8, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67288 67288-16831264@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 8, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

Join us on Tuesday, October 8 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Great Lakes South room at Palmer Commons for our first AIM for DEI where we will recognize the teams that received funding for their DEI-centered academic innovation projects in the Spring 2019 call for proposals. Each team will provide a brief overview of their project, and as a large group, we will discuss what other questions at the intersections of technology; teaching and learning; and diversity, equity and inclusivity our community should explore. Lunch will be provided.

AIM for DEI is an all new event series hosted by the Center for Academic Innovation and will explore issues at the intersections of teaching and learning; technology; and diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 19 Sep 2019 13:23:37 -0400 2019-10-08T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-08T13:30:00-04:00 Palmer Commons Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion AIM for DEI
It’s in the Syllabus and Other First-Generation College Student Experiences (October 8, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65420 65420-16597554@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 8, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

An immersive, playfully disorienting encounter, It’s in the Syllabus and Other First Generation College Student (FGCS) Experiences offers participants a complex view of a heterogenous identity group: students who are the first generation in their family to attend college. Because this session focuses on interventions instructors can make in the classroom, it is appropriate for faculty, graduate student instructors, and staff who have an instructional role. Participants witness several different intersecting stories about FGCS experiences and challenges, which confront stereotypes about who FGCS are and what they bring to the classroom. Through facilitated activities and discussion, instructors strategize about ways to make their classrooms more inclusive and foster belonging for FGCS.
**The theatrical portion of this session contains strong language.
In this session, participants will:

Discuss barriers that create challenges for FGCS.
Identify specific classroom strategies to better support FGCS.
Consider how to deploy resources on campus relevant to FGCS.

**Early departures can be disruptive to the performance and other participants. Please only register if you are able to attend the entire workshop.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/3qqe7
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:18 -0400 2019-10-08T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-08T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Story Lab Kickoff (October 8, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66686 66686-16770202@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 8, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Sanger Leadership Center

The Sanger Leadership Center and Ross Design + Business Club invite you to join us for the Story Lab Kickoff on Tuesday, October 8 from 5-6:30 PM in the Tauber Colloquium (6th floor) at Michigan Ross.

At the Story Lab Kickoff, you will hear powerful stories from your peers and learn more about what’s beneath the surface here at Ross. You will also learn how you can get involved in this year’s Story Lab program, including our interactive retreats and Story Lab Showcase events.

All are welcome. We hope to see you there! RSVP on our website below.

Questions? Email us at rossleaders@umich.edu.

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Performance Mon, 09 Sep 2019 14:06:06 -0400 2019-10-08T17:00:00-04:00 2019-10-08T18:30:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Sanger Leadership Center Performance Story Lab at Michigan Ross
National Coming Out Week / LGBTQ History Month Keynote (October 8, 2019 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67007 67007-16796435@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 8, 2019 6:30pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Please join us as we welcome River Coello to campus as our keynote speaker for National Coming Out Week 2019 and LGBTQ History Month 2019.

*About River:*
River Coello is a queer and trans multidisciplinary artist from Guayaquil, Ecuador living in Chicago, Illinois.

As an actor, River has appeared on various stage productions, having trained at Acting Studio Chicago, Second City Training Center, and the University of Michigan. As a writer, River’s work explores various liminalities of the human condition through a focus on River’s own identities and experiences, grounded in a deeply spiritual perspective.

*Acerca de:*
River Coello es un/a artista multidisciplinario/a cuir/qüeer y trans de Guayaquil, Ecuador viviendo en Chicago, Illinois.

Como actor/actriz, River ha aparecido en varias producciones de teatro, habiendo entrenado en Acting Studio Chicago, Second City Training Center y la Universidad de Míchigan. Como escritor/a, el trabajo de River explora varias liminalidades de la condición humana a través de un enfoque en sus propias identidades y experiencias, bien fundado/a en una perspectiva profundamente espiritual.

Spectrum Center Accessibility Statement
If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accommodation Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, but we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 03 Oct 2019 14:09:32 -0400 2019-10-08T18:30:00-04:00 2019-10-08T19:30:00-04:00 School of Social Work Building Spectrum Center Lecture / Discussion Date, time, location of the keynote, and a description of River Coello identical to that in the event description. The logos of all co-sponsors are below the text. Beside the text is a chest-up shot of River, an Ecuadorian individual with long dark brown hair and dark brown eyes in a strapless sweater or dress.
Green New Deal: A WeListen Staff Discussion (October 9, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/67660 67660-16909330@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 11:00am
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

This WeListen session is open to all UM staff members. All voices and views are welcome and lunch will be provided!

RSVP here: http://bit.ly/WLOctober19

We will discuss the Green New Deal by learning about the policy itself while examining various perspectives on its content. We'll also consider the economic impact of the proposed policy, and discuss changes to the environment in the state of Michigan, and how the Green New Deal would potentially impact Michiganders.

Our aim is to bring liberals, conservatives, libertarians- everyone across the political spectrum- together for constructive conversation. The goal of WeListen discussions is not to debate or argue, but to understand the views and values of others and to learn from their perspectives. The session will begin with a brief content presentation to provide a basic understanding of the topic. No specific level of knowledge is required to participate in WeListen discussions.

By participating in WeListen sessions, staff members will:
- Expand understanding of a prominent political topic
- Practice discussing difficult topics with others,
- Gain openness to new ideas and perspectives,
- Learn to productively challenge an idea, and
- Form a sense of community among fellow staff members.

Questions? Email us at welistenstaff@umich.edu.

This event is supported by the WeListen Staff Series planning committee with members from the Ginsberg Center, the International Institute, LSA Psychology and UM Poverty Solutions.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 01 Oct 2019 14:52:42 -0400 2019-10-09T11:00:00-04:00 2019-10-09T13:00:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Ginsberg Center Lecture / Discussion WeListen October 2019
Decolonizing Academia with Dr. Clelia Rodríguez (October 9, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67610 67610-16900800@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 12:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: SSW Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The School of Social Work Student Union: First Generation Student Subcommittee invites you to join Dr. Clelia O. Rodríguez author of Decolonizing Academia: Poverty, Oppression, and Pain at the University of Michigan. Dr. Rodríguez is a woman of color and an educator, born and raised in El Salvador. The seminar will foster dialogue that encourages graduate students to challenge inequalities, disrupt racist ways of learning, and inhibit the exploitation of communities through scholarly practice.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 24 Sep 2019 16:06:50 -0400 2019-10-09T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-09T13:00:00-04:00 School of Social Work Building SSW Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lecture / Discussion School of Social Work Building
Biology DEI Event (October 9, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68088 68088-17009817@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 1:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: MCDB Graduate Student Council - MCDB-GSC

As part of Biology Week, the MCDB and EEB DE&I Committees will be hosting an information session on summer research opportunities for undergraduate students. We will also have a presentation from the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) organization. In addition, we will be hosting a Draw a Scientist Activity where we invite all undergrads, graduate students, postdocs, and even faculty to draw cartoon versions of themselves as scientists. These drawings will be displayed during our outreach events later in the week.
There will be free pizza at this event.

Room and Time: 1010 BSB, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 07 Oct 2019 10:14:26 -0400 2019-10-09T13:30:00-04:00 2019-10-09T14:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building MCDB Graduate Student Council - MCDB-GSC Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
Latinx & Muslim in America (October 9, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67741 67741-16926552@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS)

In honor of Latinx Heritage History Month, the Arab and Muslim American Studies Program has invited Dr. Harold D. Morales to give a lecture based on his book, Latino and Muslim in America: Race, Religion, and the Making of a New Minority, which is the first complete academic study on Latinx Muslims in the United States.

Dinner will be served!

Dr. Harold D. Morales is an Associate Professor in the department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Morgan State University where he teaches courses in religious studies and philosophy of religion. He earned his Ph.D. and M.A. in Religious Studies from the University of California Riverside and his B.A. in Philosophy from California State University Fullerton. His research focuses on the intersections between race and religion and between lived and mediated religion. He uses these critical lenses to engage Latinx religions in general and Latino Muslim groups in particular. He is the author of Latino and Muslim in America: Race, Religion, and the Making of a New Minority (2018). His work with Latino Muslim communities spans ten years of media analysis and ethnographic research in California, Texas, Georgia, Florida, New York and New Jersey.

"Latino and Muslim in America examines how so called "minority groups" are made, fragmented, and struggle for recognition in the U.S.A. The U.S. is currently poised to become the first nation whose collective minorities will outnumber the dominant population, and Latinos play no small role inthis world changing demographic shift. Even as many people view Latinos and Muslims as growing threats, Latino Muslims celebrate their intersecting identities both in their daily lives and in their mediated representations online.In this book, Harold Morales follows the lives of several Latino Muslim leaders from the 1970's to the present, and their efforts to organize and unify nationally in order to solidify the new identity group's place within the public sphere. Based on four years of ethnography, media analysis andhistorical research, Morales demonstrates how the phenomenon of Latinos converting to Islam emerges from distinctive immigration patterns and laws, urban spaces, and new media technologies that have increasingly brought Latinos and Muslims in to contact with one another. He explains this growingcommunity as part of the mass exodus out of the Catholic Church, the digitization of religion, and the growth of Islam. Latino and Muslim in America explores the racialization of religion, the framing of religious conversion experiences, the dissemination of post-colonial histories, and thedevelopment of Latino Muslim networks, to show that the categories of race, religion, and media are becoming inextricably entwined."

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 03 Oct 2019 11:22:55 -0400 2019-10-09T19:00:00-04:00 2019-10-09T21:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS) Lecture / Discussion Flyer
ADVANCE STRIDE Faculty Recruitment Workshop (October 10, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67619 67619-16907163@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 10, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: The ADVANCE Program

The Committee on Strategies and Tactics for Recruiting to Improve Diversity and Excellence (STRIDE) offers Faculty Recruitment Workshops for faculty members with an important role in faculty recruitment efforts.

These workshops are designed to provide both background information and concrete advice about practices that make searches more successful in producing diverse candidate pools and hiring the candidates you want to attract. Workshops are scheduled for the fall term. These workshops are open to all faculty.

REGISTRATION FULL. This date has reached capacity. To be added to the wait list or to check into availability for other workshop dates, please contact Jamie Saville (jsaville@umich.edu).

For more information on ADVANCE's STRIDE committee: https://advance.umich.edu/stride/

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 25 Sep 2019 14:12:24 -0400 2019-10-10T15:00:00-04:00 2019-10-10T16:50:00-04:00 Palmer Commons The ADVANCE Program Workshop / Seminar The Big M above the words ADVANCE Program and University of Michigan
Rackham North: Intercultural Development Inventory Group Session (October 10, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66123 66123-16688791@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 10, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

The Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) is used in multiple ways in the Rackham PD DEI Certificate. Participants complete the IDI at the beginning and end of the certificate as an evaluation tool for the program. Once the IDI is completed for the first time, participants can join one of a number of group results sessions. This session focuses on the theoretical foundations of the IDI, gives a group result of PD DEI Certificate participants, and provides tools to better understand the continuum of mindsets individuals utilize as their strategy for navigating across difference.
Group session participants will leave with a fundamental understanding of multiple approaches to navigating across difference and will leave with resources they can use in their organizations, groups, or affiliations. This session also serves as the initial step before an individual results session where you receive your personal IDI result and an accompanying intercultural development plan to help you pursue your intercultural goals.
Please note: This session is intended for participants of Rackham’s Professional Development DEI Certificate Program.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/E35rv.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:19 -0400 2019-10-10T15:00:00-04:00 2019-10-10T17:00:00-04:00 Duderstadt Center Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Duderstadt Center
Changing Moons: Art by Alan Compo Opening Reception (October 10, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67436 67436-16849242@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 10, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

*Free and Open to Public*
Join PCAP and our Linkage Artist Alan Compo as he opens his solo exhibit at Detroit Street Filling Station!

Alan Compo is an Anishinaabe artist from the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians. Born and raised in Grand Rapids, MI, he has focused much of his time into creating to heal. He believes art is a gift that can help inspire conversation and movement. Always a student, he is eager to learn, grow, and build where his art shall bring him.

Cover Image: Changing Moons, Alan Compo, Acrylic

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Exhibition Wed, 18 Sep 2019 16:52:23 -0400 2019-10-10T18:00:00-04:00 2019-10-10T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Exhibition Changing Moons by Alan Compo
Third Annual LGBTQ Monologues (October 10, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67334 67334-16839873@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 10, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Spectrum Center

The Spectrum Center is excited to host the Third Annual LGBTQ Monologues as a part of our National Coming Out Week series! Envisioned as an event that meets the need for LGBTQ spaces and visibility, the LGBTQ Monologues event is a platform for all of our stories to be heard. This year, our theme is Intergenerational Dialogues, inspired by the many ways our community and the world at large has changed in the past few decades. Community elders from SAGE Detroit and rising students will share the stage and speak to their experiences in an ever-evolving context of living while queer.

Interested in performing? Share your narratives at the event by applying at this link - http://bit.ly/Monologues19. Deadline is Oct 2nd, 2019.

Want to learn more about the event logistics, like parking and directions? Check out http://Monologues19Details.

Spectrum Center Accessibility Statement
If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accommodation Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, but we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Performance Tue, 17 Sep 2019 13:22:27 -0400 2019-10-10T18:00:00-04:00 2019-10-10T20:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Spectrum Center Performance Time, date, and location for the Third Annual LGBTQ Monologues, including the links to apply and to event details. In the background there is a cartoon person with purple lipstick speaking into a microphone. Their face from the nose up is covered by a rainbow flag.
Disability Awareness (October 11, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65421 65421-16597555@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 11, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

This workshop aims to increase baseline knowledge, initiate discussion, and clarify myths and facts about people with disabilities. Participants will gain a better understanding of disability issues and the disability community as a whole. It will also address how to best serve individuals with disabilities and provide suggestions on etiquette that you can use in your everyday life.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/wll3k.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 19 Aug 2019 12:15:55 -0400 2019-10-11T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-11T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Chicana Movidas: New Narratives of Activism and Feminism in the Movement Era (October 11, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67378 67378-16846415@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 11, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

Panelists:
- DR. MAYLEI BLACKWELL, Associate Professor, César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o Studies, Women's Studies Department, and affiliated faculty in the American Indian Studies and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies, University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA)
- DR. MARIA EUGENIA COTERA, Associate Professor, American Culture, Latina/o Studies, Women's Studies, University of Michigan
- DR. ELENA GUTIERREZ, Associate Professor, Latin American and Latino Studies, Gender and Women's Studies, The University of Illinois at Chicago
- DR. LETICIA WIGGINS, WOSU Public Media
- DR. ROSIE BERMUDEZ, UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California - Los Angeles

With contributions from a wide array of scholars and activists, including leading Chicana feminists from the period, this groundbreaking anthology is the first collection of scholarly essays and testimonios that focuses on Chicana organizing, activism, and leadership in the movement years. The essays in Chicana Movidas: New Narratives of Activism and Feminism in the Movement Era (University of Texas Press, 2018) demonstrate how Chicanas enacted a new kind of politica at the intersection of race, class, gender, and sexuality, and developed innovative concepts, tactics, and methodologies that in turn generated new theories, art forms, organizational spaces, and strategies of alliance.

Join us in honor of Latinx Heritage Month for a panel discussion featuring co-editors and contributors.

Book sales and a reception will follow the discussion.

There will be an instant-win raffle at the beginning of the event for 5 free copies of the book! Must be present to win!

Cosponsors: CEW+ Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund, Latina/o Studies, Women's Studies, University Library

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 23 Sep 2019 08:49:45 -0400 2019-10-11T15:00:00-04:00 2019-10-11T17:30:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Institute for Research on Women and Gender Lecture / Discussion book cover
Dawn Seymour Women in Aerospace Conference (October 12, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/67211 67211-16824678@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, October 12, 2019 8:30am
Location: Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building
Organized By: Engineering Office of Student Affairs

Women in Aeronautics and Astronautics (WAA) is thrilled to present the Dawn Seymour Women in Aerospace Conference! This event is part of WAA's continuous effort to help women and minorities involved in aerospace and related fields expand their personal and professional networks in both an academic and professional setting. In addition to networking opportunities, we hope that this conference will emphasize both the issues and advancements of some of the social and cultural aspects of this field while addressing ways in which to facilitate positive change. Lastly, we hope to present some of the amazing research and emerging technology associated with aerospace sciences and engineering!

The Dawn Seymour Women in Aerospace Conference will be held October 12th - 13th, 2019. If you are interested in attending, please see our website: http://www.umich.edu/~womenaeroastro/About_Waa.html for more information!

Thank you so much to our sponsors and the University of Michigan for your help in making this event possible!

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Conference / Symposium Sun, 15 Sep 2019 18:22:35 -0400 2019-10-12T08:30:00-04:00 2019-10-12T19:00:00-04:00 Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building Engineering Office of Student Affairs Conference / Symposium Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building
Dismantling Casteism & Racism: Symposium (October 12, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63434 63434-15694221@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, October 12, 2019 10:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies

Please note registering for this event is now closed.

The Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies (A/PIA) Program at the University of Michigan & the Ambedkar Association of North America have co-organized a symposium to address the theme “Dismantling Casteism and Racism.” The symposium will examine the contemporary and historical intersections between anti-racist and anti-caste struggles in South Asia and the U.S.

Vandenberg Room
Michigan League, 911 N. University, Ann Arbor
Light lunch will be provided
Saturday: October 12, 2019

Featured Speakers
Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd, Ph.D. is an award-winning scholar, political theorist, and one of the most prominent anti-caste activists and intellectuals in India. He is currently the director of the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy at Maulana Azad National Urdu University. Prof. Shepherd’s most recent publications include Turning the Pot, Tilling the Land: Dignity of Labour in Our Times (with co-writer Durgabai Vyam, 2007) and a memoir titled From a Shepherd Boy to an Intellectual (2019).

Thenmozhi Soundararajan is a U.S.-based filmmaker, transmedia artist, and Dalit rights activist. She is the founder of Equality Labs, an organization that uses community research, socially engaged art, and technology to end the oppression of caste apartheid, Islamophobia, white supremacy, and religious intolerance. In 2015, Soundararajan was was a Robert Rauschenberg Foundation fellow, during which time she helped curate #DalitWomenFight, a transmedia project and activist movement.

Ronald E. Hall, Ph.D. is Professor of Social Work at Michigan State University. His research specializations includes a focus on intraracial racism, colorism, caste, and mental health. His publications include The Color Complex: The Politics of Skin Color Among African Americans (edited), and The Scientific Fallacy and Political Misuse of the Concept of Race.

Ankita Nikalje is a Doctoral Student in the Counseling Psychology program at the College of Education at Purdue. Her research focuses on the continued psychological impacts of colonization in South Asian populations, and seeks to understand how historical oppression and current experiences of racism impact mental and physical health.

Gaurav Pathania, Ph.D. is a sociologist and currently teaches at The George Washington University at Washington DC. His current project explores Dalits and Black activism in the US. In 2018, he published his first book, The University as a Site of Resistance: Identity and Student Politics" with Oxford University Press.


Panel Moderator
Manan Desai, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies and the Department of American Culture at the University of Michigan. He also serves on the academic council of the South Asian American Digital Archive.


Co-sponsored by the Department of American Culture, Department of Asian Languages & Cultures, Center for South Asian Studies, Barger Leadership Program, Department of History, Department of English Language & Literature, and Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Community sponsorship from Periyar Ambedkar Study Circle, Association for India’s Development, and American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 11 Oct 2019 09:40:33 -0400 2019-10-12T10:00:00-04:00 2019-10-12T15:00:00-04:00 Michigan League Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Lecture / Discussion Poster
Dawn Seymour Women in Aerospace Conference (October 13, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/67211 67211-16824679@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, October 13, 2019 8:30am
Location: Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building
Organized By: Engineering Office of Student Affairs

Women in Aeronautics and Astronautics (WAA) is thrilled to present the Dawn Seymour Women in Aerospace Conference! This event is part of WAA's continuous effort to help women and minorities involved in aerospace and related fields expand their personal and professional networks in both an academic and professional setting. In addition to networking opportunities, we hope that this conference will emphasize both the issues and advancements of some of the social and cultural aspects of this field while addressing ways in which to facilitate positive change. Lastly, we hope to present some of the amazing research and emerging technology associated with aerospace sciences and engineering!

The Dawn Seymour Women in Aerospace Conference will be held October 12th - 13th, 2019. If you are interested in attending, please see our website: http://www.umich.edu/~womenaeroastro/About_Waa.html for more information!

Thank you so much to our sponsors and the University of Michigan for your help in making this event possible!

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Conference / Symposium Sun, 15 Sep 2019 18:22:35 -0400 2019-10-13T08:30:00-04:00 2019-10-13T16:30:00-04:00 Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building Engineering Office of Student Affairs Conference / Symposium Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building
Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Summit: From Awareness and Understanding to Planning and Action (October 14, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/67331 67331-16839869@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 14, 2019 10:30am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Rackham Graduate School is excited to host its first MSI summit. This meeting is informed by and builds on the efforts of the National Forum for the Public Good in Higher Education (The Forum), the National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID), and the myriad programs and departments that are committed to building pathways to opportunity into graduate and professional education and beyond.
This year’s summit uses the Forum’s framework of awareness, understanding, planning, and action in an effort to provide attendees with information and resources to support them wherever they are in the process of relationship building with Minority Serving Institutions.
The goals of the MSI summit are to:

Expand awareness and understanding of Minority Serving Institutions
Highlight some of the University of Michigan’s historical and contemporary relationships with Minority Serving Institutions
Learn of strategies and best practices for building relationships with MSIs

We invite you to join us for the entire summit or join us for the sessions that interest you most.
Agenda
10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Session 1: Expanding Awareness and Deepening Understanding of Minority Serving Institutions

Defining MSIs
The significance of MSIs and their contributions to higher education and society
U-M’s historical connections with MSIs

12:00 to 1:30 p.m. Lunch and Roundtable Discussion: U-M/MSI Partnership
Enjoy lunch and learn about the relationship building efforts of some U-M Units.
1:45 to 3:00 p.m. Session 2: Identifying, Engaging with, and Formalizing Relationships
A discussion on things to consider when establishing a relationship with MSIs.
Speaker: Dr. Ja’Wanda Grant, Special Assistant to the Provost for Scholar Development and Institutional Alliances, Academic Affairs, Xavier University of Louisiana
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/4pyAM.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 30 Sep 2019 18:17:31 -0400 2019-10-14T10:30:00-04:00 2019-10-14T15:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Conference / Symposium Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Diversity 101 (October 14, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65121 65121-16776772@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 14, 2019 1:30pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

If you have any questions or if accommodations are needed to access the facility or the content of the presentation, please contact Britney Underwood (britneyu@umich.edu) as soon as possible.

In order to have meaningful, productive conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion, we must start with a common language. This session will provide an introduction to key terminology as well as the categories and labels we use to describe others and ourselves. We will also examine how our identities shape the way we enter the world and our interactions with each other. Emphasis will be placed on using our identities to help us understand the identities and experiences of others.

In this session, participants will:
Identify the benefits of inclusive environments
Review key terminology related to diversity, equity, and inclusion
Reflect on the origin of identities, their intersectionality, and their meanings
Use our own identities as a window to understanding the identities of others to build more authentic, empathic relationships

Audience:
This session is open to all LSA Staff. Graduate and undergraduate student staff should contact Britney Underwood at britneyu@umich.edu to enroll.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 10 Sep 2019 09:00:51 -0400 2019-10-14T13:30:00-04:00 2019-10-14T15:30:00-04:00 LSA Building LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workshop / Seminar LSA Building
Navigating the Multigenerational Workplace (October 15, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/67834 67834-16958332@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 10:00am
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: VOICES OF THE STAFF- ADVANCING DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION TEAM

Participate in a “Generational Self-Discovery” activity which raises awareness and opens discussion about how and why we define people through the lens of birth year. Through a variety of activities you will:
• Discover how different generations experience the workplace.
• Discuss differences and similarities across generations.
• Identify potential signs of ageism in the work place.
• Consider actions to reduce the effect of intergenerational stereotypes.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 01 Oct 2019 11:12:25 -0400 2019-10-15T10:00:00-04:00 2019-10-15T11:30:00-04:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building VOICES OF THE STAFF- ADVANCING DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION TEAM Workshop / Seminar Navigating the Multigenerational Workplace
International Pronouns Day (October 16, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/67006 67006-16794278@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 9:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Spectrum Center

October 16th is International Pronouns Day and the Spectrum Center and University Library have teamed up to celebrate it! There are multiple ways to get involved in the day and we'd be excited to see you at any of them.

*Pronoun Pin Giveaway | All day (while supplies last) | Multiple locations*
Visit the information desk of Hatcher, Shapiro, or Taubman libraries to grab a pin with your pronouns (or the space to write them in) and learn a little about the day! We will be handing them out as long as they last, but they went quick last year. Make sure to get to the closest library as soon as you can!

*Create Your Own Pronoun Button | 3 - 5pm | Shapiro Library Lobby*
Miss your chance to pick up a button or want to make one with some more personal flair? Join Library Ambassadors in Shapiro to make one yourself! Supplies will be available to make a button all your own and peers to discuss the importance and role of pronouns in our lives!

*Pronoun Info Tabling | TBD | The Diag near Mason Hall*
Come and visit members of the Spectrum Center Programming Board for fun ways of learning how to use and talk about pronouns, take your pronoun visibility to the next level, and so much more!

Spectrum Center Accessibility Statement
If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accommodation Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, but we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Other Mon, 14 Oct 2019 14:39:45 -0400 2019-10-16T09:00:00-04:00 2019-10-16T17:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Spectrum Center Other Information of the times and locations of International Pronoun Day activities in the style of a "Hello, my name is" nametag. The words "name is" are crossed out and replaced with a written-in "pronouns are."
Community Conversation: DEI Progress Update (October 16, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67746 67746-16926555@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

An interactive, multimedia presentation on the Year Three progress of
University of Michigan’s Five-Year Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategic Plan. Faculty, staff and students will also be updated on the outcomes from the Community Conversations events earlier this year.

Refreshments, CART and ASL interpreting services will be provided.

RSVP: myumi.ch/jxw1z

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Presentation Wed, 09 Oct 2019 09:30:35 -0400 2019-10-16T13:00:00-04:00 2019-10-16T14:30:00-04:00 Michigan League Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Presentation DEI-Update-2019
Our Voices from the Past Carry Us into the Future: Anishnaabek/Odawa History, Culture, and Repatriation (October 17, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/67454 67454-16857933@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 17, 2019 10:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Eric Hemenway will discuss Odawa geography, history, and his work with repatriation of human remains and sacred objects. He will highlight a few cases of repatriation that he personally worked on with the University of Michigan.

Eric Hemenway is an Anishnaabe/Odawa from Cross Village, Michigan. He is the Director of Repatriation, Archives and Records for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indian, a federally recognized tribe in northern Michigan. Eric works to collect and preserve historical information for LTBB Odawa. That information is used to support the LTBB government and create educational materials on Odawa history, such as: exhibits, signage, publications, presentations, curriculums and media. Eric has worked on numerous repatriations of native, human remains under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). He is a former member of the NAGPRA Review Committee and currently sits on boards for the Michigan Historical Commission, Michigan Historical Society, Michigan Humanities Council and Little Traverse Conservancy.

This event is free and open to the public.

Presented by the Institute for Social Research (ISR).

This event will not have a video feed or recording.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 11 Oct 2019 15:56:00 -0400 2019-10-17T10:00:00-04:00 2019-10-17T12:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion Eric Hemenway Talk
Change it Up! (October 17, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67967 67967-16977565@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 17, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: Michigan Engineering

Change it Up! Empowers faculty and staff to safely and successfully intervene in situations that negative impact in the University of Michigan campus community. Help us build an inclusive, respectful, and safe community while expanding your skills and confidence!

Register for a session: 10/17, 10/30, 11/19

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 03 Oct 2019 14:03:25 -0400 2019-10-17T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-17T14:00:00-04:00 Duderstadt Center Michigan Engineering Workshop / Seminar Change it up, DEI Engineered
Implicit Bias (October 17, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65129 65129-16539433@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 17, 2019 1:30pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

If you have any questions or if accommodations are needed to access the facility or the content of the presentation, please contact Britney Underwood (britneyu@umich.edu) as soon as possible.

In this session, participants will learn to:

-Examine your own background and identities and how these identities shape our experiences and perspectives
-Discuss how the brain functions, and relate how unconscious bias is a natural function of the human mind
-Identify patterns of unconscious bias that influence decision-making processes
-Confront internal biases and practice conscious awareness
-Review strategies to create transformational change in the workplace

You will benefit by:

-Raising self-awareness, sparking conversation with others and initiating new actions
-Enhancing your professional and personal effectiveness on and off the job
-Positively influencing personal and organizational decisions
-Creating stronger and more positive work relationships with others

Audience:
This session is open to all LSA Staff. Graduate and undergraduate student staff should contact Britney Underwood at britneyu@umich.edu to enroll.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 16 Oct 2019 14:39:31 -0400 2019-10-17T13:30:00-04:00 2019-10-17T15:30:00-04:00 LSA Building LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workshop / Seminar LSA Building
Against Hungry Listening (October 17, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67620 67620-16907165@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 17, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Native American Studies

What are the ways in which settler colonial and Indigenous ontologies structure perception, and listening in particular? This presentation provides an overview of forms of extractive or “hungry” perception, and alternatives to these that emerge from Indigenous sensory engagement. The range of such listening practices are necessarily multiple and dependent upon the specificities of Indigenous and settler epistemes at play, it is nonetheless possible to discern historical patterns of “civilizing” the attention of Indigenous people, and ongoing settler listening practices oriented toward the instrumentalization Indigenous knowledge. In contrast, forms of Indigenous listening resurgence refuse the anthropocentrism of listening, and instead proceed from intersubjective experience between listeners and song-life.

Dylan Robinson is a xwélméxw artist and writer (Stó:lō Nation, Sqwa), and the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Arts at Queen’s University. His current work focuses on the re-connection of Indigenous songs with communities who were prohibited by law to sing them as part of Canada’s Indian Act from 1882-1951. Robinson’s previous publications include the edited volumes Music and Modernity Among Indigenous Peoples of North America (2018); Arts of Engagement: Taking Aesthetic Action in and Beyond the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (2016); and Opera Indigene (2011). His monograph, Hungry Listening, is forthcoming with Minnesota University Press in early 2020. Additionally, Robinson is curator of the Ka’tarohkwi Festival of Indigenous Arts in Kingston, and along with Candice Hopkins, is curator of the internationally touring exhibition Soundings featuring “scores for decolonial action” by Indigenous artists.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 14 Oct 2019 11:49:53 -0400 2019-10-17T16:00:00-04:00 2019-10-17T17:30:00-04:00 Haven Hall Native American Studies Lecture / Discussion Photo
Spectrum Center- Allyhood Development Training (October 18, 2019 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/66767 66767-16776782@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 18, 2019 9:30am
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

This session is open to the entire U-M community.

The Spectrum Center's LGBTQ Allyhood Development Training Program, started in 2005, seeks to support an individual or organization’s process of development as it relates to LGBTQ inclusivity and advocacy. Allyhood Development Training (ADT) uses a social justice framework to illustrate the lived experiences of LGBTQ identified people to workshop participants.

Through active engagement in the training, participants will:
Grow in their personal awareness, knowledge, skills, and actions as it relates to their engagement in doing ally work.

Audience:
This session is open to the entire U-M community.

Presenter: Elizabeth Gonzalez, Education & Training Program Manager, Spectrum Center



Through active engagement in the training, participants will grow in their personal awareness, knowledge, skills, and actions as it relates to their engagement in doing ally work. The purpose of having the Allyhood Development Training is to promote a campus community in which everyone is treated with respect and dignity.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 10 Sep 2019 16:10:54 -0400 2019-10-18T09:30:00-04:00 2019-10-18T16:30:00-04:00 Palmer Commons LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Lecture / Discussion
Building a Dialogic Community: Skills for Faculty and Staff (October 18, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67576 67576-16898618@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 18, 2019 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR)

A series of lunch and learn workshops led by the Program on Intergroup Relations as part of the U-M DEI Summit. Workshops will focus on dialogic skill-building for faculty and staff. This series is generously supported by the U-M Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

All sessions have a maximum capacity. Please click the Registration link below to reserve your spot.

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What Is Intergroup Dialogue: This Is How We Do It
October 18, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Monita Thompson & Shana Schoem
Level: Introductory
Learn about the Program on Intergroup Relations' approach and pedagogical underpinnings to the work rooted in dialogue, power, privilege and oppression.

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Who I am and why it matters: Understanding your social group identities and how it impacts your work
October 25, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Donna Rich Kaplowitz & Cesar Vargas-Leon
Level: Introductory through Advanced
Using tools for exploring social group identity and their relations to power and privilege, this workshop has participants examine and reflect on how their social group identities impact their work. Self reflection and sharing is expected.

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Successfully Navigating Power Dynamics with Generative Listening
November 1, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Roger Fisher & Hamida Bhagirathy
Level: Introductory through Advanced
Using the tool of generative listening, participants will learn about their strengths, skills, and capacities to create change, while focused on surfacing the power dilemmas in the workplace and navigating those dynamics to productively move DEI agendas forward in their context. Participants will have an opportunity to reflect upon and answer questions such as “When have I had success in dealing with the power structure? Where have I experienced roadblocks, and what were they? How can collective and coalitional action fuel the power I need to remove roadblocks?”

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(Good) Sh*t Happens: Conflict, Identity and Power
November 8, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Monita Thompson & Shana Schoem
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
This interactive session will provide participants with an opportunity to learn strategies for navigating conflict that specifically focus on balancing power, noticing and surfacing dynamics and attending to how social identities and positionality impact conflict and conflict resolution. Participants will also consider how to reframe conflict as positive, productive and natural.

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Dominant Narratives
November 15, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Stephanie Hicks
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
In this workshop we will explore the influence of social power, hegemony and dominant (meta, grand or master) narratives in classrooms and other dialogic settings. Participants will learn about an approach called Multipartiality and the technique of counter narratives.

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Advanced Strategies and Techniques for Multipartial Facilitation
November 22, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Roger Fisher
Level: Advanced
This session is for participants already familiar with dominant narratives and multipartiality as a facilitation technique, to explore a deeper dive into the nuances of these skills.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 25 Sep 2019 10:37:38 -0400 2019-10-18T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-18T14:00:00-04:00 The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR) Workshop / Seminar Building a Dialogic Community
Future Faculty Event to Enhance Diversity at Liberal Arts Colleges (October 21, 2019 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/67303 67303-16833420@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 21, 2019 9:30am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Faculty from top liberal arts colleges are coming to University of Michigan on October 21 and 22 to promote greater diversity in the faculty at their institutions. Attendees will have the rare opportunity to meet one-on-one with a faculty member to discuss your individual job application portfolio materials (CVs, teaching philosophies, research statements, etc.) and hear about job opportunities at these colleges. Attendees will also hear about work-life at a liberal arts college and network with faculty, administrators, and diversity officers from participating colleges. Registration closes on October 13 to allow time for scheduling one-on-one consultation meetings.
Please note that one-on-one meetings will be scheduled once registration is closed on October 13. The brief outline of the agenda for this event is below:
October 21
9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Panel: Academic Life at Liberal Arts Colleges
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Lunch: Roundtable Discussion of Social and Intellectual Life at Liberal Arts Colleges
1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Discipline Workshops
2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. One-on-One Meetings (to be scheduled only with registered participants)
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Networking Reception
October 22
8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. One-on-One Meetings (to be scheduled only with registered participants)
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/WweX7.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:21 -0400 2019-10-21T09:30:00-04:00 2019-10-21T17:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Conference / Symposium Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
CEW+ Advocacy Symposium: Redefining Leadership (October 21, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/67526 67526-17128444@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 21, 2019 11:00am
Location:
Organized By: CEW+

Join CEW+ for its annual fall symposium focused on redefining leadership. The 2019 Symposium includes a diverse group of scholars, community practitioners and international activists who embody leadership in varied ways as they advocate for change. This year Shannon Cohen and Stephanie Land will kick off the Symposium during the Mullin Welch Lecture where they will discuss how nontraditional leadership strategies can enhance advocacy work with a focus on self-care, resilience, and systemic change.

This working 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.

RSVP now: http://www.cew.umich.edu/events/cew-advocacy-symposium-redefining-leadership

The CEW+ Advocacy Symposium is organized in partnership with Barger Leadership Institute and Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan with funding from CEW+’s Frances & Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund and the CEW+ Mullin Welch Fund.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 21 Oct 2019 11:25:50 -0400 2019-10-21T11:00:00-04:00 2019-10-21T12:00:00-04:00 CEW+ Conference / Symposium blue hand holding megaphone with the CEW+ logo on it, with maize and blue ribbons coming out of it, text underneath that says CEW+ Advocacy Symposium: Redefining Leadership. October 29th, 2019
"An Ingenious Way to Live": Fostering Disability Culture in Higher Education (October 21, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67670 67670-16911463@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 21, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Council for Disability Concerns

"Disability is not a great struggle or 'courage in the face of adversity.' Disability is an art. It's an ingenious way to live." -Neil Marcus

In this panel event, scholars and practitioners discuss opportunities for ingenuity as a growing number of higher education institutions shift toward an intersectional cultural model of disability.

Panelists:

Dr. Stephanie Kerschbaum (she/hers), a U-M National Center for Institutional Diversity scholar in residence and associate professor of English at the University of Delaware whose work includes understanding experiences of disability and difference within academic and institutional culture.

Lloyd Shelton (he/him), U-M School of Social Work alumnus who founded Students with Disabilities and our Allies Group (SDAG) and received the 2014 Neubacher Award for his contributions to advancing disability inclusion on U-M’s campus.

Piotr Pasik (he/him), Director of Adaptive Recreation at Michigan State University who teaches courses on integrated wheelchair sports, uses adaptive sports to cultivate disability inclusion, and has helped propel MSU's adaptive sports facilities to the top of the Big Ten.

liz thomson (they/them), University of Minnesota-Morris's Assistant Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs and Director of Equity, Diversity, and Intercultural Programs with 20+ years of higher education experience, including teaching women's studies and Asian American studies, whose current research focuses on the new phenomenon of disability cultural centers in US higher education.

Moderated by Ashley Wiseman, Co-Chair of Disability Culture at U-M, with welcoming remarks from Dr. Robert Adams, Director of U-M Initiative on Disability Studies.

This event is co-presented by Disability Culture at U-M and the Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Our generous cosponsors include the UM Initiative on Disability Studies, Voices of the Staff, and the Council for Disability Concerns.

Accessibility information:
The RSVP form (myumi.ch/QAnrZ) includes an opportunity for you to tell us about your access needs and how we can ensure you are able to access the event. You can also reach out to Ashley Wiseman (wisemana@umich.edu).

Please refrain from wearing strong scents, such as perfume/cologne. The building, event space, and restroom are wheelchair accessible. A lactation room (room #2521) and gender-inclusive restroom (third floor, east wing) are available on site. The nearest reflection room is in the Michigan League (room #347). CART and ASL services will be available. This event will be video-recorded, as well as live-streamed via (the link will be provided when available and to those who RSVP).

The Palmer Parking Structure is the closest public parking structure (two blocks away); it is free for U-M employees with a blue pass and $1.70 per hour for anyone else. It includes parking spots for individuals with disabilities.

About Disability Culture at U-M
In the University of Michigan's 2016 campus climate survey, 48% of disabled students, nearly a third of disabled staff, and a quarter of disabled faculty reported experiencing at least one incident of discrimination based on their disability identity. Our cross-disability group is dedicated to bringing disabled students, staff, and faculty together in order to build a prideful community that centers disability culture, as it intersects with our other identities. We foster friendships, coordinate events (e.g., our recent panel on disability inclusion that drew 500 attendees), and work toward the establishment of a Disability Cultural Center at the University of Michigan.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 07 Oct 2019 18:42:59 -0400 2019-10-21T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-21T14:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Council for Disability Concerns Lecture / Discussion A digital event sign displaying the event title, time, location, and RSVP information. The text is on a blue background, bordered by a canvas of diagonal paintbrush strokes in vibrant reds, oranges, blues, and teals.
Landscapes of Racial Dispossession and Control: Tracing the development of early career research on racial health inequities (October 21, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68117 68117-17011958@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 21, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Racial inequities in health have been documented and described in the public health literature for decades, yet these inequities have remained or even increased. In order to move forward, we must understand the role of cultural and structural racism upon which these inequities are built. Cultural racism shapes our society's structure and ultimately shapes the answers to the questions: "Whose life counts? Who is worthy of a healthy life?" In this presentation, Dr. Hicken will discuss the interwoven nature of both career trajectory, as a former PSC predoctoral trainee, and the development of her science on cultural and structural racism and health inequities. Specifically, she will outline her theory on racism and health and describe her collaborative data project designed to empirically examine this theory.

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Dr. Margaret Hicken is on faculty at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan where she serves as director of the UM RacismLab, an interdisciplinary research collected designed to facilitate the career progression of scholar who study cultural and structural racism. She is also director of the Landscapes of Racism Dispossession and Control data project, supported with funding from NIDDK, NIMHD, and NIA, to examine the ways in which historical and contemporary forms of racial control have resulted in contemporary health inequities.

PSC Brown Bag seminars highlight recent research in population studies and serve as a focal point for building our research community.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 10 Oct 2019 13:05:11 -0400 2019-10-21T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-21T13:30:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion Margaret Hicken
King Talks Information Session (October 21, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68526 68526-17096918@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 21, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

This session will allow you to learn more about the King Talks, including expectations and application tips.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/bv0wY.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 17 Oct 2019 12:17:27 -0400 2019-10-21T16:00:00-04:00 2019-10-21T16:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Sounds Fake But Okay (October 21, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67046 67046-16796478@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 21, 2019 6:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Spectrum Center

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The Spectrum Center is inviting UM alumni and co-creators of the asexuality-focused podcast Sounds Fake But Okay to talk about being content creators in the asexual community. Learn about why these two friends came together to make the podcast, how they've kept it going for over two years, their evolution as creators, and maybe pick up something new to listen to!

Check out the other Asexual Awareness Week events at http://bit.ly/AsexualAwareness19

Spectrum Center Accessibility Statement
If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accommodation Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, but we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 21 Oct 2019 14:38:51 -0400 2019-10-21T18:00:00-04:00 2019-10-21T19:00:00-04:00 North Quad Spectrum Center Workshop / Seminar Times, dates, and locations for all three Asexual Awareness Week events from the Spectrum Center in the colors of the asexual flag - black, gray, white, and dark purple.
Future Faculty Event to Enhance Diversity at Liberal Arts Colleges (October 22, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/67304 67304-16833421@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 8:30am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Faculty from top liberal arts colleges are coming to University of Michigan on October 21 and 22 to promote greater diversity in the faculty at their institutions. Attendees will have the rare opportunity to meet one-on-one with a faculty member to discuss your individual job application portfolio materials (CVs, teaching philosophies, research statements, etc.) and hear about job opportunities at these colleges. Attendees will also hear about work-life at a liberal arts college and network with faculty, administrators, and diversity officers from participating colleges. Registration closes on October 13 to allow time for scheduling one-on-one consultation meetings.
Please note that one-on-one meetings will be scheduled once registration is closed on October 13.
8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. One-on-One Meetings (to be scheduled only with registered participants)
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/WweX7.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:21 -0400 2019-10-22T08:30:00-04:00 2019-10-22T12:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Conference / Symposium Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
King Talks Informational Webinar (October 22, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68527 68527-17096919@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

This webinar will allow you to learn more about the King Talks, including expectations and application tips.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/K4x9A.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 17 Oct 2019 12:17:28 -0400 2019-10-22T10:00:00-04:00 2019-10-22T10:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar
“The Unvarnished Truth” (October 22, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67563 67563-16892252@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: Museum Studies Program

This presentation will explore the American story through the lens of the African American experience as displayed at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — a museum regarded as exhibiting one of the most authoritative and trustworthy representations of this experience and a site of racial healing.

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Presentation Mon, 30 Sep 2019 15:30:37 -0400 2019-10-22T19:00:00-04:00 2019-10-22T20:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art Museum Studies Program Presentation William S. Pretzer, Senior Curator of History, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
ADVANCE STRIDE Faculty Recruitment Workshop: REFRESHER (October 23, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/67641 67641-16909314@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 8:30am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: The ADVANCE Program

The Committee on Strategies and Tactics for Recruiting to Improve Diversity and Excellence (STRIDE) offers Faculty Recruitment Workshops for faculty members with an important role in faculty recruitment efforts.

These workshops are designed to provide them both with background information and concrete advice about practices that make searches more successful in producing diverse candidate pools and hiring the candidates you want to attract. Workshops are scheduled for the fall term. These workshops are open to all faculty.

REGISTRATION FULL. This date has reached capacity. To be added to the wait list or to check into availability for other workshop dates, please contact Jamie Saville (jsaville@umich.edu).

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 25 Sep 2019 14:31:35 -0400 2019-10-23T08:30:00-04:00 2019-10-23T10:20:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) The ADVANCE Program Workshop / Seminar The Big M above the words ADVANCE Program and University of Michigan
Designing a DEI Workshop (October 23, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67762 67762-16928723@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

This workshop is only for participants in the DEI Professional Development Certificate who are facilitating workshops related to DEI as part of their certificate requirements. This interactive training will provide an overview on workshop design principles and best practices for facilitating workshops.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/Xem9p
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 27 Sep 2019 18:17:32 -0400 2019-10-23T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-23T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
School of Social Work's Bystander Intervention Training (October 23, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67608 67608-16900799@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 12:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: SSW Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The School of Social Work’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion brings bystander intervention skills for the purpose of building inclusive, respectful and safe communities. The training is based on a nationally-recognized four-stage bystander intervention model that helps individuals intervene in situations that negatively impact individuals, organizations, and the campus community.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 24 Sep 2019 16:06:15 -0400 2019-10-23T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-23T14:00:00-04:00 School of Social Work Building SSW Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Workshop / Seminar School of Social Work Building
Putting the Ace in Sex Ed (October 23, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67043 67043-16796477@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Event navigation details - http://bit.ly/32AcHXv

Most sexual education is not ace-friendly, much less ace-focused, and we're going to take a stab at fixing that! This interactive workshop will focus on defining terms like consent, desire, and arousal, communication in relationships, setting boundaries, and being proud of your identity! You will be invited to reflect on how you experience your sexuality and have the opportunity to learn from asexual and ace-spectrum experiences.

Check out the other Asexual Awareness Week events at http://bit.ly/AsexualAwareness19

Spectrum Center Accessibility Statement
If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accommodation Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, but we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 21 Oct 2019 15:10:59 -0400 2019-10-23T15:30:00-04:00 2019-10-23T17:00:00-04:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Spectrum Center Lecture / Discussion Times, dates, and locations for all three Asexual Awareness Week events from the Spectrum Center in the colors of the asexual flag - black, gray, white, and dark purple.
Wellness in Color (October 23, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68152 68152-17018327@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: National Center for Institutional Diversity

As students of color at the University of Michigan, some experiences can cause or worsen stress, anxiety, and isolation. Everyday experiences of racism, discrimination, or just subtly being made to feel “different” or like we don’t belong can cause our academics and social lives to suffer. This negatively impacts our mental wellbeing. Many students of color face the challenge of finding supportive and trusting resources that relate to their mental health experiences. Finding the solution to this lack of support has been a conversation that's been halted on campus for too long. At Wellness in Color, we aim to tackle this challenge by facilitating dialogues to initiate the mental health conversation in our community.

We invite you to join us to talk about how students of color have persevered despite difficult moments at Michigan and how faculty and staff can play a role in creating a learning environment where students of color can thrive.

This student pre-conference is designed and facilitated by U-M students of color as part of the national Young, Gifted, @Risk, and Resilient Conference which aims to promote the mental health and well being among students of color.

Sponsors:
The Steve Fund, National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID), Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR), Trotter Multicultural Center (TMC), and the Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs (MESA) office.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 08 Oct 2019 11:52:08 -0400 2019-10-23T17:30:00-04:00 2019-10-23T20:30:00-04:00 Michigan League National Center for Institutional Diversity Lecture / Discussion Image says "Wellness in Color"
Asexual / Aromantic CenterSpace (October 23, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67048 67048-16796480@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 6:00pm
Location: 1443 Washtenaw Ave Building
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Event navigation details - http://bit.ly/31BhMgG

Asexual- and aromantic-spectrum or questioning individuals are invited to a special CenterSpace support meeting just for you! Come by, grab some snacks, and participate in a facilitated discussion about your experiences, the asexual and aromantic communities, and the kind of support you'd like to see from the Spectrum Center

Check out the other Asexual Awareness Week events at http://bit.ly/AsexualAwareness19

Spectrum Center Accessibility Statement
If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accommodation Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, but we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Meeting Mon, 21 Oct 2019 15:19:20 -0400 2019-10-23T18:00:00-04:00 2019-10-23T19:30:00-04:00 1443 Washtenaw Ave Building Spectrum Center Meeting Times, dates, and locations for all three Asexual Awareness Week events from the Spectrum Center in the colors of the asexual flag - black, gray, white, and dark purple.
Young, Gifted, @Risk & Resilient (October 24, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/66398 66398-16734178@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 24, 2019 8:30am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: National Center for Institutional Diversity

Mark your calendars for the 2019 Young, Gifted, @Risk, & Resilient (YGARR) national conference at the University of Michigan! This day-long conference will bring together leading researchers, practitioners, administrators, faculty, and students to focus on campus climate and mental health among young adult/college students of color.

The current dialogue on mental health among college students has become a nationwide priority. Students of color in particular are tasked with navigating unique circumstances that can negatively influence their mental health, including racial/ethnic discrimination disparities in service utilization that can be exacerbated by discrimination experiences, treatment related to immigration status, and racialized sexual and gender marginalization. Yet, there is a relative dearth of scholarship specifically focused on the roles and impacts of campus climates characterized by these types of experiences on the mental health and well-being of college students of color. Such gaps in knowledge inhibit our ability to fully provide high quality, responsive, and equitable and inclusive supports and services.

This national conference is a collaboration between The Steve Fund, the National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID) and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI) at the University of Michigan. The conference curriculum is informed by the longstanding work of The Steve Fund and the latest research and insights from scholars and practitioners across the country. Conference participants will explore national and campus socio-political contexts and take away best practices in order to foster spaces and places that promote emotional well-being for students of color. We hope you will join us as we work towards advancing research and informing practice to better support students of color across the country.

We welcome you to visit the conference website to learn more. If you have any questions, please email Laura Sánchez-Parkinson at lasanche@umich.edu.

#YGARR2019 #SteveFundUmich #ResilientMichigan

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 01 Oct 2019 12:00:18 -0400 2019-10-24T08:30:00-04:00 2019-10-24T17:00:00-04:00 Michigan League National Center for Institutional Diversity Conference / Symposium Image of group of students, with conference title superimposed
A/PIA Studies Fall Social (October 24, 2019 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67845 67845-16960477@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 24, 2019 4:30pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies

Join us for dinner, mingle with friends and faculty, and learn about the A/PIA Studies program!

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Reception / Open House Tue, 01 Oct 2019 12:09:37 -0400 2019-10-24T16:30:00-04:00 2019-10-24T18:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Reception / Open House Flyer
Language Matters (October 24, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68147 68147-17018311@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 24, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Linguistics

Please join the Language Matters initiative for their Second Annual Lightning Talk Workshop and Roundtable Conversation, which will focus on the topic of "Coming Together: Many Voices On Language."

Featured speakers include Danielle Labotka (Ph.D. student in Developmental Psychology), Kendon Smith (Ph.D. student in Englsih and Education), and Yourdanis Sedarous (Ph.D. student in Linguistics). Talks will be followed by an open roundtable conversation with all presenters and attendees.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 08 Oct 2019 10:17:27 -0400 2019-10-24T17:30:00-04:00 2019-10-24T18:30:00-04:00 Lorch Hall Department of Linguistics Lecture / Discussion Language Matters flyer
Building a Dialogic Community: Skills for Faculty and Staff (October 25, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67576 67576-16898619@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 25, 2019 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR)

A series of lunch and learn workshops led by the Program on Intergroup Relations as part of the U-M DEI Summit. Workshops will focus on dialogic skill-building for faculty and staff. This series is generously supported by the U-M Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

All sessions have a maximum capacity. Please click the Registration link below to reserve your spot.

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What Is Intergroup Dialogue: This Is How We Do It
October 18, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Monita Thompson & Shana Schoem
Level: Introductory
Learn about the Program on Intergroup Relations' approach and pedagogical underpinnings to the work rooted in dialogue, power, privilege and oppression.

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Who I am and why it matters: Understanding your social group identities and how it impacts your work
October 25, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Donna Rich Kaplowitz & Cesar Vargas-Leon
Level: Introductory through Advanced
Using tools for exploring social group identity and their relations to power and privilege, this workshop has participants examine and reflect on how their social group identities impact their work. Self reflection and sharing is expected.

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Successfully Navigating Power Dynamics with Generative Listening
November 1, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Roger Fisher & Hamida Bhagirathy
Level: Introductory through Advanced
Using the tool of generative listening, participants will learn about their strengths, skills, and capacities to create change, while focused on surfacing the power dilemmas in the workplace and navigating those dynamics to productively move DEI agendas forward in their context. Participants will have an opportunity to reflect upon and answer questions such as “When have I had success in dealing with the power structure? Where have I experienced roadblocks, and what were they? How can collective and coalitional action fuel the power I need to remove roadblocks?”

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(Good) Sh*t Happens: Conflict, Identity and Power
November 8, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Monita Thompson & Shana Schoem
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
This interactive session will provide participants with an opportunity to learn strategies for navigating conflict that specifically focus on balancing power, noticing and surfacing dynamics and attending to how social identities and positionality impact conflict and conflict resolution. Participants will also consider how to reframe conflict as positive, productive and natural.

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Dominant Narratives
November 15, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Stephanie Hicks
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
In this workshop we will explore the influence of social power, hegemony and dominant (meta, grand or master) narratives in classrooms and other dialogic settings. Participants will learn about an approach called Multipartiality and the technique of counter narratives.

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Advanced Strategies and Techniques for Multipartial Facilitation
November 22, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Roger Fisher
Level: Advanced
This session is for participants already familiar with dominant narratives and multipartiality as a facilitation technique, to explore a deeper dive into the nuances of these skills.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 25 Sep 2019 10:37:38 -0400 2019-10-25T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-25T14:00:00-04:00 The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR) Workshop / Seminar Building a Dialogic Community
Intersex Awareness 101 (October 25, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67121 67121-16803023@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 25, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Join the Spectrum Center in a workshop all about intersex identity and how society's idea of sex isn't as clear-cut as it's made out to be in honor of Intersex Awareness Day (October 26th). The workshop is based on the presentation available from intersex advocacy organization InterAct as a part of their 4intersex campaign. Snacks will be available, including vegan and gluten-free offerings.

Spectrum Center Accessibility Statement
If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accommodation Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, but we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 13 Sep 2019 10:50:05 -0400 2019-10-25T13:00:00-04:00 2019-10-25T14:30:00-04:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Spectrum Center Workshop / Seminar Date, time, and location of the Intersex Awareness 101 workshop. The themeing is based around the colors and shapes on an Australian-created Intersex flag, which is a deep purple ring on a golden yellow background.
ADVANCE STRIDE Faculty Recruitment Workshop (October 28, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67642 67642-16909315@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 28, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Gerald Ford Library
Organized By: The ADVANCE Program

The Committee on Strategies and Tactics for Recruiting to Improve Diversity and Excellence (STRIDE) offers Faculty Recruitment Workshops for faculty members with an important role in faculty recruitment efforts.

These workshops are designed to provide both background information and concrete advice about practices that make searches more successful in producing diverse candidate pools and hiring the candidates you want to attract. Workshops are scheduled for the fall term. These workshops are open to all faculty.

Please Register here: https://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_esPhF8p7Cc9vpXf

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 25 Sep 2019 14:16:59 -0400 2019-10-28T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-28T13:50:00-04:00 Gerald Ford Library The ADVANCE Program Workshop / Seminar The Big M above the words ADVANCE Program and University of Michigan
King Talks Information Session (October 28, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68824 68824-17157564@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 28, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

This session will allow you to learn more about the King Talks, including expectations and application tips.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/VP9kw.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 24 Oct 2019 18:17:11 -0400 2019-10-28T14:00:00-04:00 2019-10-28T14:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
CEW+ Advocacy Symposium: Redefining Leadership (October 29, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/67526 67526-16890095@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 8:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: CEW+

Join CEW+ for its annual fall symposium focused on redefining leadership. The 2019 Symposium includes a diverse group of scholars, community practitioners and international activists who embody leadership in varied ways as they advocate for change. This year Shannon Cohen and Stephanie Land will kick off the Symposium during the Mullin Welch Lecture where they will discuss how nontraditional leadership strategies can enhance advocacy work with a focus on self-care, resilience, and systemic change.

This working 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.

RSVP now: http://www.cew.umich.edu/events/cew-advocacy-symposium-redefining-leadership

The CEW+ Advocacy Symposium is organized in partnership with Barger Leadership Institute and Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan with funding from CEW+’s Frances & Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund and the CEW+ Mullin Welch Fund.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 21 Oct 2019 11:25:50 -0400 2019-10-29T08:00:00-04:00 2019-10-29T19:00:00-04:00 Michigan League CEW+ Conference / Symposium blue hand holding megaphone with the CEW+ logo on it, with maize and blue ribbons coming out of it, text underneath that says CEW+ Advocacy Symposium: Redefining Leadership. October 29th, 2019
How To Create High-Performing Teams (October 29, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68028 68028-16986095@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 8:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Shared Services Center

U-M Professor and Researcher Dr. Scott E. Page, a leading thinker, writer, and speaker whose guidance and consultation are sought after around the country, makes an evidence-based, compelling case for diversity and inclusion in the workplace. His research findings presents overwhelming evidence that teams that include different kinds of thinkers outperform homogenous groups on complex tasks, producing what he calls “diversity bonuses.” These bonuses include improved problem solving, increased innovation, and more accurate predictions―all of which lead to better performance and results.

Drawing on research in economics, psychology, computer science, Dr. Page will speak to the U-M Community about how we can change the way we think about diversity in the workplace, and tap its power to create excellence.

Register here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/4794

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 15 Oct 2019 11:48:49 -0400 2019-10-29T08:30:00-04:00 2019-10-29T10:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Shared Services Center Lecture / Discussion Photo of Dr. Scott Page
Change it Up! (October 29, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/67967 67967-16977572@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 9:00am
Location:
Organized By: Michigan Engineering

Change it Up! Empowers faculty and staff to safely and successfully intervene in situations that negative impact in the University of Michigan campus community. Help us build an inclusive, respectful, and safe community while expanding your skills and confidence!

Register for a session: 10/17, 10/30, 11/19

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 03 Oct 2019 14:03:25 -0400 2019-10-29T09:00:00-04:00 2019-10-29T11:00:00-04:00 Michigan Engineering Workshop / Seminar Change it up, DEI Engineered
How To Create High-Performing Teams (October 29, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68028 68028-16986103@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 10:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Shared Services Center

U-M Professor and Researcher Dr. Scott E. Page, a leading thinker, writer, and speaker whose guidance and consultation are sought after around the country, makes an evidence-based, compelling case for diversity and inclusion in the workplace. His research findings presents overwhelming evidence that teams that include different kinds of thinkers outperform homogenous groups on complex tasks, producing what he calls “diversity bonuses.” These bonuses include improved problem solving, increased innovation, and more accurate predictions―all of which lead to better performance and results.

Drawing on research in economics, psychology, computer science, Dr. Page will speak to the U-M Community about how we can change the way we think about diversity in the workplace, and tap its power to create excellence.

Register here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/4794

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 15 Oct 2019 11:48:49 -0400 2019-10-29T10:30:00-04:00 2019-10-29T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Shared Services Center Lecture / Discussion Photo of Dr. Scott Page
Wolverine Pathways: Sustainable Collaborations Across Campus (October 29, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66612 66612-16767954@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Center for Educational Outreach

Faculty Forum on Outreach and Engagement
Presented by the Center for Educational Outreach
& Wolverine Pathways

October 29, 2019
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Michigan League - Koessler Room

Join us on October 29, 2019, for CEO's Faculty Forum in partnership with Wolverine Pathways. The session is titled Wolverine Pathways: Sustainable Collaborations Across Campus. The Forum will provide an update on the Wolverine Pathways program and share examples of their powerful collaborations across campus with faculty and other partners.

This is a great opportunity to hear from Carla O'Connor, Ph.D., Director of Wolverine Pathways, Yeidy Rivero, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of FTVM, Lyonel Milton, Director of Center for Engineering Diversity Outreach, and Alexandra Bouza, a graduate student from the College of Pharmacology.

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Presentation Tue, 10 Sep 2019 13:00:58 -0400 2019-10-29T15:00:00-04:00 2019-10-29T17:00:00-04:00 Michigan League Center for Educational Outreach Presentation Event Flyer
Lenses of Leadership: Social Action and Transformation for Student Leaders (October 29, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67928 67928-16969020@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

Join student leaders across campus to reflect and develop your own social justice leadership skills with purpose and commitment to values of: empathy, critical consciousness, upholding justice, equity in purpose, collective action, and controversy with courage.

Please RSVP: https://umich.formstack.com/forms/2019_dei_student_leaders

Dinner will be provided

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 03 Oct 2019 09:55:59 -0400 2019-10-29T18:00:00-04:00 2019-10-29T20:00:00-04:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Workshop / Seminar Image of event flyer
Microaggressions (October 30, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67763 67763-16928724@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Microaggressions—the subtle everyday verbal and nonverbal slights and insults which communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative messages. Microaggressions can effect anyone! This course is recommended as a follow up to Change it Up! Bystander Intervention.
This workshop will

Provide a brief review and history of microaggressions
Identify how our background influences how we perceive and experience other people
Discuss the ways we can build strong relationships
Identify ways to apply this information to your work environment

Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/mn9gg.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 27 Sep 2019 18:17:33 -0400 2019-10-30T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-30T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Expect Respect Workshop (October 31, 2019 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67837 67837-16958337@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 31, 2019 12:30pm
Location: North Campus Research Complex Building 18
Organized By: VOICES OF THE STAFF- ADVANCING DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION TEAM

This workshop will utilize the CLARA method of effective listening and communication in order to practice and reinforce respect for individuals on a daily basis.
Benefits of a respectful environment include:
• Building and sustaining high quality relationships
• A safe space leading to elevated levels of trust
• Enhanced creativity, output and community-building

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 01 Oct 2019 11:32:09 -0400 2019-10-31T12:30:00-04:00 2019-10-31T14:00:00-04:00 North Campus Research Complex Building 18 VOICES OF THE STAFF- ADVANCING DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION TEAM Workshop / Seminar Expect Respect Workshop
Rethinking the University: On Discipline, Excellence, and Solidarity (October 31, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68925 68925-17197030@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 31, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Department of History

We are excited to invite you to the Global Theories of Critique's second event of the academic year, with our theme for this year being "On the Failed and Marginal," focusing on the excluded and undermined from and in Euro-American histories. Challenging these histories or going against and beyond them demands an interrogation of the space from which we think, write, and act: the university and its various arms. Following this thinking, our second event will be a workshop on "Rethinking the University: On Discipline, Excellence, and Solidarity" with Professor Reginald Jackson, to be held on Thursday, Oct. 31st, 4-6 pm, room 1014 Tisch Hall, dinner included.

Professor Jackson is an Associate Professor of Pre-modern Japanese Literature at U of M's department of Asian Languages and Cultures, and has been long committed to thinking and practicing knowledge production in relation to solidarity with the marginalized and forgotten, within both the university's own space and its many outsides. As such, ahead of this event, we recommend reading Professor Jackson's recently published article, titled "Solidarity's Indiscipline: Regarding Miyoshi's Pedagogical Legacy," along with two theoretical pieces he is in engaging with. All readings are available here, and we recommend reading them in this order:

Readings, “The Idea of Excellence”
Jackson, “Solidarity’s Indiscipline: Regarding Miyoshi's Pedagogical Legacy”
Moten and Harney, “The University and the Undercommons” (optional)

Additionally, if you plan on attending this event, please RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9zWJXZZnlGwM1-MIwVj7GNA5DZ_vnK-KvGxWzV26Is898Vw/viewform. We would also very much appreciate circulating this invite with any student, department or anyone else who might be interested in this event.

This event and the Global Theories of Critique project are part of a partnership between the University of Michigan and the American University in Cairo (AUC) focusing on Public Humanities in the Global South supported by a Grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to AUC. Please get in touch with Hakem Al-Rustom (hakemaa@umich.edu) or Raya Naamneh (rnaamneh@umich.edu) with any questions.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 29 Oct 2019 13:08:10 -0400 2019-10-31T16:00:00-04:00 2019-10-31T18:00:00-04:00 Tisch Hall Department of History Workshop / Seminar Professor Reginald Jackson
Academic Innovation at Michigan (AIM) for DEI (November 1, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68804 68804-17155489@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 1, 2019 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

Join us on Friday, November 1 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Ehrlicher Room at North Quad for AIM for DEI. The team for the Academic Innovation software tool, Tandem, will give a presentation. Lunch will be provided. Please register for this event if you plan to attend. 

Abstract:

Team-based learning is an effective pedagogy that has the potential to increase student learning and motivation, but it can also sometimes lead to inequitable or even toxic experiences.  We know that working well on diverse teams is an important skill, but generic messages addressing cultural humility and pro-teamwork behaviors often fall short. 

Tandem is a web-based, customizable tool that provides research-based instruction and support for student teams at scale. Messages informed by an assessment of individuals’ and teams’ needs allow for brief “coaching” that can encourage students to (re)consider teammates’ perspectives and redirect maladaptive team patterns. Short lessons including opportunities for applying ideas to current teamwork experiences via reflection are pushed out regularly throughout the semester. Example lesson topics include: imposter syndrome, equality in group conversation, and tools for supporting collaboration.

Tandem can identify problematic DEI-related team issues and call them out for faculty. For example, in the first year engineering course we co-teach, women sometimes complete more of the project management and communication work, and men sometimes do more of the physical building. That pattern is not meaningful if it only happens with a single team: many characteristics of the individuals on the team affect who does which tasks, and gender is certainly not the sole determinant. However, an instructor might wish to know about such patterns at the class level, or even in the discipline more generally, and Tandem includes algorithms to identify such information. 

Tandem Team Bios:

Laura K. Alford is a Lecturer and Research Investigator in the Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering Department in the College of Engineering. She researches ways to use data-informed analysis of students' performance and perceptions of classroom environment to support DEI-based curricula improvements.

Robin Fowler is a Lecturer in the Technical Communication in the College of Engineering. She enjoys serving as a "communication coach" to students throughout the curriculum, and she's especially excited to work with first year and senior students, as well as engineering project teams, as they navigate the more open-ended communication decisions involved in describing the products of open-ended design scenarios. She researches student experiences in team-based pedagogy.

Stephanie Sheffield is a Lecturer in Technical Communication in the College of Engineering. She currently teaches senior-level courses in Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering & Computer Science. Her research interests are focused on better understanding and improving the learning experiences of the students in her courses, with current emphasis on the ways in which students engage with online resources and student attitudes towards working in teams in DBTC courses.

AIM for DEI is an all new event series hosted by the Center for Academic Innovation that will explore how technology and innovation impact the inclusivity and equity of the learning experiences we create for our residential, online and global learners.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 24 Oct 2019 14:07:15 -0400 2019-11-01T12:00:00-04:00 2019-11-01T13:30:00-04:00 Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion AIM DEI
AIM for DEI (November 1, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67295 67295-16831272@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 1, 2019 12:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

Join us on Friday, November 1 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Ehrlicher Room at North Quad for AIM for DEI. More details to come. Lunch will be provided. Please register for this event if you plan to attend.

AIM for DEI is an all new event series hosted by the Center for Academic Innovation that will explore how technology and innovation impact the inclusivity and equity of the learning experiences we create for our residential, online and global learners.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 16 Sep 2019 16:51:28 -0400 2019-11-01T12:00:00-04:00 2019-11-01T13:30:00-04:00 North Quad Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion AIM for DEI
Building a Dialogic Community: Skills for Faculty and Staff (November 1, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67576 67576-16898620@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 1, 2019 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR)

A series of lunch and learn workshops led by the Program on Intergroup Relations as part of the U-M DEI Summit. Workshops will focus on dialogic skill-building for faculty and staff. This series is generously supported by the U-M Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

All sessions have a maximum capacity. Please click the Registration link below to reserve your spot.

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What Is Intergroup Dialogue: This Is How We Do It
October 18, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Monita Thompson & Shana Schoem
Level: Introductory
Learn about the Program on Intergroup Relations' approach and pedagogical underpinnings to the work rooted in dialogue, power, privilege and oppression.

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Who I am and why it matters: Understanding your social group identities and how it impacts your work
October 25, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Donna Rich Kaplowitz & Cesar Vargas-Leon
Level: Introductory through Advanced
Using tools for exploring social group identity and their relations to power and privilege, this workshop has participants examine and reflect on how their social group identities impact their work. Self reflection and sharing is expected.

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Successfully Navigating Power Dynamics with Generative Listening
November 1, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Roger Fisher & Hamida Bhagirathy
Level: Introductory through Advanced
Using the tool of generative listening, participants will learn about their strengths, skills, and capacities to create change, while focused on surfacing the power dilemmas in the workplace and navigating those dynamics to productively move DEI agendas forward in their context. Participants will have an opportunity to reflect upon and answer questions such as “When have I had success in dealing with the power structure? Where have I experienced roadblocks, and what were they? How can collective and coalitional action fuel the power I need to remove roadblocks?”

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(Good) Sh*t Happens: Conflict, Identity and Power
November 8, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Monita Thompson & Shana Schoem
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
This interactive session will provide participants with an opportunity to learn strategies for navigating conflict that specifically focus on balancing power, noticing and surfacing dynamics and attending to how social identities and positionality impact conflict and conflict resolution. Participants will also consider how to reframe conflict as positive, productive and natural.

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Dominant Narratives
November 15, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Stephanie Hicks
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
In this workshop we will explore the influence of social power, hegemony and dominant (meta, grand or master) narratives in classrooms and other dialogic settings. Participants will learn about an approach called Multipartiality and the technique of counter narratives.

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Advanced Strategies and Techniques for Multipartial Facilitation
November 22, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Roger Fisher
Level: Advanced
This session is for participants already familiar with dominant narratives and multipartiality as a facilitation technique, to explore a deeper dive into the nuances of these skills.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 25 Sep 2019 10:37:38 -0400 2019-11-01T12:00:00-04:00 2019-11-01T14:00:00-04:00 The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR) Workshop / Seminar Building a Dialogic Community
The Hidden Rules of Race: Barriers to an Inclusive Economy (November 1, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66037 66037-16684585@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 1, 2019 12:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Poverty Solutions

Dorian Warren, president of the Center for Community Change Action, will give a talk about his book, titled "The Hidden Rules of Race: Barriers to an Inclusive Economy," as part of the 2019 Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions speaker series.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 30 Aug 2019 09:30:30 -0400 2019-11-01T12:00:00-04:00 2019-11-01T13:30:00-04:00 School of Social Work Building Poverty Solutions Lecture / Discussion Dorian Warren
Dia De La Muertos (November 1, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68327 68327-17046007@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 1, 2019 5:30pm
Location: School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
Organized By: MENA ( Middle Eastern and North African) Public Health

You are cordially invited to this year’s “Dia de Los Muertos” event taking place on November 1st from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM in the School of Public Health’s Community Room 1680. MENA (Middle Eastern and North African) Public Health, La Salud, and PHSAD (Public Health Students of African Descent) have partnered to present a Dia de Los Muertos event which is meant to commemorate all the lives lost to any discrimination or racism in the U.S. and internationally.

Dia de Los Muertos stems from Mexican traditions and originates from Aztec practices. We use this day to celebrate, not mourn, the lives of our beloved departed and rejoice by sharing ofrendas that remember the individual as they were in life. Although this festive occasion is meant to welcome our loved ones, there are many lives that were forgotten both in life and death. These lives were victimized, racialized, and prosecuted during life as a result of structural racism and exclusion. This year, we hope to raise awareness for the lives that were silenced and empower future practitioners to advocate for these communities and prevent future injustices.
We celebrate in community to provide space for the living and dead, and invite you to join us for an evening of activities, dialogue, food and performances! Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

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Reception / Open House Fri, 11 Oct 2019 16:17:19 -0400 2019-11-01T17:30:00-04:00 2019-11-01T19:30:00-04:00 School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower MENA ( Middle Eastern and North African) Public Health Reception / Open House Dia De Los Muertos Event Flyer
On the Peripheries of the Subaltern: Intersectional Identities and Internalized -isms (November 4, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68596 68596-17105352@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 4, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Grounded in theoretical frameworks of “otherness,” such as Spivak’s “subaltern” and Canagarajah’s “periphery,” this workshop will explore the intersection of multiple identities which are simultaneously held by every individual.
After participants engage in an exploration of these intersectional identities, they will then analyze how biases—like colorism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, and xenophobia—can still be internalized within communities which are also marginalized.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/xm919.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 29 Oct 2019 18:17:00 -0400 2019-11-04T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-04T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Unconscious Bias in Everyday Life (November 6, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65524 65524-16607709@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

The unconscious mind is a powerful and intrinsic force in helping to shape our overall behavior in our everyday lives. This interactive session is designed to examine how unconscious bias can affect one’s perceptions, decisions, and interactions.
You will learn to:

Identify how bias and the processes of the unconscious mind can impact your decisions and results
Utilize strategies to practice more conscious awareness so you are better able to advocate for inclusion in your organization

You will benefit by:

Understanding the science and research of unconscious bias
Having an increased awareness of your own diverse background, and its influence on your perceptions

This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/ovv8X.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:23 -0400 2019-11-06T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-06T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
First-Generation Graduate Student Pizza Dinner (November 6, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68222 68222-17028938@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Network with fellow first-generation graduate students, learn about the First-Gen Initiatives in the works, and give your input for the direction of First-Gen programs moving forward.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/zxw2V

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Social / Informal Gathering Wed, 09 Oct 2019 12:17:21 -0400 2019-11-06T17:00:00-05:00 2019-11-06T19:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Social / Informal Gathering Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Liberty in North Korea l Creating LiNKs: Humanity Behind Another World (November 6, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68938 68938-17197040@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Liberty in North Korea

*****This event is FREE! *******
We want diverse perspectives to be available to all ♥

Liberty in North Korea at the University of Michigan is excited to invite two North Korean advocacy fellows from the LiNK HQ, Jeongyol Ri and Ilhyeok Kim, come to campus on November 6th, 2019!

Join us as they reflect on their first-hand experiences as North Korean escapees, and their adjustment after relocation.

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Jeongyol Ri was born in 1998, and spent his childhood in Pyongsong. Math was his most notable passion— by the time he was in elementary school, he had already in mastered a middle school math curriculum. He later went on to represent the the North Korean team for the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). Over the course of four competitions, he had obtained a four silver medals. His success led the North Korean government to offer him a job, but he did not want to work for the regime. The Hong Kong IMO was Jeongyol’s last chance to defect while abroad; he was only 18 years old. While the rest of his team was packing for the return home, he snuck out and sought asylum at the South Korean consulate. In 2016 Jeongyol resettled in South Korea and in 2019 started Seoul National University.

Ilhyeok Kim was born in 1995 in Saetbyeol when the famine had just begun. As a result of the famine, his father became a broker who helped defectors in South Korea send money to relatives still in North Korea. When Ilhyeok was 12, his father was caught and imprisoned, but was eventually released for owning a Chinese cell phone. From that day onward, the government kept a close eye on his family. Despite the repercussions they would face if they escaped, they bravely decided to flee. In 2011 they arrived in South Korea. Ilhyeok aspires to work for the United Nations one day.

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Presentation Tue, 29 Oct 2019 14:05:24 -0400 2019-11-06T19:00:00-05:00 2019-11-06T21:00:00-05:00 Angell Hall Liberty in North Korea Presentation Creating LiNKs: Humanity Behind Another World
Leadership in an Era of Islamophobia (November 7, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68086 68086-17009815@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 7, 2019 3:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Muslim Students' Association

The Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, a not-for-profit research organization focused on Muslim-American communities, is collaborating with several campus units to bring Dr. Debbie Almontaser, an internationally recognized, award-winning educator and speaker, to campus to discuss the challenges of leading while Muslim post-9/11, religious-based bullying, and the industry of Islamophobia.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 23 Oct 2019 11:17:28 -0400 2019-11-07T15:00:00-05:00 2019-11-07T16:30:00-05:00 North Quad Muslim Students' Association Lecture / Discussion picture of Dr. Debbie Almontaser smiling in a robin egg blue scarf with tortoiseshell glasses and event details.
A World Beyond (November 7, 2019 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67212 67212-16824681@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 7, 2019 7:30pm
Location: Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre
Organized By: Arts in Color

A World Beyond is a showcase of original choreography by current undergraduate dance majors. The theme of the evening is "world-making," a powerful tool used in arts activism that encourages people to imagine and hope for a better reality. Featured works address topics ranging from queer community-building to the visibility of labor.

The performance will include an intermission. RSVP at: https://www.facebook.com/events/540756900010921

This event is supported in part by the Meta Weiser EXCEL Fund, Center for World Performance Studies, the SMTD Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, the Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs, and Arts at Michigan.

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Performance Tue, 29 Oct 2019 18:32:12 -0400 2019-11-07T19:30:00-05:00 2019-11-07T21:00:00-05:00 Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre Arts in Color Performance Dancer poses in a backbend on the concrete steps of a sunny park.
Building a Dialogic Community: Skills for Faculty and Staff (November 8, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67576 67576-16898621@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 8, 2019 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR)

A series of lunch and learn workshops led by the Program on Intergroup Relations as part of the U-M DEI Summit. Workshops will focus on dialogic skill-building for faculty and staff. This series is generously supported by the U-M Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

All sessions have a maximum capacity. Please click the Registration link below to reserve your spot.

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What Is Intergroup Dialogue: This Is How We Do It
October 18, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Monita Thompson & Shana Schoem
Level: Introductory
Learn about the Program on Intergroup Relations' approach and pedagogical underpinnings to the work rooted in dialogue, power, privilege and oppression.

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Who I am and why it matters: Understanding your social group identities and how it impacts your work
October 25, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Donna Rich Kaplowitz & Cesar Vargas-Leon
Level: Introductory through Advanced
Using tools for exploring social group identity and their relations to power and privilege, this workshop has participants examine and reflect on how their social group identities impact their work. Self reflection and sharing is expected.

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Successfully Navigating Power Dynamics with Generative Listening
November 1, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Roger Fisher & Hamida Bhagirathy
Level: Introductory through Advanced
Using the tool of generative listening, participants will learn about their strengths, skills, and capacities to create change, while focused on surfacing the power dilemmas in the workplace and navigating those dynamics to productively move DEI agendas forward in their context. Participants will have an opportunity to reflect upon and answer questions such as “When have I had success in dealing with the power structure? Where have I experienced roadblocks, and what were they? How can collective and coalitional action fuel the power I need to remove roadblocks?”

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(Good) Sh*t Happens: Conflict, Identity and Power
November 8, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Monita Thompson & Shana Schoem
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
This interactive session will provide participants with an opportunity to learn strategies for navigating conflict that specifically focus on balancing power, noticing and surfacing dynamics and attending to how social identities and positionality impact conflict and conflict resolution. Participants will also consider how to reframe conflict as positive, productive and natural.

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Dominant Narratives
November 15, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Stephanie Hicks
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
In this workshop we will explore the influence of social power, hegemony and dominant (meta, grand or master) narratives in classrooms and other dialogic settings. Participants will learn about an approach called Multipartiality and the technique of counter narratives.

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Advanced Strategies and Techniques for Multipartial Facilitation
November 22, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Roger Fisher
Level: Advanced
This session is for participants already familiar with dominant narratives and multipartiality as a facilitation technique, to explore a deeper dive into the nuances of these skills.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 25 Sep 2019 10:37:38 -0400 2019-11-08T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-08T14:00:00-05:00 The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR) Workshop / Seminar Building a Dialogic Community
Mathematics Career & Program Fair (November 8, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68640 68640-17128436@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 8, 2019 1:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Department of Mathematics

The Mathematics Career Conference is open to all undergraduate and graduate students looking to find out more information about mathematics in industry and graduate programs around the country.

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Fair / Festival Mon, 21 Oct 2019 10:14:23 -0400 2019-11-08T13:00:00-05:00 2019-11-08T16:00:00-05:00 Department of Mathematics Fair / Festival Career Fair
Michigan Radio 'Same Same Different' Podcast Listening Event (November 11, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68014 68014-16983968@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 11, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

The Trotter Multicultural Center is proud to be a partner and sponsor to the upcoming Michigan Radio podcast called 'Same Same Different'.

The Trotter Multicultural Center is hosting a student-centered Listening Event with the Michigan Radio team. Launching on October 7th, this five-part podcast series will explore questions such as “who are you to tell me that I’m an OTHER anyway?” It is being produced to not only offer skills for surviving “otherness” but also it will provide tools to be a better human. The series highlights voices from marginalized and misunderstood communities, including LGBTQ, African-American, Muslim, evangelical Christian, Latinx, people with disabilities, and the body-positive community.

Food will be provided. RSVP here: https://myumi.ch/51Arp

We look forward to see you there!

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 11 Oct 2019 11:21:49 -0400 2019-11-11T17:00:00-05:00 2019-11-11T19:00:00-05:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Lecture / Discussion Same Same Different Podcast logo
Barriers to Communicating Across Identities: Addressing Unconscious Bias (November 13, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68713 68713-17140900@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

We make assumptions all the time; it’s a natural part of life. At the same time, we must also work to critically understand these assumptions, and leave space for people who do not fit the narratives we have been socialized to ‘know.’ In this workshop, we will seek to dialogue with one another and explore solutions.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/9o3xE.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 22 Oct 2019 18:17:10 -0400 2019-11-13T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-13T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Meals with Faculty (November 13, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65224 65224-16555452@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Munger Graduate Residences
Organized By: Spectrum Center

The Spectrum Center, Rackham Graduate School, and the Division of Student Life invites any and all LGBTQ+ graduate students to our new Meals with Faculty series, which have been created to give you all the opportunity to connect with LGBTQ+ faculty and researchers in the community. There is no required or preferred discipline and all are welcome no matter what you're studying. This month's faculty guests are Cortney Turner of the Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute and Andrew Brouwer, a research investigator in epidemiology in the School of Public Health.

The meals are free, but do require pre-registration at http://bit.ly/GradEat

Spectrum Center Accessibility Statement
If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accommodation Form, found at bit.ly/SCaccess. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, but we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Social / Informal Gathering Tue, 03 Dec 2019 17:30:59 -0500 2019-11-13T17:30:00-05:00 2019-11-13T18:30:00-05:00 Munger Graduate Residences Spectrum Center Social / Informal Gathering Meals with Faculty - February 6th, 5:30 to 6:30 PM. This dinner will be held in the Parker Room of the Michigan Union and features Andrew Brouwer and Cortney Turner as faculty guests.
My Latinx is... (November 13, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67923 67923-16966904@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

What does Latinx identity mean in today’s melting pot culture of assimilation and appropriation? Join UMS, The UM Libraries, Trotter, MESA and La Casa as they set out to explore the variety of identities and experiences that live under the umbrella of Latinx in this free open mic event featuring live music, poetry, dance and more. Admission is free and open to the public.

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Performance Wed, 02 Oct 2019 10:57:13 -0400 2019-11-13T19:00:00-05:00 2019-11-13T21:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Performance Hatcher Graduate Library
The Microaggression Session (November 14, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65130 65130-16539434@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2019 1:30pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

If you have any questions or if accommodations are needed to access the facility or the content of the presentation, please contact Britney Underwood (britneyu@umich.edu) as soon as possible.

Microaggressions are verbal, behavioral, or environmental slights. They can be overt, subtle or unintentional, have become a huge area of concern. Whether one believes this phenomenon is real, perceived, or a made up term for invalid experiences, you all will benefit from this session.

In this session, participants will:

-Learn about "microaggressions" and other concepts relevant to this topic
-Obtain an understanding of the social and psychological impacts of microaggressions
-Engage in activities and dialogue to unveil microaggressions within the workplace
-Validate experiences with microaggressions
-Identify and discuss techniques to combat microaggressions, as a bystander or as a recipient

Audience:
This session is open to all LSA Staff. It is recommended that participants complete a course on Implicit Bias before taking this session. Graduate and undergraduate student staff should contact Britney Underwood at britneyu@umich.edu to enroll.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 30 Aug 2019 10:07:44 -0400 2019-11-14T13:30:00-05:00 2019-11-14T15:30:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workshop / Seminar LSA Building
Being a Solo Person in an Organization – Coalition Building for Creating Change (November 14, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68153 68153-17018326@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2019 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.

There are several psychological and professional considerations that solo persons can use to survive in organizations and create change. The objectives of this workshop are (a) to focus on one professional consideration, namely, coalition building across social identity lines, and (b) to reflect on how three psychological considerations based on the social psychologist Serge Moscovici’s work can be utilized to create change. Part 1 will be to create a better understanding of the differences, but also the similarities we have with others and how our own social identity and cultural background could potentially limit us in building successful coalitions. Part 2 will introduce Moscovici’s work concerning how solo persons need to be persistent and consistent and have the self-confidence to bring about change. Participants will have an opportunity to discuss how these principles can be applied to their own situation and share strategies that might result in increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in their own organizational environment

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 08 Oct 2019 12:02:45 -0400 2019-11-14T14:00:00-05:00 2019-11-14T16:00:00-05:00 Center for the Education of Women CEW+ Workshop / Seminar Marita R. Inglehart
Veterans Week - Lioness Documentary and Discussion (November 14, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68378 68378-17071651@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Veteran and Military Services

Lioness presents the untold story of the first group of women soldiers in US history to be sent into direct ground combat, in violation of official policy. Told through intimate accounts, journal excerpts, archive footage, as well as interviews with military commanders, the film follows five women who served together for a year in Iraq. With captivating detail, this probing documentary reveals the unexpected course of events that began with using US women soldiers to defuse tensions with local civilians, but resulted in the women's fighting in some of the bloodiest counter-insurgency battles of the war. Together the women's candid narratives and scenes from their lives back home form a portrait of the emotional and psychological effects of war from a female point of view. Lioness is the first film to bridge the gap between perception and reality of the role women in the military are playing in Iraq, capturing an historical turning point for American society.

Documentary followed by discussion by Cassie Michael: U-M student, Marine veteran and participant the Lioness program.

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Film Screening Thu, 17 Oct 2019 09:01:05 -0400 2019-11-14T14:00:00-05:00 2019-11-14T16:00:00-05:00 Michigan League Veteran and Military Services Film Screening Lioness Poster
Building a Dialogic Community: Skills for Faculty and Staff (November 15, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67576 67576-16898622@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 15, 2019 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR)

A series of lunch and learn workshops led by the Program on Intergroup Relations as part of the U-M DEI Summit. Workshops will focus on dialogic skill-building for faculty and staff. This series is generously supported by the U-M Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

All sessions have a maximum capacity. Please click the Registration link below to reserve your spot.

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What Is Intergroup Dialogue: This Is How We Do It
October 18, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Monita Thompson & Shana Schoem
Level: Introductory
Learn about the Program on Intergroup Relations' approach and pedagogical underpinnings to the work rooted in dialogue, power, privilege and oppression.

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Who I am and why it matters: Understanding your social group identities and how it impacts your work
October 25, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Donna Rich Kaplowitz & Cesar Vargas-Leon
Level: Introductory through Advanced
Using tools for exploring social group identity and their relations to power and privilege, this workshop has participants examine and reflect on how their social group identities impact their work. Self reflection and sharing is expected.

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Successfully Navigating Power Dynamics with Generative Listening
November 1, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Roger Fisher & Hamida Bhagirathy
Level: Introductory through Advanced
Using the tool of generative listening, participants will learn about their strengths, skills, and capacities to create change, while focused on surfacing the power dilemmas in the workplace and navigating those dynamics to productively move DEI agendas forward in their context. Participants will have an opportunity to reflect upon and answer questions such as “When have I had success in dealing with the power structure? Where have I experienced roadblocks, and what were they? How can collective and coalitional action fuel the power I need to remove roadblocks?”

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(Good) Sh*t Happens: Conflict, Identity and Power
November 8, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Monita Thompson & Shana Schoem
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
This interactive session will provide participants with an opportunity to learn strategies for navigating conflict that specifically focus on balancing power, noticing and surfacing dynamics and attending to how social identities and positionality impact conflict and conflict resolution. Participants will also consider how to reframe conflict as positive, productive and natural.

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Dominant Narratives
November 15, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Stephanie Hicks
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
In this workshop we will explore the influence of social power, hegemony and dominant (meta, grand or master) narratives in classrooms and other dialogic settings. Participants will learn about an approach called Multipartiality and the technique of counter narratives.

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Advanced Strategies and Techniques for Multipartial Facilitation
November 22, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Roger Fisher
Level: Advanced
This session is for participants already familiar with dominant narratives and multipartiality as a facilitation technique, to explore a deeper dive into the nuances of these skills.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 25 Sep 2019 10:37:38 -0400 2019-11-15T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-15T14:00:00-05:00 The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR) Workshop / Seminar Building a Dialogic Community
Michigan Pre-College and Youth Outreach Conference (PCC) (November 18, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63891 63891-15977793@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 18, 2019 8:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Center for Educational Outreach

The annual Michigan Pre-College and Youth Outreach Conference (PCC) brings together leaders in education, workforce development, and government from around the state to cast a spotlight on the important role postsecondary institutions and community partners play in promoting college access.

The theme this year is Inclusion and Innovation in College Access: Cultivating Michigan Youth. We are inviting scholars, researchers and practitioners to examine the challenges to postsecondary attainment and success, explore opportunities to address these issues, and share the impact of promising approaches.

The Keynote speaker this year will be Dr. Kedra Ishop, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management at the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor. She is a nationally recognized expert, speaker, and advisor on issues in higher education related to diversity, affordability, assessment, admissions, and enrollment.

This annual one day conference rotates among colleges and universities across the state. Representatives from many colleges and universities, as well as other community partners, contribute to its planning.

Postsecondary education remains the best way for youth to equip themselves with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in our evolving global landscape. While 70% of jobs in Michigan now require training beyond high school, the state lags behind the nation’s average for college attainment and fewer than a quarter of the state’s high school graduates are college-ready.

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 01 Nov 2019 14:50:04 -0400 2019-11-18T08:00:00-05:00 2019-11-18T18:00:00-05:00 Michigan League Center for Educational Outreach Conference / Symposium pcc-logo
Diversity 101 (November 18, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/65121 65121-16539432@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 18, 2019 11:00am
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

If you have any questions or if accommodations are needed to access the facility or the content of the presentation, please contact Britney Underwood (britneyu@umich.edu) as soon as possible.

In order to have meaningful, productive conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion, we must start with a common language. This session will provide an introduction to key terminology as well as the categories and labels we use to describe others and ourselves. We will also examine how our identities shape the way we enter the world and our interactions with each other. Emphasis will be placed on using our identities to help us understand the identities and experiences of others.

In this session, participants will:
Identify the benefits of inclusive environments
Review key terminology related to diversity, equity, and inclusion
Reflect on the origin of identities, their intersectionality, and their meanings
Use our own identities as a window to understanding the identities of others to build more authentic, empathic relationships

Audience:
This session is open to all LSA Staff. Graduate and undergraduate student staff should contact Britney Underwood at britneyu@umich.edu to enroll.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 10 Sep 2019 09:00:51 -0400 2019-11-18T11:00:00-05:00 2019-11-18T13:00:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workshop / Seminar LSA Building
Separated: Family and Community in the Aftermath of an Immigration Raid (November 18, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69285 69285-17295702@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 18, 2019 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: SSW Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

In Separated, William D. Lopez examines the lasting damage done by a daylong act of collaborative immigration enforcement in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Exploring the chaos of immigration enforcement through the lens of community health, Lopez discusses deportation's rippling negative effects and what it looks like from the perspective of the people who experience it. Focusing on those left behind, he reveals their efforts to cope with trauma, avoid homelessness, handle worsening health, and keep their families together.

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Lecture / Discussion Sun, 10 Nov 2019 21:12:24 -0500 2019-11-18T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-18T13:30:00-05:00 SSW Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lecture / Discussion
Collectivity, Community, and Connections in the Pursuit of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (November 18, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68133 68133-17011974@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 18, 2019 4:00pm
Location: East Hall
Organized By: National Center for Institutional Diversity

The National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID) and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI) are pleased to announce that Dr. Patricia Gurin — the Nancy Cantor Distinguished University Professor Emerita of Psychology and Women’s Studies — was selected as the 2019 recipient of the James S. Jackson Distinguished Career Award for Diversity Scholarship.

Please join us for Dr. Gurin's lecture in honor of her award.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 07 Oct 2019 14:56:23 -0400 2019-11-18T16:00:00-05:00 2019-11-18T17:30:00-05:00 East Hall National Center for Institutional Diversity Lecture / Discussion Image of Patricia Gurin
Positive Links Speaker Series (November 18, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65989 65989-16678391@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 18, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Michigan Ross Center for Positive Organizations

Positive Links Speaker Series
Are Diversity Initiatives Effective?
Lisa M. Leslie

Monday, November 18, 2019
4:00-5:00 p.m.
Free and open to the public.

Register here: http://myumi.ch/QAA1W

Michigan Ross Campus
Ross Building
701 Tappan
Robertson Auditorium
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1234

Positive Links:
The Positive Links Speaker Series, presented by Michigan Ross’ Center for Positive Organizations, offers inspiring and practical research-based strategies for building organizations that are high performing and bring out the best in its people. Attendees learn from leading positive organizational scholars and connect with our community of academics, students, staff, and leaders.

Positive Links sessions take place at Michigan Ross, and are free and open to the public.

About the talk:
Diversity initiatives are prevalent, but not necessarily effective. These initiatives at times not only fail to result in the intended consequence of increased diversity and inclusion, but also produce unintended consequences that undermine their effectiveness. In this presentation, Leslie will describe the unintended consequences diversity initiatives can produce and provide examples of how even well-intentioned efforts to foster diversity and inclusion can go astray. She will also discuss strategies for making diversity initiatives more effective and thus better leveraging the positive consequences of diversity for individuals, organizations, and societies.

About Leslie:
Lisa M. Leslie is an Associate Professor of Management and Organizations at the Stern School of Business, New York University. She received her AB in Social Psychology from Princeton University and her MA and PhD in Organizational Psychology from the University of Maryland. Prior to joining Stern in 2013, she spent six years as an Assistant Professor at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota.

Leslie’s research focuses on diversity in organizations, and specifically understanding why organizational diversity initiatives often produce unintended consequences and what can be done to make them more effective. She also has secondary research interests in cross-cultural organizational behavior and conflict management. Leslie has received many awards for her research, which has appeared in journals spanning a number of different disciplines, and has served as an Associate Editor for the Academy of Management Journal.

Host:
Lindred Greer, Associate Professor of Management and Organizations

Sponsors:
The Center for Positive Organizations thanks University of Michigan Organizational Learning, Sanger Leadership Center, Tauber Institute for Global Operations, Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, Lisa and David (MBA ‘87) Drews, and Diane (BA ‘73) and Paul (MBA ‘75) Jones for their support of the 2019-20 Positive Links Speaker Series.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 29 Aug 2019 14:51:58 -0400 2019-11-18T16:00:00-05:00 2019-11-18T17:00:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Michigan Ross Center for Positive Organizations Lecture / Discussion Lisa M. Leslie
Intersections of Faith (November 18, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69179 69179-17261060@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 18, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

This is the second Interfaith dialogue this year. This event is for anyone interested in having productive dialogue that is Interfaithfully related. The topic is intersectionality and we will be discussing how our other social identities can affect how we practice faith and vice versa.

November 18, 2019, 6pm
Sankofa Lounge

Food will be provided. RSVP here: https://bit.ly/33qPt6J

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Meeting Fri, 15 Nov 2019 11:18:56 -0500 2019-11-18T18:00:00-05:00 2019-11-18T20:00:00-05:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Meeting Image of event flyer
Change it Up! (November 19, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67967 67967-16977573@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan Engineering

Change it Up! Empowers faculty and staff to safely and successfully intervene in situations that negative impact in the University of Michigan campus community. Help us build an inclusive, respectful, and safe community while expanding your skills and confidence!

Register for a session: 10/17, 10/30, 11/19

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 03 Oct 2019 14:03:25 -0400 2019-11-19T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-19T14:00:00-05:00 Michigan Engineering Workshop / Seminar Change it up, DEI Engineered
Writing the Other: A Hopwood Teaching Roundtable Special Event (November 20, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69427 69427-17318594@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Hopwood Awards Program

Writing across identity difference is always a fraught endeavor. Yet many of us want to encourage our students to try it with thoughtfulness and care. In this workshop we'll share our classroom experiences with setting up guidelines and expectations. Our goal is to emerge from the workshop with a few models for introducing young writers to the seriousness of writing from the perspective of someone different from themselves. Please come with your anecdotes, ideas, and questions!

Rachel Ann Girty, Zell Fellow, served on the English Department Diversity Committee while she earned her MFA and co-created the Graduate Diversity Allies Initiatives. This year she works as Student Leadership Coordinator for the Lloyd Scholars for Writing and the Arts and mentors undergraduates through the Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives.

Hopwood Teaching Roundtable events are primarily intended to support new teachers of undergraduate creative writing, but all are welcome to attend.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 13 Nov 2019 16:54:36 -0500 2019-11-20T16:00:00-05:00 2019-11-20T17:00:00-05:00 Angell Hall Hopwood Awards Program Workshop / Seminar Flyer with pencils in multiple colors
Anti-Racism Workshop (November 21, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65599 65599-16621793@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 21, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

This workshop will center on the conceptualization and application of anti-racism work. Anti-racism work is defined and constructed differently across time and space within and without the academy. How does the way we think about anti-racism impact the approaches to dismantling racism? What are some emerging approaches in the higher education context? Explore what they mean for you and your path in DEI work.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration required at https://myumi.ch/lxxw7.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:25 -0400 2019-11-21T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-21T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
HIRED-IN (Hiring Involvement in Recruiting for Equity, Diversity and INclusion) (November 21, 2019 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64626 64626-16660109@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 21, 2019 12:30pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

If you have any questions or if accommodations are needed to access the facility or the content of the presentation, please contact Britney Underwood (britneyu@umich.edu) as soon as possible.

In this session, participants will:

Increase awareness of how implicit bias can show up during the hiring process
Gain an awareness of the importance of consistent guidelines, evaluation and candidate experience
Discuss equitable hiring conventions
Increase knowledge regarding affirmative action goals
Learn about resources that exist in LSA and on campus

Audience:
This course is required for all staff who are involved in the staff recruiting and selection process for LSA.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 30 Aug 2019 10:03:05 -0400 2019-11-21T12:30:00-05:00 2019-11-21T14:30:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workshop / Seminar LSA Building
Building a Dialogic Community: Skills for Faculty and Staff (November 22, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67576 67576-16898623@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 22, 2019 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR)

A series of lunch and learn workshops led by the Program on Intergroup Relations as part of the U-M DEI Summit. Workshops will focus on dialogic skill-building for faculty and staff. This series is generously supported by the U-M Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

All sessions have a maximum capacity. Please click the Registration link below to reserve your spot.

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What Is Intergroup Dialogue: This Is How We Do It
October 18, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Monita Thompson & Shana Schoem
Level: Introductory
Learn about the Program on Intergroup Relations' approach and pedagogical underpinnings to the work rooted in dialogue, power, privilege and oppression.

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Who I am and why it matters: Understanding your social group identities and how it impacts your work
October 25, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Donna Rich Kaplowitz & Cesar Vargas-Leon
Level: Introductory through Advanced
Using tools for exploring social group identity and their relations to power and privilege, this workshop has participants examine and reflect on how their social group identities impact their work. Self reflection and sharing is expected.

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Successfully Navigating Power Dynamics with Generative Listening
November 1, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Roger Fisher & Hamida Bhagirathy
Level: Introductory through Advanced
Using the tool of generative listening, participants will learn about their strengths, skills, and capacities to create change, while focused on surfacing the power dilemmas in the workplace and navigating those dynamics to productively move DEI agendas forward in their context. Participants will have an opportunity to reflect upon and answer questions such as “When have I had success in dealing with the power structure? Where have I experienced roadblocks, and what were they? How can collective and coalitional action fuel the power I need to remove roadblocks?”

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(Good) Sh*t Happens: Conflict, Identity and Power
November 8, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Monita Thompson & Shana Schoem
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
This interactive session will provide participants with an opportunity to learn strategies for navigating conflict that specifically focus on balancing power, noticing and surfacing dynamics and attending to how social identities and positionality impact conflict and conflict resolution. Participants will also consider how to reframe conflict as positive, productive and natural.

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Dominant Narratives
November 15, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Stephanie Hicks
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
In this workshop we will explore the influence of social power, hegemony and dominant (meta, grand or master) narratives in classrooms and other dialogic settings. Participants will learn about an approach called Multipartiality and the technique of counter narratives.

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Advanced Strategies and Techniques for Multipartial Facilitation
November 22, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Roger Fisher
Level: Advanced
This session is for participants already familiar with dominant narratives and multipartiality as a facilitation technique, to explore a deeper dive into the nuances of these skills.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 25 Sep 2019 10:37:38 -0400 2019-11-22T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-22T14:00:00-05:00 The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR) Workshop / Seminar Building a Dialogic Community
Decolonizing Sustainability Panel Discussion (November 22, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69366 69366-17310317@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 22, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Dana Natural Resources Building
Organized By: SNRE Diversity Equity & Inclusion

Please join us on Friday, November 22 from 12-2pm in Dana 1040 for a Panel Discussion on Decolonizing Sustainability. This panel aims to shed light on colonialism and how its perpetuated in the environmental movement. We are honored to have Eric Hemenway, Director of Archives and Records for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Diana Seales, SEAS Environmental Justice Alum ('04) and current PhD student at Michigan State studying Indigenous response to Climate Change and Lee Sprague, water activist and former Ogema/ Leader of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians as part of this Panel. This event is sponsored by SEAS Student Government and the SEAS DEI Office.

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Presentation Tue, 12 Nov 2019 15:24:44 -0500 2019-11-22T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-22T14:00:00-05:00 Dana Natural Resources Building SNRE Diversity Equity & Inclusion Presentation Decolonizing Sustainability Panelists
Inclusive Leadership (November 25, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69130 69130-17252893@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 25, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

There is a lot of talk about “Inclusive Leadership” but many are left asking: What is it? Why is it important? How can I do it? This workshop will address these questions by presenting research on the specific traits, elements, and styles of inclusive leaders. Participants will be able to reflect on and share their own experiences and times that they have witnessed others modeling inclusive leadership. We will discuss the benefits of inclusive leadership at the individual and organizational level. The presenter will also share resources and best practices on inclusive leadership frameworks. This workshop will be facilitated by Dr. Deborah S. Willis.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/NxBmK.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 05 Nov 2019 12:16:22 -0500 2019-11-25T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-25T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Implicit Bias (December 2, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65129 65129-17088486@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 2, 2019 1:30pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

If you have any questions or if accommodations are needed to access the facility or the content of the presentation, please contact Britney Underwood (britneyu@umich.edu) as soon as possible.

In this session, participants will learn to:

-Examine your own background and identities and how these identities shape our experiences and perspectives
-Discuss how the brain functions, and relate how unconscious bias is a natural function of the human mind
-Identify patterns of unconscious bias that influence decision-making processes
-Confront internal biases and practice conscious awareness
-Review strategies to create transformational change in the workplace

You will benefit by:

-Raising self-awareness, sparking conversation with others and initiating new actions
-Enhancing your professional and personal effectiveness on and off the job
-Positively influencing personal and organizational decisions
-Creating stronger and more positive work relationships with others

Audience:
This session is open to all LSA Staff. Graduate and undergraduate student staff should contact Britney Underwood at britneyu@umich.edu to enroll.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 16 Oct 2019 14:39:31 -0400 2019-12-02T13:30:00-05:00 2019-12-02T15:30:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workshop / Seminar LSA Building
Understanding DEI Through the Framework of Global Citizenship (December 3, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69074 69074-17224171@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

In a globalized world, each person will interact with cultures beyond their own. As the leaders and best, our students go all over the world and work with people from across the globe, and to better enable them to succeed, cultural competency is a necessity. Someone with one plus cultures can adapt and be receptive of other cultures and identities. Context matters, and critical lenses about other cultures impact how we view them. This workshop will focus on critical thinking with intercultural awareness and communication.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/K4MnE.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 01 Nov 2019 18:16:44 -0400 2019-12-03T12:00:00-05:00 2019-12-03T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Story Lab Showcase (December 3, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66689 66689-16770203@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Sanger Leadership Center

The Sanger Leadership Center and Ross Design + Business Club invite you to join us for the Story Lab Showcase. During the evening, you will hear powerful stories from Ross students in a "Moth-style" presentation on stage. Expect to laugh, to empathize, and perhaps even shed a tear.

All are welcome. We hope to see you there!

Questions? Email us at rossleaders@umich.edu.

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Performance Mon, 09 Sep 2019 14:12:58 -0400 2019-12-03T17:00:00-05:00 2019-12-03T18:30:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Sanger Leadership Center Performance Story Lab at Michigan Ross
Togetherness: QTIPOC Dinners - December (December 3, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69067 69067-17222104@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 5:30pm
Location: West Quadrangle
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Registration required! Please go to http://bit.ly/QTIPOCfall2019

Spectrum Center and the Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs Office (MESA) are proud to continue an initiative centering Queer and Transgender People of Color (QTPOC): Community Dinners for/by QTPOC. FREE DINNER will be provided to the first 15 students who sign up for the respective dinners. If there are more than 15 students signing up for a dinner session, they will be put on a waiting list. The host for this dinner is Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes.

Food available will include:

Jerk Char Grilled Chicken Breast.
Cuban Black Beans and Rice (Gluten Free, Vegan).
Jerk Tofu with vegetables (Gluten Free, Vegan).

Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes is Professor of American Culture, Romance Languages and Literatures, and Women’s Studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and is the former director of the Latina/o Studies Program. He received his A.B. from Harvard (1991) and M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia (1999). He is author of Queer Ricans: Cultures and Sexualities in the Diaspora (2009), Uñas pintadas de azul/Blue Fingernails (2009), Abolición del pato (2013), A Brief and Transformative Account of Queer History (2016), and Escenas transcaribeñas: ensayos sobre teatro, performance y cultura (2018). He has co-edited two issues of CENTRO Journal on Puerto Rican queer sexualities as well as Keywords for Latina/o Studies (NYU Press, 2017). He is currently writing on Puerto Rican transgender and drag performance and activism. He performs as Lola von Miramar since 2010.

Spectrum Center Accessibility Statement
If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accommodation Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, but we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Social / Informal Gathering Fri, 01 Nov 2019 15:46:59 -0400 2019-12-03T17:30:00-05:00 2019-12-03T19:00:00-05:00 West Quadrangle Spectrum Center Social / Informal Gathering December's Togetherness: QTIPOC Dinner will be hosted by Larry La Fountain-Stokes. Image includes the date, time, location, a shortened description of Larry's work, and a picture of Larry. He is a light-skinned man with short brown hair and a long blue-white beard. He is wearing a red sweater with a pink button-up shirt underneath. He is looking at the camera and smiling.
The Business of Becoming Citizens: Chinese Immigrants, Cuisine, and Restaurants from Exclusion to Inclusion in the United States, 1870-1919 (December 5, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63436 63436-17307999@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 5, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies

Today there are more Chinese restaurants in the United States than the combined total of McDonald’s, Burger King’s, Wendy’s, and KFC chains. This talk tells the history of Chinese restaurants against the backdrop of intense racial discrimination and civic exclusion. Chinese immigrants held the unfortunate distinction of being the first—and for many years only—population of voluntary migrants restricted from entering the country and denied a pathway to citizenship. Between the end of Radical Reconstruction and World War II, Chinese immigrants seized political power and shifted their economic, legal, and cultural positions through food. The talks centers on a handful of Chinese immigrants who strategically and purposefully built bridges of understanding with the wider U.S. population, and leveraged this acceptance to negotiate an immense legal apparatus. This is a story of the resilience of racialized immigrants who managed to become tastemakers, despite the weight of state-sanctioned oppression.

Refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP for food: https://forms.gle/jMh25aUFXCLbjUyc9

Heather Ruth Lee is an Assistant Professor of History at NYU Shanghai. As a scholar and educator, she wrestles with the importance of legal immigration status—the bright line separating citizens from both documented and undocumented migrants—to the history of race and ethnicity in the United States. Her first book, The Business of Becoming Citizens: Chinese Immigrants, Cuisine, and Restaurants from Exclusion to Inclusion in the United States, 1870-1943 tells the history of Chinese restaurants against the backdrop of intense racial discrimination and civic exclusion. Alongside the book, Professor Lee has been working on the “Chinese Restaurant Database Project” (www.eatingglobally.com), an original data source on historical Chinese business operations, migration strategies and demographic information. Her research has been featured in NPR’s All Things Considered, The Salt, The Atlantic, Chicago Tribune, and Gastropod, a podcast on food science and history. Professor Lee has advised and curated exhibitions at the New York Historical Society, the National Museum of American History, the Museum of Chinese in America, and elsewhere.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 02 Dec 2019 08:41:23 -0500 2019-12-05T18:00:00-05:00 2019-12-05T19:30:00-05:00 Haven Hall Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Lecture / Discussion Photo
AIM for DEI (December 6, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67300 67300-16831276@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

Join us on Friday, December 6 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the East Conference Room (4th Floor) at Rackham Graduate School for AIM for DEI. More details to come. Lunch will be provided. Please register for this event if you plan to attend.

AIM for DEI is an all new event series hosted by the Center for Academic Innovation that will explore how technology and innovation impact the inclusivity and equity of the learning experiences we create for our residential, online and global learners.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 16 Sep 2019 17:05:22 -0400 2019-12-06T12:00:00-05:00 2019-12-06T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion AIM for DEI
Racial Microaggressions (December 6, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69194 69194-17263097@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Racial microaggressions can be uniquely harmful to their targets, and yet we often times find ourselves skirting around this subset of microaggressions due to discomfort in openly discussing race, racism, and white supremacy. In this workshop we hope to foster an intellectually humble environment within which to unpack racial microaggressions, address common barriers to intervening when a racial microaggression is inflicted, and provide tools for successfully intervening in the future.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/pdrVW.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 06 Nov 2019 18:16:27 -0500 2019-12-06T12:00:00-05:00 2019-12-06T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Asian American and Pacific Islander Faculty and the Bamboo Ceiling: Barriers to Leadership and Implications for Leadership Development (December 6, 2019 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68921 68921-17197021@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 2:30pm
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies

Racial stereotypes of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders limit their access to leadership positions in higher education. Using a national sample of college and university faculty at 2 and 4-year institutions, Dean Lee explores the reality and implications of the bamboo ceiling for Asian American faculty and staff.

Co-Sponsors: U-M Asian Pacific Islander Desi/American Staff Association and INDIGO, the LSA Asian/Asian American Faculty Alliance

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 06 Dec 2019 14:46:33 -0500 2019-12-06T14:30:00-05:00 2019-12-06T16:00:00-05:00 Tisch Hall Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Lecture / Discussion Poster
Prison Creative Arts Project Art Auction (December 7, 2019 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64739 64739-16442903@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, December 7, 2019 6:30pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

Mark your calendars for 2019 Art Auction hosted by Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP), and join us for an evening with wine, dessert, art, and connect with the PCAP community.

Behind the scene of every Annual Exhibition of Art by Michigan Prisoners is our ongoing effort towards making the exhibition happen. Proceeds from the auction will support the upcoming 25th Annual Exhibition of Art by Michigan Prisoners. This auction will feature artwork donated by incarcerated artists, PCAP curators, University of Michigan faculty, and Michigan artists.

Dec 7, 2019 at Michigan League, Hussey Room
911 N. University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
6:30 p.m. Wine & Dessert Reception, Silent Auction
7:30 p.m. Live Auction Begins
*Free Admission*

Cover Artwork: Still Paul, Nino Tanzini, acrylic on canvas

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Other Thu, 17 Oct 2019 16:40:52 -0400 2019-12-07T18:30:00-05:00 2019-12-07T21:00:00-05:00 Michigan League Prison Creative Arts Project, The Other event cover
Writing a Diversity Statement (December 9, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68714 68714-17140901@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 9, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Increasingly, hiring committees are interested in how prospective faculty job candidates will contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion. As a result, many academic employers have begun to request a “diversity statement” as part of the faculty job application process. In this interactive session, we will discuss best practices for writing diversity statements, examine sample statements, and work through activities designed to help participants start writing their own statement.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/1pM43.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 22 Oct 2019 18:17:12 -0400 2019-12-09T12:00:00-05:00 2019-12-09T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Our Compelling Interests Series: Leveraging Diversity (December 11, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64781 64781-16776795@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Center for Social Solutions

Please join us for a panel discussion on Leveraging Diversity as contributors to the Our Compelling Interests book series and initiative share their perspectives on what we gain from diversity. The panel will explore the diversity narratives as well as how we leverage diversity to create new forms of a healthy civic nation. Joining the moderator, U-M professor Angela Dillard, will be contributors to the first three volumes in the book series and the co-authors of the highly anticipated fourth publication.

Immediately following the book event, we invite you to a reception in the East Conference Room (4th Floor) from 5:30–6:30 p.m., where you will have an opportunity to speak to the panelists.

Livestream is available for the event; please access here, https://media.rackham.umich.edu/rossmedia/Play/42227c81203b464aa9749df4ee0e40831d

MODERATOR
Angela Dillard
Richard A. Meisler Collegiate Professor of Afroamerican & African Studies and in the Residential College, University of Michigan

PANELISTS
Tony Banout
Senior Vice President, Interfaith Youth Core

Nancy Cantor
Chancellor, Rutgers University-Newark

Gary Orfield
Distinguished Research Professor of Education, Law, Political Science and Urban Planning at the University of California, Los Angeles; Co-director of the Civil Rights Project at UCLA

Scott Page
John Seely Brown Distinguished University Professor of Complexity, Social Science, and Management at the University of Michigan

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 11 Dec 2019 09:26:04 -0500 2019-12-11T16:00:00-05:00 2019-12-11T17:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Center for Social Solutions Lecture / Discussion Our Compelling Interests Series: Leveraging Diversity; book cover artwork for the three volumes of the series; Wednesday, December 11, 2019, 4:00–5:30pm
Pluralistic Professional: Honoring Religious Difference in the Workplace (December 11, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70042 70042-17499537@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

Join Eboo Patel, the founder of Interfaith Youth Core, to talk about interfaith leadership in the workforce.

RSVP: https://forms.gle/UmCSAkxvTE7pi6Ux6

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 05 Dec 2019 14:21:08 -0500 2019-12-11T18:00:00-05:00 2019-12-11T20:00:00-05:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Lecture / Discussion Image of event flyer
NOS: Dismantling the Otro (January 7, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71010 71010-17768591@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 7, 2020 10:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

“NOS: Dismantling the Otro” is a presentation of work from the thesis project of Social Theory and Practice major Tess Garcia. The project, which takes the form of a magazine, profiles eight Latinx students at the University of Michigan. Each student participated in a one-on-one interview with Tess, during which they discussed the struggles they face in relation to their heritage. Their answers served as the basis for a feature-style article. Students also took part in individual photoshoots with Tess, whose location, style and focus they directed. Those photos are featured in this exhibition, along with excerpts from each student’s interview. Copies of the original magazine will be available for viewing within the gallery space.

>> Opening Reception: Friday, January 10 from 6-8pm. Refreshments will be served.

In Spanish, “nosotros” means “we.” On its own, however, “otros” means “others.” The title of this exhibition omits the latter part of the word to symbolize Tess’s dreams for the Latinx community: a shared space of “we” where nobody feels like the other.

Tess Garcia is a senior at the University of Michigan majoring in Communication and Media and Social Theory and Practice through the Residential College. Her work in STP has centered around exploring Latinx issues through journalism, culminating in the creation of the print magazine and accompanying exhibition for “NOS: Dismantling the Otro.”

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Exhibition Tue, 07 Jan 2020 12:09:37 -0500 2020-01-07T10:00:00-05:00 2020-01-07T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition NOS: Dismantling the Otro
NOS: Dismantling the Otro (January 8, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71010 71010-17768592@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 8, 2020 10:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

“NOS: Dismantling the Otro” is a presentation of work from the thesis project of Social Theory and Practice major Tess Garcia. The project, which takes the form of a magazine, profiles eight Latinx students at the University of Michigan. Each student participated in a one-on-one interview with Tess, during which they discussed the struggles they face in relation to their heritage. Their answers served as the basis for a feature-style article. Students also took part in individual photoshoots with Tess, whose location, style and focus they directed. Those photos are featured in this exhibition, along with excerpts from each student’s interview. Copies of the original magazine will be available for viewing within the gallery space.

>> Opening Reception: Friday, January 10 from 6-8pm. Refreshments will be served.

In Spanish, “nosotros” means “we.” On its own, however, “otros” means “others.” The title of this exhibition omits the latter part of the word to symbolize Tess’s dreams for the Latinx community: a shared space of “we” where nobody feels like the other.

Tess Garcia is a senior at the University of Michigan majoring in Communication and Media and Social Theory and Practice through the Residential College. Her work in STP has centered around exploring Latinx issues through journalism, culminating in the creation of the print magazine and accompanying exhibition for “NOS: Dismantling the Otro.”

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Exhibition Tue, 07 Jan 2020 12:09:37 -0500 2020-01-08T10:00:00-05:00 2020-01-08T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition NOS: Dismantling the Otro
NOS: Dismantling the Otro (January 9, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71010 71010-17768593@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 9, 2020 10:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

“NOS: Dismantling the Otro” is a presentation of work from the thesis project of Social Theory and Practice major Tess Garcia. The project, which takes the form of a magazine, profiles eight Latinx students at the University of Michigan. Each student participated in a one-on-one interview with Tess, during which they discussed the struggles they face in relation to their heritage. Their answers served as the basis for a feature-style article. Students also took part in individual photoshoots with Tess, whose location, style and focus they directed. Those photos are featured in this exhibition, along with excerpts from each student’s interview. Copies of the original magazine will be available for viewing within the gallery space.

>> Opening Reception: Friday, January 10 from 6-8pm. Refreshments will be served.

In Spanish, “nosotros” means “we.” On its own, however, “otros” means “others.” The title of this exhibition omits the latter part of the word to symbolize Tess’s dreams for the Latinx community: a shared space of “we” where nobody feels like the other.

Tess Garcia is a senior at the University of Michigan majoring in Communication and Media and Social Theory and Practice through the Residential College. Her work in STP has centered around exploring Latinx issues through journalism, culminating in the creation of the print magazine and accompanying exhibition for “NOS: Dismantling the Otro.”

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Exhibition Tue, 07 Jan 2020 12:09:37 -0500 2020-01-09T10:00:00-05:00 2020-01-09T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition NOS: Dismantling the Otro
NOS: Dismantling the Otro (January 10, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71010 71010-17768594@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 10, 2020 10:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

“NOS: Dismantling the Otro” is a presentation of work from the thesis project of Social Theory and Practice major Tess Garcia. The project, which takes the form of a magazine, profiles eight Latinx students at the University of Michigan. Each student participated in a one-on-one interview with Tess, during which they discussed the struggles they face in relation to their heritage. Their answers served as the basis for a feature-style article. Students also took part in individual photoshoots with Tess, whose location, style and focus they directed. Those photos are featured in this exhibition, along with excerpts from each student’s interview. Copies of the original magazine will be available for viewing within the gallery space.

>> Opening Reception: Friday, January 10 from 6-8pm. Refreshments will be served.

In Spanish, “nosotros” means “we.” On its own, however, “otros” means “others.” The title of this exhibition omits the latter part of the word to symbolize Tess’s dreams for the Latinx community: a shared space of “we” where nobody feels like the other.

Tess Garcia is a senior at the University of Michigan majoring in Communication and Media and Social Theory and Practice through the Residential College. Her work in STP has centered around exploring Latinx issues through journalism, culminating in the creation of the print magazine and accompanying exhibition for “NOS: Dismantling the Otro.”

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Exhibition Tue, 07 Jan 2020 12:09:37 -0500 2020-01-10T10:00:00-05:00 2020-01-10T20:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition NOS: Dismantling the Otro
Applying Principles of Community Engagement for Grad Students (January 13, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70306 70306-17566422@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 13, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

This workshop is intended for graduate students who have already attended an Entering, Engaging, and Exiting Communities workshop or those with some familiarity or experience with community engagement. In this intermediate level workshop, participants will apply core principles for thoughtfully engaging with communities into their practice, including motivations, impact of social identities, and strategies for engaging in reciprocal, ethical, and respectful ways, with an attention to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/O4rWE.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 14 Jan 2020 14:40:59 -0500 2020-01-13T12:00:00-05:00 2020-01-13T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
DEI Certificate Program Community Check-In (January 14, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70977 70977-17762326@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 14, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

We will inform you of events that are coming Winter 2020, important dates, and exciting programming. We also hope get a pulse of the community to see what is needed, how people are feeling, and what you need from the program.
Please note: This session is intended for participants of Rackham’s Professional Development DEI Certificate Program.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/1pyPo.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Meeting Tue, 14 Jan 2020 14:40:59 -0500 2020-01-14T12:00:00-05:00 2020-01-14T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Meeting Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
MIW Information Sessions (January 15, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71424 71424-17825683@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

Come learn more about the Michigan in Washington Program.

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Other Tue, 14 Jan 2020 10:19:33 -0500 2020-01-15T17:00:00-05:00 2020-01-15T18:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Michigan in Washington Program Other Haven Hall
Being Human in STEM: An Experiment in Partnering with Students to Address Issues of Equity in STEM (January 16, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69259 69259-17275351@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 16, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: LSA Biophysics

When student protesters occupied the Amherst College library for four days in November of 2015, the campus community was transfixed by the painful testimonials shared by marginalized students about their experiences at Amherst as individuals identifying as Black, brown, female, queer, trans, disabled, international, among others. In response to letters from a Black neuroscience major and a non-binary biochemistry and biophysics major, every STEM department wrote a letter of support, pledging to work with students to address their concerns. The following semester, Chemistry professor Sheila Jaswal collaborated with students to develop a project-based course, titled “Being Human in STEM” (HSTEM), to actively engage STEM students and departments in learning about and enhancing inclusion in STEM settings. Now in its sixth iteration, students drive the academic inquiry, investigating both the local experience and the literature on diversity in STEM. They then use that research to design tools and interventions to share with and enhance their own STEM community.  In this seminar, Professor Jaswal will describe how HSTEM course projects and activities have continued the conversation started by students during the Uprising, connected STEM inclusion efforts across the Amherst campus, and produced resources such as the “Inclusive Curricular Practices” handbook, that have been used by STEM educators from high schools, colleges, universities, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Inclusive Excellence institutions. She will present evidence on the impact of the HSTEM course and practices on students, faculty and staff at Amherst, and provide examples of how a growing network of institutions, including Yale, Brown, Williams, and the University of Utah, are adapting the HSTEM model to their own STEM community needs. 

Please visit website for more information on speaker: http://www.beinghumaninstem.com/sheila-jaswal.html

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 08 Jan 2020 12:58:03 -0500 2020-01-16T12:00:00-05:00 2020-01-16T14:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) LSA Biophysics Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium | The (Mis)Education of Us (January 20, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71521 71521-17836335@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 20, 2020 10:00am
Location: Hill Auditorium
Organized By: Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

The University of Michigan will host the 34th annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium on Monday, January 20, 2020 beginning at 10 a.m. at Hill Auditorium.

This year’s theme, “The (Mis)Education of US,” will feature keynote speaker Angela Davis, educator, political activist, and author. Dr. Davis is known for her work surrounding social, economic, racial, and gender justice.

Since 1986, the University of Michigan has hosted its annual Martin Luther King Jr.
Symposium, one of the largest celebrations by colleges and universities in the nation.

The theme is composed by faculty, staff and students across campus based on its relevance to current social justice issues and the teachings of Martin Luther King Jr.

This year’s theme, “The (Mis)Education of US,” acknowledges that although we live in a diverse society, we have not been adequately educated on who we are and how we can best learn, live and prosper together.

The Keynote lecture is coordinated by the Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives
under the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and co-sponsored by the Stephen M. Ross School of Business with support from the William K. McInally Memorial Lecture Fund, and Michigan Athletics.

The U-M MLK symposium is open to the University community and the general public. For those who are unable to attend in person, they are encouraged to watch the event online or as part of a group watch party by visiting mlksymposium.umich.edu

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 15 Jan 2020 15:42:09 -0500 2020-01-20T10:00:00-05:00 2020-01-20T11:30:00-05:00 Hill Auditorium Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Lecture / Discussion angela-davis
Y(our) Story: Costs of Activism (January 20, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69805 69805-17425678@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 20, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Culture Committee LSA Student Academic Affairs

This year's MLK Symposium theme, “Costs of Activism”, reflects the challenges of activism, broadly defined. Standing up against racism, classism, sexism, ableism, and other forms of bias, as well as taking action to support the voices of others, can entail both positive and negative challenges. Reflecting on these stories can be empowering and help build community.

We invite members of the University community to share their brief (2-4 minute) stories through written or spoken word, performance pieces, poems, art, music, or song. We encourage you to connect your story to the theme of “Costs of Activism.” This is an opportunity to tell your story, among supportive listeners, because (y)our stories matter!

This event will be held on MLK Day (Jan. 20th, 2020) from 1-2:30pm at the Newnan LSA Academic Advisor Center in 1255 Angell Hall.

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 26 Nov 2019 16:06:28 -0500 2020-01-20T13:00:00-05:00 2020-01-20T14:30:00-05:00 Angell Hall Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Culture Committee LSA Student Academic Affairs Conference / Symposium
Brown v. Board of Education: The Legacy Continues (January 20, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69506 69506-17333396@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 20, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: University Library

Cheryl Brown Henderson talks about her personal experience with segregated schools and the story of how Brown v. Board of Education came to be.

The case was elevated to the U.S. Supreme Court, which in May of 1954 ruled unanimously that racial segregation in public schools violated the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibits states from denying equal protection of the laws to any person within their jurisdictions. The decision declared that separate educational facilities for white and African American students were inherently unequal.

Brown Henderson is the daughter of the late Reverend Oliver L. Brown who in 1950, along with 12 other parents in Topeka, Kansas, and led by attorneys for the NAACP, filed suit on behalf of their children against the local Board of Education. Their case joined with cases from other states on appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, and became known as the landmark decision, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 15 Nov 2019 11:30:50 -0500 2020-01-20T14:00:00-05:00 2020-01-20T16:00:00-05:00 Michigan League University Library Lecture / Discussion Cheryl Brown Henderson
Circle of Unity (January 20, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71336 71336-17817108@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 20, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Diag - Central Campus
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

Description:
The Michigan Community Scholars Program will celebrate MLK and his legacy with the community at the 14th Annual Circle of Unity. This year the Sustainable Living Experience will be partnering to ensure that the event is environmentally-friendly & zero waste! Join hundreds of University and community participants for this annual event celebrating the life of Dr. King and his legacy of racial justice, nonviolence, and unity. All are welcome: students, staff, faculty, families, and children, as the audience is encouraged to participate as we honor Martin Luther King Jr. through song, dance, and spoken word. We will be joined by local musician favorites, Joe Reilly and Julie Beutel, in addition to performances by the Michigan Gospel Chorale, Smile Bringer Singers, and spoken word artists.

Volunteer responsibilities:
Hot cocoa will be served at the event, which is usually held outside in the diag, so dress warm! Volunteers will be posted at waste stations to assist with composting of hot beverage cups and make ensure that the event is as zero waste as possible. Any non-compostable waste should be diverted to standard trash bins. Compost receptacles (cardboard boxes and green compostable liners) and any signage should be set up prior to the event at 1:45pm and taken to a compost area (there is one behind the Grad library) after the event at 3:05pm. Simply attend and enjoy the event, or sign up for a volunteer shift at bit.ly/SLEsignups

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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 13 Jan 2020 11:31:41 -0500 2020-01-20T14:00:00-05:00 2020-01-20T15:00:00-05:00 Diag - Central Campus Sustainable Living Experience Social / Informal Gathering Circle of Unity Volunteer flyer
MLK's Legacy for Social and Behavioral Science Research: Perspectives from New Scholars (January 20, 2020 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70636 70636-17611219@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 20, 2020 2:30pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

The Institute for Social Research, the Research Center for Group Dynamics, and the Program for Research on Black Americans present:

MLK's Legacy for Social and Behavioral Science Research:
Perspectives from New Scholars

Jan 20 || 2:30 pm
ISR 1430 Thompson
Reception immediately following panel discussion

SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

Lloyd M. Talley, Ph.D.
University of Michigan School of Social Work

Taylor W. Hargrove, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

DeAnnah R. Byrd, Ph.D.
Wayne State University

MODERATED BY:
David C. Wilson, Ph.D., University of Delaware

If you require accommodations to attend this event or have any questions please contact Anna Massey at abeattie@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 13 Jan 2020 13:03:54 -0500 2020-01-20T14:30:00-05:00 2020-01-20T16:00:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion event flyer
2020 Media & Studio Arts Symposium (January 21, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71798 71798-17885888@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 9:00am
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: Duderstadt Center Media & Studio Arts

A diverse community of presenters representing students, faculty and industry professionals will be sharing their expertise, experience and collaborations. Join our community as we embark on this exploration of the creative process, exploring the tools and techniques that can make your vision a reality!

The third annual Media & Studio Arts Symposium is hosted by the Duderstadt Center, the nexus of interdisciplinary innovation, research and discovery for media creation and performance technologies at the University of Michigan. The Symposium will take place in the Duderstadt Center’s state-of-the-art Video Studio, showcasing the latest in Video, Audio, Interactive and Projection Technology.

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 21 Jan 2020 09:19:33 -0500 2020-01-21T09:00:00-05:00 2020-01-21T10:00:00-05:00 Duderstadt Center Duderstadt Center Media & Studio Arts Conference / Symposium 2020 MSA Symposium
Mary Kamidoi: My journey from Stockton, through the WWII Rohwer Internment Camp, to Michigan (January 22, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69832 69832-17433860@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies

Mary Kamidoi recalls her childhood in Stockton, California, her memories of internment camp life in the Rohwer (Arkansas) internment camp, and enduring anti-Japanese and anti-Asian discrimination upon her arrival in Michigan.

Mary Kamidoi serves as Treasurer of Japanese American Citizens League-Detroit Chapter, as Treasurer of American Citizens for Justice, and is the trustee for the Japanese American Citizens League-Detroit Chapter's scholarship program.

This event is free and open to the public and organized in association with AMCULT 301-001: "A/PIA in the Civil Rights Movement"

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 27 Nov 2019 13:45:24 -0500 2020-01-22T10:00:00-05:00 2020-01-22T11:20:00-05:00 Haven Hall Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Lecture / Discussion Poster
Accessible Presentations - A Brown Bag Talk (January 22, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70088 70088-17510056@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research

Making in-person communication accessible—at meetings and during presentations— shows that you care who can access your ideas.

Stephanie Rosen, Accessibility Specialist at U-M Library, will provide an introduction to the how and why of making your presentations accessible to all of your colleagues and audiences.

The session will include a basic introduction to disability, principles for accessible presentations, and practical tips and resources you can use right away.

DACCD Accessibility Subcommittee White Paper on live captioning presentations: bit.ly/daccd-live-caption

If you require an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Anna Massey at abeattie@umich.edu at least one week in advance of this event.

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Presentation Fri, 06 Dec 2019 19:02:24 -0500 2020-01-22T12:00:00-05:00 2020-01-22T13:00:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research Presentation Announcement for Accessible Presentations - A Brown Bag Lunchtime Talk from the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan
Identity Way-Finding and Cultural Connections for an Inclusive Outdoors: SEAS MLK Keynote Presentation (January 22, 2020 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71337 71337-17817109@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 2:30pm
Location: Dana Natural Resources Building
Organized By: SNRE Diversity Equity & Inclusion

On Wednesday, January 22, the School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) DEI Office is honored to host Founder and Director Emeritus of Latino Outdoors, José González, as our MLK month Speaker. José will be presenting on cultural diversity in outdoor spaces. This presentation will take place in the Samuel T. Dana Building, room 1040 from 2:30-4pm.

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Presentation Mon, 13 Jan 2020 11:23:04 -0500 2020-01-22T14:30:00-05:00 2020-01-22T16:00:00-05:00 Dana Natural Resources Building SNRE Diversity Equity & Inclusion Presentation Jose Gonzalez_Diversity in the Outdoors_January 22 at 2:30pm
SEAS DEI Speaker: Jose Gonzalez (January 22, 2020 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70405 70405-17594452@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 2:30pm
Location: Dana Natural Resources Building
Organized By: Program in the Environment (PitE)

Join us as we welcome Jose Gonzalez, SNRE Alum and Founder of Latino Outdoors, for a presentation on Stereotypes around Diversity in Outdoors Spaces.

Contact person:
Sonia Joshi, soniajos@umich.edu, 647-9226

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Presentation Tue, 17 Dec 2019 13:53:41 -0500 2020-01-22T14:30:00-05:00 2020-01-22T16:00:00-05:00 Dana Natural Resources Building Program in the Environment (PitE) Presentation Dana Natural Resources Building
Donia Human Rights Center Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture. The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and Modern Urban America (January 22, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69239 69239-17269243@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Donia Human Rights Center

The history of racism in the South is well known—the chain gangs, lynch mobs and views of black southern criminals that defined the Jim Crow period are, for the most part, common knowledge today. But what do we know about the role the urban North played in shaping views on the intersection of race and crime in American society?

In this talk, Khalil Gibran Muhammad reveals how the idea of black criminality was crucial to the making of modern urban America, as were African Americans’ own ideas about race and crime. In the North, crime statistics, immigration trends, and references to America as the “land of opportunity” were woven into a cautionary tale about the threat Black people posed to modern urban society. Excessive arrest rates and overrepresentation in Northern prisons were pointed to by whites—liberals and conservatives alike—as proof of Blacks’ inferiority. The prevailing feeling was that, in the heyday of “separate but equal,” what else but pathology could explain Black people’s challenges in the “land of opportunity”?

Chronicling the beginning of the deeply embedded notion of Black people as a dangerous race of criminals, Muhammed explores a different side of the history of racism, weaving a narrative that is both engaging and educational.

Khalil Gibran Muhammad is author of *The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America*, which won the John Hope Franklin Best Book Award in American Studies. Also the Suzanne Young Murray Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies. Muhammad is a contributor to a National Research Council study, *The Growth of Incarceration in the United States: Exploring Causes and Consequences*. Recently, he also appeared in several popular documentaries, lending his expertise to Ava DuVernay’s Netflix feature, *13th , Slavery By Another Name* (PBS), and *Forgotten Four: The Integration of Pro Football*.

Muhammad is the former Director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, a division of the New York Public Library and the world’s leading library and archive of global black history. Much of his research focuses on racial criminalization in modern U.S. history. His work has been featured in a number of f national print and broadcast media outlets, including *The New York Times*—notably as one of the contributors to its’ viral *1619 Project*, which explores and exposes the true history of slavery in America—*The New Yorker, The Washington Post, NPR*, and *MSNBC*. Muhammad was an associate editor of *The Journal of American History* and prior Andrew W. Mellon fellow at the Vera Institute of Justice. He holds a Ph.D. from Rutgers University, two honorary doctorates, and is on the board of The Museum of Modern Art, The Barnes Foundation, and *The Nation* magazine.

If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this event, please reach out to umichhumanrights@umich.edu at least 2 weeks in advance of this event. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 14 Jan 2020 14:55:56 -0500 2020-01-22T16:00:00-05:00 2020-01-22T17:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Donia Human Rights Center Lecture / Discussion Khalil Gibran Muhammad
On Black Technoculture (January 23, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71326 71326-17817094@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 23, 2020 12:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Digital Studies Institute

Where does Blackness manifest In the ideology of Western technoculture? Technoculture is the American mythos (Dinerstein 2006) and ideology; a belief system powering the coercive, political, and carceral relations between culture and technology. Once enslaved, historically disenfranchised, never deemed literate, Blackness is understood as the object of Western technical and civilizational practices. This presentation is a critical intervention for internet research and science and technology studies (STS), reorienting Western technoculture’s practices of “race-as-technology” (Chun 2009) to visualize Blackness as technological subjects rather than as “things”. Hence, Black technoculture. Utilizing critical technocultural discourse analysis (Brock 2018), Afro-optimism, and libidinal economic theory, this presentation employs Black Twitter as an exemplar of Black cyberculture: digital practice and artifacts informed by a Black aesthetic.

André Brock is an associate professor of media studies at Georgia Tech. His scholarship examines racial representations in videogames, black women and weblogs, whiteness, blackness, and digital technoculture, as well as innovative and groundbreaking research on Black Twitter. His forthcoming book titled Distributed Blackness: African American Cybercultures will be published with NYU Press in February 2020, offering an innovative approach to understanding Black everyday lives mediated by digital technologies.

Free and open to the public, no RSVP required.

FOR REMOTE PARTICIPANTS: Video from this talk will be streamed live. For video, during the event visit this URL: http://umsi.info/black

Hosted by ESC: The Center for Ethics, Society, and Computing.
This event is co-sponsored by the Digital Studies Institute.

This lecture is generously supported by the School of Information; the Center for Political Studies at the Institute for Social Research; and the Department of Communication & Media in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 13 Jan 2020 09:45:44 -0500 2020-01-23T12:00:00-05:00 2020-01-23T13:00:00-05:00 North Quad Digital Studies Institute Lecture / Discussion andre
MIW Information Sessions (January 23, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71424 71424-17825684@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 23, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

Come learn more about the Michigan in Washington Program.

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Other Tue, 14 Jan 2020 10:19:33 -0500 2020-01-23T17:00:00-05:00 2020-01-23T18:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Michigan in Washington Program Other Haven Hall
Paani Culture Night 2020 (January 23, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71350 71350-17819208@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 23, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: PAANI

EVERYONE’S INVITED.

Culture. Music. Festivities. Tea. Food. Dance.

Grab your cultural clothes, grab your friends, and join cultural Bangladeshi, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Palestinian, Pakistani, Persian, Syrian, and Yemeni student organizations for a night of cultural celebration and empowerment. A chance for our diverse cultures - Desi, Non-Desi, Middle-Eastern, Non-Middle Eastern - to unite over a common struggle.

What all ten of these countries share are serious sanitation issues. Many have suffered as a result of these unsafe conditions, and unfortunately, media has portrayed them as victims from political warfare rather than human beings with rich, deep cultural ties and appreciation for their country. As a way to honor and showcase this love for the countries, Paani is bringing together everyone together to rediscover their cultural roots!

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Performance Mon, 13 Jan 2020 12:42:37 -0500 2020-01-23T19:00:00-05:00 2020-01-23T23:59:00-05:00 Museum of Art PAANI Performance Culture Night Flier
Twitter Chat: How to organize transgender health services (January 23, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71498 71498-17834211@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 23, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Annals of Family Medicine

Are you interested in health care access for trans and gender diverse folks? Join our online Twitter chat with clinicians and health educators from Fenway Health, Harvard Medical School, and the National LGBT Health Education Center at The Fenway Institute on Thursday, January 23, 2020, from 7 to 8PM EST on Twitter using the hashtag #AnnalsChat.

The chat is hosted by the U-M Medical School-based peer reviewed research journal, the Annals of Family Medicine. http://www.annfammed.org/. Our invited guests published this free, open access blueprint for planning and implementing a transgender health program: http://www.annfammed.org/content/18/1/73

To join the conversation on Thursday, follow the Annals on Twitter @annfammed: https://twitter.com/annfammed.

You can follow along with the discussion by searching for the hashtag #AnnalsChat on Twitter. Another way to participate in the chat is to use this app that allows you to pause the chat if the Tweets are coming at you too fast: http://www.tchat.io/ (Search for #AnnalsChat).

For more questions, contact Noa Kim at annfammed@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 15 Jan 2020 11:05:42 -0500 2020-01-23T19:00:00-05:00 2020-01-23T20:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Annals of Family Medicine Lecture / Discussion a transgender pride flag with the background of architectural blueprints
Peer-Led Anti-Racism Teach-In (January 25, 2020 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71878 71878-17896711@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 25, 2020 1:30pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

Racial justice begins with anti-racism. Anti-racism is the active process of identifying and eliminating racism by changing systems, organizational structures, policies, practices, and attitudes so that power is redistributed and shared equitably. This peer-led teach-in will engage analytically framework for examining systemic cultural, social, economic, and political forces in the community along with individual reflection. Our hope is to raise critical consciousness, understand the opportunities for actions, and how our resources can be distributed, which all of these are closely relevant to the work, legacy, and dream of Dr. King. (Light refreshments will be provided)

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 22 Jan 2020 13:46:39 -0500 2020-01-25T13:30:00-05:00 2020-01-25T15:00:00-05:00 Michigan Union Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Workshop / Seminar Michigan Union
CSEAS Event. Book Discussion of “Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen” by Filipino-American journalist Jose Antonio Vargas (January 27, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71111 71111-17777077@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 27, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Southeast Asian Studies

Monday, January 27, 2020 / 6:00-8:30 pm / 555 Weiser Hall
Light refreshments from Silvio’s Organic Ristorante will be served at 6:00-6:30 pm

*Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen* by Filipino-American journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, a book discussion followed by a Q&A, with Marlon James Sales, postdoctoral fellow in critical translation studies at the Department of Comparative Literature; and Rima Hassouneh, CSEAS outreach coordinator.

CSEAS will give away 25 complimentary copies of Dear America before our book event. To request your copy, contact Rima Hassouneh (at rhassoun@umich.edu; Pick-up location: Weiser Hall, Fourth Floor, 500 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.

*Books will be given away on a first-come-first-serve basis.*

Additional 25 complimentary copies will be given to the audience members during the book discussion.

Free and open to the general public, faculty, students, and staff, the event highlights the 2020 Washtenaw Reads event on January 30, 2020, at Washtenaw Community College, at which Jose Antonio Vargas will speak about his experiences as an undocumented citizen.

Washtenaw Reads is a community initiative that promotes reading and civic dialogue through the shared experience of reading and discussing a common book. Participating libraries include Ann Arbor, Chelsea, Dexter, Milan, Northfield Township, Saline, and Ypsilanti. For more information about this year's Washtenaw Reads, go to https://aadl.org/washtenawreads.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 15 Jan 2020 11:04:37 -0500 2020-01-27T18:00:00-05:00 2020-01-27T20:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Center for Southeast Asian Studies Lecture / Discussion book_discussion-image
(Mis)Education of Religion (January 27, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71535 71535-17836351@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 27, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

This dialogue will engage misconceptions about religious/spiritual and secular groups and tackle how difficult conversations like this to help ignite the movement for social change.

Registration link: https://myumi.ch/mnAnk

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 15 Jan 2020 16:51:57 -0500 2020-01-27T19:00:00-05:00 2020-01-27T21:00:00-05:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Lecture / Discussion Image of event flyer
Wallace House Presents “The 1619 Project: Examining the Legacy of Slavery and the Building of a Nation” (January 28, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70101 70101-17530518@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Wallace House Center for Journalists

Journalism is often called the first draft of history. But journalism can also be used as a powerful tool for examining history.

Four hundred years ago, in August 1619, a ship carrying enslaved Africans arrived in the English colony of Virginia, establishing the system of slavery on which the United States was built.

With The 1619 Project, The New York Times is prompting conversation and debate about the legacy of slavery and its influence over American society and culture. From mass incarceration to traffic jams, the project seeks to reframe our understanding of American history and the fight to live up to our nation’s central promise.

Wallace House Presents the project’s creator, New York Times Magazine reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones, in conversation with Rochelle Riley, longtime journalist and columnist.

About the Speaker:
Nikole Hannah-Jones is a domestic correspondent for The New York Times Magazine focusing on racial injustice. She has written on federal failures to enforce the Fair Housing Act, the resegregation of American schools and policing in America. Her extensive reporting in both print and radio on the ways segregation in housing and schools is maintained through official action and policy has earned the National Magazine Award, a Peabody and a Polk Award. Her work designing “The 1619 Project” has been met with universal acclaim. The project was released in August 2019 to mark the 400th anniversary of American slavery and re-examines the role it plays in the history of the United States.

Hannah-Jones earned her bachelor’s in history and African-American studies from the University of Notre Dame and her master’s in journalism and mass communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

About the Moderator:
Rochelle Riley was a 2007-2008 Knight-Wallace Fellow and is the Director of Arts and Culture for the City of Detroit. For nineteen years she was a columnist at the Detroit Free Press. Riley is author of “The Burden: African Americans and the Enduring Impact of Slavery” and the upcoming “That They Lived: Twenty African Americans Who Changed The World.” She has won numerous national, state and local honors, including the 2017 Ida B. Wells Award from the National Association of Black Journalists for her outstanding efforts to make newsrooms and news coverage more accurately reflect the diversity of the communities they serve and the 2018 Detroit SPJ Lifetime Achievement Award alongside her longtime friend, Walter Middlebrook. She was a 2016 inductee into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame.

This is a 2020 Annual U-M Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium event.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 06 Jan 2020 11:04:06 -0500 2020-01-28T18:00:00-05:00 2020-01-28T19:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Wallace House Center for Journalists Lecture / Discussion Nikole Hannah-Jones
Safe Enough Spaces: A Pragmatist's Approach to Inclusion, Free Speech, and Political Correctness on College Campuses (January 30, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71370 71370-17903275@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 30, 2020 10:00am
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: National Center for Institutional Diversity

Michael S. Roth — historian, curator, author, and public advocate for liberal education — is the 16th president of Wesleyan University and former president of California College of the Arts. He is the author of six books, including Beyond the University: Why Liberal Education Matters (Yale University Press, 2014), winner of AAC&U’s 2016 Frederic W. Ness Book Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the understanding and improvement of liberal education. President Roth’s newest book is Safe Enough Spaces: A Pragmatist’s Approach to Inclusion, Free Speech, and Political Correctness (Yale University Press, 2019), which addresses some of the most contentious issues in higher education in the US, including affirmative action, safe spaces, and questions of free speech.

This event is part of the National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID) Research and Scholarship Seminar Series, which features scholars who advance our understanding of historical and contemporary social issues related to identity, difference, culture, representation, power, oppression, and inequality.

The series also highlights how research and scholarship can address current and contemporary social issues.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 13 Jan 2020 14:40:41 -0500 2020-01-30T10:00:00-05:00 2020-01-30T11:30:00-05:00 Michigan Union National Center for Institutional Diversity Lecture / Discussion Headshot of Michael Roth
Continuing Korematsu: Our Fight in the Trump Era (January 30, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72117 72117-17939981@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 30, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Hutchins Hall
Organized By: Asian Pacific American Law Students Association

January 30th is the Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution. On February 19th, 1942, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, one of the most blatant forms of racial profiling in US history, which led to the forced removal and incarceration of over 120,000 American citizens and residents on the basis of being ethnically Japanese. Fred T. Korematsu was one of many who refused to be incarcerated, and was arrested. A national civil rights hero, Fred Korematsu appealed his case to the Supreme Court. Although the Supreme Court ruled against him in 1944, in 1983 his conviction was overturned in a coram nobis proceeding where Fred Korematsu addressed the court, saying, “I would like to see the government admit they were wrong, and do something about it so this will never happen again to any American citizen of any race, creed, or color.”

In 2014 and again in 2019, the US government attempted to reopen the Fort Sill camp to incarcerate migrant children from Latin America; Fort Sill was previously used as a concentration camp where Native Americans and Japanese Americans were detained. In June 2017, ICE agents raided and arrested Iraqi families in the Detroit area, leading to the ACLU’s lawsuit, Hamama v. Adducci. Raids on Iraqi families have continued into 2019.

On January 30th, APALSA's Political Action Committee, in partnership with the Michigan Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission and Stop Repeating History would like to invite you to attend a screening of the documentary Alternative Facts: The Lies of Executive Order 9066 by Jon Osaki, followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A led by University of Michigan Law student Kevin Luong.

This event features incredible guest speakers: Dr. Karen Korematsu, Don Tamaki, Aamina Ahmed, Mary Kamidoi, and Michael Steinberg. Free and open to the public. Food from Curry On will be provided with RSVP: bit.ly/2tfDsnu

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 27 Jan 2020 12:49:48 -0500 2020-01-30T18:00:00-05:00 2020-01-30T20:00:00-05:00 Hutchins Hall Asian Pacific American Law Students Association Lecture / Discussion Korematsu Day Poster
King Talks (January 30, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69440 69440-17320658@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 30, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Rackham students will communicate the relevance of their work to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy in a TED-talk style. Presentation is from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. with a reception to follow from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m in the Assembly Hall. Visit our King Talks page for speaker details.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/jxOAV.

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Presentation Fri, 24 Jan 2020 18:17:06 -0500 2020-01-30T18:00:00-05:00 2020-01-30T20:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Presentation Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Queer Students Abroad (January 31, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71077 71077-17774957@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 31, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Queer students who have travelled out of the US will share their experiences living, traveling and/or working abroad. Learn about how their identities impacted their experience, as well as helpful resources to plan your own experience abroad. This event is a partnership between the International Center, the Spectrum Center, and the Center for Global and Intercultural Studies (CGIS). Register using the ticket link!

Spectrum Center Event Accessibility Statement
The Spectrum Center is dedicated to working towards offering equitable access to all of the events we organize. If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accessibility Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. You do not need to have a registered disability with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) or identify as disabled to submit. Advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, and we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 08 Jan 2020 16:23:49 -0500 2020-01-31T13:00:00-05:00 2020-01-31T14:30:00-05:00 Michigan Union Spectrum Center Lecture / Discussion Queer Students Abroad will give attendees a chance to listen to queer people talk about how their identity has impacted their travel to other countries. Co-hosted by the Spectrum Center, Center for Global and Intercultural Studies, and the International Center
Malaysian Cultural Night 2020 (February 2, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71700 71700-17868607@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 2, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre
Organized By: Michigan Malaysian Students' Association (MiMSA)

For the past 10 years, the Michigan Malaysian Students' Association (MiMSA) has come together to prepare for one special night every year: the Malaysian Cultural Night.
Free for all, people of all ages are welcome to spend their evening with a musical that delves into Malaysian art, culture and racial dynamics. Guests are also invited for a free dinner with some good Malaysian company after the show. This year, we present Kita.

Kita (Us)

Malaysian Cultural Night 2020 will follow the story of 4 Malaysian students who transferred to the University of Michigan, each with their unique background stories. The light hearted play will showcase unity among ethnically diverse people, and most importantly, the significance of true friendship. The characters will embody individuals that struggle with family expectations, finding their identities away from home, making friends all whilst adapting to a new culture in a new country. This play is highly relatable to students who are studying abroad, and it aims to realize the experience as well as to educate the non-Malaysian audience on our identity. MCN 2020 will also showcase a variety of traditional dances from different ethnic groups in Malaysia.

To RSVP: https://www.universe.com/events/malaysian-cultural-night-2020-tickets-6TYBWL

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Performance Sun, 19 Jan 2020 10:53:10 -0500 2020-02-02T18:00:00-05:00 2020-02-02T21:00:00-05:00 Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre Michigan Malaysian Students' Association (MiMSA) Performance Malaysian Cultural Night 2020
As to the Woman Question (February 3, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/72423 72423-18000497@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 3, 2020 9:00am
Location: Bentley Historical Library
Organized By: Bentley Historical Library

Women were first admitted to the University of Michigan in 1870. This exhibit at the Bentley Historical Library tells the story of earlier, unsuccessful attempts by women to enter U-M, the process by which the Regents eventually reached the decision resulting in the admission of women, and experiences of some of the first women to matriculate at the University. Visit the Bentley to see actual documents drawn from the Bentley collection and others. An online version of the exhibit can be found at https://exhibits.bentley.umich.edu/s/admissionofwomen/page/introduction.
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Exhibition Mon, 03 Feb 2020 18:04:21 -0500 2020-02-03T09:00:00-05:00 2020-02-03T17:00:00-05:00 Bentley Historical Library Bentley Historical Library Exhibition Collage of images of women from the exhibit
The Art of Uniting Through Story (February 3, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71834 71834-17890221@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 3, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Facilitated by The Diatribe, a non profit organization that uses performing arts to empower people to share their stories, raise awareness of social issues, and be active members in their communities, this workshop will help attendees to peel back the layers they have built to expose the raw, beautiful, and impactful pieces of their story that many fail to see as relatable. Attendees will get familiar with these two artists through listening to their story and soaking in their craft. Those attending will work on crafting their own stories through creative expression.
“The Art of Uniting Through Story” will be facilitated by Diatribe teaching artists Marcel “Fable” Price, and Ericka “Kyd Kane” Thompson.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/E3p8b.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 Jan 2020 18:17:15 -0500 2020-02-03T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-03T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Joy Saniyah (February 3, 2020 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71943 71943-17903278@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 3, 2020 6:30pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Spectrum Center

We're kicking off Health and Wellness Week with a very special keynote speaker, Dr. Joy Saniyah! She will be presenting based on the question: "what is right with you?" and talking about what you can do to improve your overall wellness while focusing on your strengths. Register for this event and other HWW events at: http://bit.ly/LGBTQHealthReg

Joy Saniyah, Ph.D. (she/her) is the Founder & Director of Integrative Empowerment Group, PLLC (IEG). IEG is a multidisciplinary mental health and wellness group practice that aims to provide a safe space for clients to feel heard, understood, and empowered regardless of their identities, beliefs, and ways of living and loving. As a queer woman of color, Joy is passionate about working with those who are traditionally marginalized in society and underrepresented in help seeking environments. She has extensive experience working with people of color and clients who identify as LGBTQA. Joy is an advocate for those exploring gender identity including transition support. Finally, she is an experienced Kink and Poly Knowledgeable professional. Joy graduated with a Master's Degree in Organizational Psychology from Teacher's College at Columbia University and a Ph.D in Counseling Psychology from Fordham University in New York City. Joy has over 13 years of experience working with college students at several major universities including three years at Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Joy is passionate about integrative approaches to healing and as such is also a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200), a Certified Kemetic Yoga Teacher, and a Reiki Level II Practitioner.

See more Health & Wellness Week events at: http://bit.ly/LGBTQHealthWeek2020
Get event details at: http://bit.ly/SCeventnav

Spectrum Center Event Accessibility Statement:
The Spectrum Center is dedicated to working towards offering equitable access to all of the events we organize. If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accessibility Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. You do not need to have a registered disability with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) or identify as disabled to submit. Advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, and we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 23 Jan 2020 10:47:12 -0500 2020-02-03T18:30:00-05:00 2020-02-03T19:30:00-05:00 School of Social Work Building Spectrum Center Lecture / Discussion A photo of Dr. Joy Saniyah, a Black woman with red loc'd hair, glasses, and earrings. Date, time, and location is listed to the left of it.
As to the Woman Question (February 4, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/72423 72423-18000498@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 9:00am
Location: Bentley Historical Library
Organized By: Bentley Historical Library

Women were first admitted to the University of Michigan in 1870. This exhibit at the Bentley Historical Library tells the story of earlier, unsuccessful attempts by women to enter U-M, the process by which the Regents eventually reached the decision resulting in the admission of women, and experiences of some of the first women to matriculate at the University. Visit the Bentley to see actual documents drawn from the Bentley collection and others. An online version of the exhibit can be found at https://exhibits.bentley.umich.edu/s/admissionofwomen/page/introduction.
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Exhibition Mon, 03 Feb 2020 18:04:21 -0500 2020-02-04T09:00:00-05:00 2020-02-04T17:00:00-05:00 Bentley Historical Library Bentley Historical Library Exhibition Collage of images of women from the exhibit
Worthy Bodies: Trans and Nonbinary Body Positivity (February 4, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71969 71969-17905477@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 6:00pm
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Register for this event and other HWW events at: http://bit.ly/LGBTQHealthReg

Historically, transgender and non-binary identities have been viewed by the medical and mental health community as pathological. Although change has occurred, the cultural narratives around transgender and non-binary remain disparaging, disempowering, and marginalizing. Namely, that people with these identities are born in the wrong bodies. Transgender and non-binary people are not immune to internalizing these narratives which often lead to the development of shame and other mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety, to name a few. The goal of this workshop is to utilize countercultural, body positive, and resiliency focused interventions to empower transgender and non binary college students to view their bodies and identities.

See more Health & Wellness Week events at: http://bit.ly/LGBTQHealthWeek2020
Get event details at: http://bit.ly/SCeventnav

Spectrum Center Event Accessibility Statement:
The Spectrum Center is dedicated to working towards offering equitable access to all of the events we organize. If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accessibility Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. You do not need to have a registered disability with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) or identify as disabled to submit. Advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, and we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Well-being Thu, 23 Jan 2020 15:00:35 -0500 2020-02-04T18:00:00-05:00 2020-02-04T19:30:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Spectrum Center Well-being Photo of a gender-diverse group of individuals taking a group selfie with a burgundy overlay. Also has date, time, and location of the event and the CAPS and Spectrum Center Block M logos. Photo credit to the Gender Spectrum Collection from Vice, found at https://genderphotos.vice.com/
As to the Woman Question (February 5, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/72423 72423-18000499@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 9:00am
Location: Bentley Historical Library
Organized By: Bentley Historical Library

Women were first admitted to the University of Michigan in 1870. This exhibit at the Bentley Historical Library tells the story of earlier, unsuccessful attempts by women to enter U-M, the process by which the Regents eventually reached the decision resulting in the admission of women, and experiences of some of the first women to matriculate at the University. Visit the Bentley to see actual documents drawn from the Bentley collection and others. An online version of the exhibit can be found at https://exhibits.bentley.umich.edu/s/admissionofwomen/page/introduction.
#umichwomen150

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Exhibition Mon, 03 Feb 2020 18:04:21 -0500 2020-02-05T09:00:00-05:00 2020-02-05T17:00:00-05:00 Bentley Historical Library Bentley Historical Library Exhibition Collage of images of women from the exhibit
Healthcare: A WeListen Staff Discussion (February 5, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71610 71610-17844814@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 11:00am
Location: North Quad
Organized By: WeListen Staff

This WeListen session is open to all UM staff members. All voices and views are welcome and lunch will be provided!

RSVP here: http://bit.ly/WLFebruary

We will discuss Healthcare by learning about policies put forth by the Democratic and Republican parties, and examining systems in other countries. We'll also consider the impact of lobbyists on prescription drug costs, and discuss plans and terminology being used by 2020 presidential candidates.

Our aim is to bring liberals, conservatives, libertarians- everyone across the political spectrum- together for constructive conversation. The goal of WeListen discussions is not to debate or argue, but to understand the views and values of others and to learn from their perspectives. The session will begin with a brief content presentation to provide a basic understanding of the topic. No specific level of knowledge is required to participate in WeListen discussions.

By participating in WeListen sessions, staff members will:
- Expand understanding of a prominent political topic
- Practice discussing difficult topics with others,
- Gain openness to new ideas and perspectives,
- Learn to productively challenge an idea, and
- Form a sense of community among fellow staff members.

Questions? Email us at welistenstaff@umich.edu.

This event is supported by the WeListen Staff Series planning committee with members from the Ginsberg Center, the International Institute and LSA Psychology.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 16 Jan 2020 14:44:16 -0500 2020-02-05T11:00:00-05:00 2020-02-05T13:00:00-05:00 North Quad WeListen Staff Workshop / Seminar Healthcare Flyer
Change It Up! (February 5, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71835 71835-17890222@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

“Change It Up!” brings bystander intervention skills to the University of Michigan community for the purpose of building inclusive, respectful, and safe communities. It is based on a nationally recognized four-stage bystander intervention model that helps individuals intervene in situations that negatively impact individuals, organizations, and the campus community.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/3qA3m.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 Jan 2020 18:17:15 -0500 2020-02-05T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-05T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Featured Speaker: Dr. Brett Kruzsch (February 5, 2020 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71939 71939-17903276@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 6:30pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Dr. Brett Krutzsch presents "Queer Martyrdom: The Religious and Sexual Politics of LGBTQ Inclusion." Register for this event and other HWW events at: http://bit.ly/LGBTQHealthReg

This talk will compare the LGBTQ murder that generated the most media attention in the country’s history—the killing of white, gay, college student Matthew Shepard in 1998—with a similar LGBTQ murder that received considerably less attention—the killing of Native American, two-spirit, high school student F.C. Martinez in 2001. We will explore how activists used both deaths for political purposes and why Shepard became a more popular political emblem. We will also consider how religion shaped the activism surrounding their deaths and how LGBTQ activists used religion to promote greater acceptance of queer Americans.

See more Health & Wellness Week events at: http://bit.ly/LGBTQHealthWeek2020
Get event details at: http://bit.ly/SCeventnav

About the speaker:
Dr. Brett Krutzsch is a scholar in the Center for Religion and Media at NYU. He is an expert on LGBTQ politics and religion in the United States. He is the author of the 2019 book Dying to Be Normal: Gay Martyrs and the Transformation of American Sexual Politics from Oxford University Press. His writing has appeared in several scholarly journals as well as The Washington Post, Newsday, The Advocate, and he has been featured on NPR.

Spectrum Center Event Accessibility Statement:
The Spectrum Center is dedicated to working towards offering equitable access to all of the events we organize. If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accessibility Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. You do not need to have a registered disability with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) or identify as disabled to submit. Advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, and we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 23 Jan 2020 10:36:01 -0500 2020-02-05T18:30:00-05:00 2020-02-05T19:30:00-05:00 School of Social Work Building Spectrum Center Lecture / Discussion A photo of Brett Krutzsch, a white man with brown hair, next to a shortened version of his bio.
As to the Woman Question (February 6, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/72423 72423-18000500@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 6, 2020 9:00am
Location: Bentley Historical Library
Organized By: Bentley Historical Library

Women were first admitted to the University of Michigan in 1870. This exhibit at the Bentley Historical Library tells the story of earlier, unsuccessful attempts by women to enter U-M, the process by which the Regents eventually reached the decision resulting in the admission of women, and experiences of some of the first women to matriculate at the University. Visit the Bentley to see actual documents drawn from the Bentley collection and others. An online version of the exhibit can be found at https://exhibits.bentley.umich.edu/s/admissionofwomen/page/introduction.
#umichwomen150

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Exhibition Mon, 03 Feb 2020 18:04:21 -0500 2020-02-06T09:00:00-05:00 2020-02-06T17:00:00-05:00 Bentley Historical Library Bentley Historical Library Exhibition Collage of images of women from the exhibit
Meals with Faculty (February 6, 2020 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65224 65224-16555453@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 6, 2020 5:30pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Spectrum Center

The Spectrum Center, Rackham Graduate School, and the Division of Student Life invites any and all LGBTQ+ graduate students to our new Meals with Faculty series, which have been created to give you all the opportunity to connect with LGBTQ+ faculty and researchers in the community. There is no required or preferred discipline and all are welcome no matter what you're studying. This month's faculty guests are Cortney Turner of the Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute and Andrew Brouwer, a research investigator in epidemiology in the School of Public Health.

The meals are free, but do require pre-registration at http://bit.ly/GradEat

Spectrum Center Accessibility Statement
If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accommodation Form, found at bit.ly/SCaccess. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, but we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Social / Informal Gathering Tue, 03 Dec 2019 17:30:59 -0500 2020-02-06T17:30:00-05:00 2020-02-06T18:30:00-05:00 Michigan Union Spectrum Center Social / Informal Gathering Meals with Faculty - February 6th, 5:30 to 6:30 PM. This dinner will be held in the Parker Room of the Michigan Union and features Andrew Brouwer and Cortney Turner as faculty guests.
Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises Workshop (February 6, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71982 71982-17905521@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 6, 2020 6:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Register for this event and other HWW events at: http://bit.ly/LGBTQHealthReg

Tension & Trauma Release Exercises (or TRE) is a simple yet innovative series of exercises that assist the body in releasing deep muscular patterns of stress, tension and trauma. Created by Dr. David Berceli, PhD, TRE safely activates a natural reflex mechanism of shaking or vibrating that releases muscular tension, calming down the nervous system. When this muscular shaking/vibrating mechanism is activated in a safe and controlled environment, the body is encouraged to return back to a state of balance. We have some yoga mats available, please bring your own if possible.

Lovella Calica is certified by TRE Global Certification Training Program and has liability insurance through Hands-On-Trade.

She started her practice in April of 2014 and finished my training in August of 2015. She has been providing TRE sessions to veterans, civilians, children, women, artists and various other people since that time. Practicing TRE drastically and rapidly improved her life tenfold. She felt that she jumped ahead in therapy about 5 years, without all the talking! As a survivor of childhood trauma she had been weighed down with guilt, anger and anxiety for much of her life. After doing TRE every other day for just one month, she felt great relief from these symptoms, which was even noticeable to peers. She had a new and healthier relationship with her body and felt that the space anxiety was taking in her body had been physically removed.

If you want more information on TRE, visit www.traumaprevention.com

See more Health & Wellness Week events at: http://bit.ly/LGBTQHealthWeek2020
Get event details at: http://bit.ly/SCeventnav

Spectrum Center Event Accessibility Statement:
The Spectrum Center is dedicated to working towards offering equitable access to all of the events we organize. If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accessibility Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. You do not need to have a registered disability with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) or identify as disabled to submit. Advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, and we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 23 Jan 2020 17:40:13 -0500 2020-02-06T18:00:00-05:00 2020-02-06T19:30:00-05:00 School of Social Work Building Spectrum Center Workshop / Seminar Tension & Trauma Release Exercises Workshop will be held on Thursday, February 6th from 6-7:30pm in the School of Social Work's EEC room. It is suggested to wear comfortable clothes to the event.
As to the Woman Question (February 7, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/72423 72423-18000501@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 9:00am
Location: Bentley Historical Library
Organized By: Bentley Historical Library

Women were first admitted to the University of Michigan in 1870. This exhibit at the Bentley Historical Library tells the story of earlier, unsuccessful attempts by women to enter U-M, the process by which the Regents eventually reached the decision resulting in the admission of women, and experiences of some of the first women to matriculate at the University. Visit the Bentley to see actual documents drawn from the Bentley collection and others. An online version of the exhibit can be found at https://exhibits.bentley.umich.edu/s/admissionofwomen/page/introduction.
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Exhibition Mon, 03 Feb 2020 18:04:21 -0500 2020-02-07T09:00:00-05:00 2020-02-07T17:00:00-05:00 Bentley Historical Library Bentley Historical Library Exhibition Collage of images of women from the exhibit
Activist Love Letters (February 7, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71056 71056-17770759@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Activist Love Letters is a participatory performance & workshop with artist Syrus Marcus Ware that invites participants to think about their role in sustaining a movement and supporting their communities. If you could reach out to one person who moves you by what they do, who would it be? What would you say?

This event is presented in partnership with the U-M Trotter Multicultural Center and the Spectrum Center LGBTQ Health & Wellness Week. Activist Love Letters will be held in the Sankofa Lounge. Refreshments will be served.

Syrus Marcus Ware is a Vanier Scholar, visual artist, community activist, researcher, youth-advocate and educator. For 12 years, he was the Coordinator of the Art Gallery of Ontario Youth Program. Syrus is currently a facilitator/designer for the Cultural Leaders Lab (Toronto Arts Council & The Banff Centre) and is the inaugural artist-in-residence for Daniels Spectrum (2016/2017). He is a core-team member of Black Lives Matter Toronto.

As a visual artist, Syrus works within the mediums of painting, installation and performance to challenge systemic oppression. Syrus’ work explores the spaces between and around identities; acting as provocations to our understandings of gender, sexuality and race. His work has been exhibited at the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Art Gallery of Windsor, the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, Art Gallery of York University (AGYU), Gladstone Hotel, ASpace Gallery, Harbourfront Centre, SPIN Gallery and other galleries across Canada. Syrus holds degrees in Art History, Visual Studies and a Masters in Sociology and Equity Studies, University of Toronto. He is currently a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University.

Image: Syrus Marcus Ware, installation view of Activist Love Letters, 2012 - ongoing. Courtesy the artist.

Please RSVP to reserve your place for this free event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/activist-love-letters-tickets-86153949783

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Workshop / Seminar Sun, 26 Jan 2020 21:49:49 -0500 2020-02-07T17:00:00-05:00 2020-02-07T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Workshop / Seminar https://stamps.umich.edu/images/uploads/calendar/activist-love-letters.jpeg
As to the Woman Question (February 8, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/72423 72423-18000502@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 8, 2020 9:00am
Location: Bentley Historical Library
Organized By: Bentley Historical Library

Women were first admitted to the University of Michigan in 1870. This exhibit at the Bentley Historical Library tells the story of earlier, unsuccessful attempts by women to enter U-M, the process by which the Regents eventually reached the decision resulting in the admission of women, and experiences of some of the first women to matriculate at the University. Visit the Bentley to see actual documents drawn from the Bentley collection and others. An online version of the exhibit can be found at https://exhibits.bentley.umich.edu/s/admissionofwomen/page/introduction.
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Exhibition Mon, 03 Feb 2020 18:04:21 -0500 2020-02-08T09:00:00-05:00 2020-02-08T13:00:00-05:00 Bentley Historical Library Bentley Historical Library Exhibition Collage of images of women from the exhibit
As to the Woman Question (February 10, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/72423 72423-18000504@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 10, 2020 9:00am
Location: Bentley Historical Library
Organized By: Bentley Historical Library

Women were first admitted to the University of Michigan in 1870. This exhibit at the Bentley Historical Library tells the story of earlier, unsuccessful attempts by women to enter U-M, the process by which the Regents eventually reached the decision resulting in the admission of women, and experiences of some of the first women to matriculate at the University. Visit the Bentley to see actual documents drawn from the Bentley collection and others. An online version of the exhibit can be found at https://exhibits.bentley.umich.edu/s/admissionofwomen/page/introduction.
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Exhibition Mon, 03 Feb 2020 18:04:21 -0500 2020-02-10T09:00:00-05:00 2020-02-10T17:00:00-05:00 Bentley Historical Library Bentley Historical Library Exhibition Collage of images of women from the exhibit
Demonstrating a Commitment to Diversity (February 10, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71836 71836-17890223@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 10, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) aptitude is now highly valued by many employers, both within and beyond academe. This interactive workshop will 1) show how employers are evaluating DEI in job interviews, 2) provide opportunities for reflection on how you demonstrate your commitment to DEI, and 3) provide time for students to practice answering common interview questions related to DEI. This workshop is designed primarily for graduate students seeking non-academic jobs.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/yKOMW.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 30 Jan 2020 18:17:18 -0500 2020-02-10T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-10T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
As to the Woman Question (February 11, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/72423 72423-18000505@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 9:00am
Location: Bentley Historical Library
Organized By: Bentley Historical Library

Women were first admitted to the University of Michigan in 1870. This exhibit at the Bentley Historical Library tells the story of earlier, unsuccessful attempts by women to enter U-M, the process by which the Regents eventually reached the decision resulting in the admission of women, and experiences of some of the first women to matriculate at the University. Visit the Bentley to see actual documents drawn from the Bentley collection and others. An online version of the exhibit can be found at https://exhibits.bentley.umich.edu/s/admissionofwomen/page/introduction.
#umichwomen150

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Exhibition Mon, 03 Feb 2020 18:04:21 -0500 2020-02-11T09:00:00-05:00 2020-02-11T17:00:00-05:00 Bentley Historical Library Bentley Historical Library Exhibition Collage of images of women from the exhibit
Chaat Night With Project RISHI (February 11, 2020 8:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72546 72546-18037798@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 8:30pm
Location: Mason Hall
Organized By: Project RISHI

Come join Project RISHI as we admire Indian cuisine in the form of CHAAT! Chaat is a famous street food dish that is served all around India. The money from this fundraiser will go towards social impact and helping rural villages. This event will take place on Tuesday February 11th from 8:30- 9:30pm at 3353 Mason Hall. The entrance fee will be $3! All are welcome to join!

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Social / Informal Gathering Fri, 07 Feb 2020 18:42:18 -0500 2020-02-11T20:30:00-05:00 2020-02-11T21:30:00-05:00 Mason Hall Project RISHI Social / Informal Gathering Come join Project RISHI at their Chaat night on Tuesday February 11th from 8:30- 9:30pm at 3353 Mason Hall!
As to the Woman Question (February 12, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/72423 72423-18000506@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 9:00am
Location: Bentley Historical Library
Organized By: Bentley Historical Library

Women were first admitted to the University of Michigan in 1870. This exhibit at the Bentley Historical Library tells the story of earlier, unsuccessful attempts by women to enter U-M, the process by which the Regents eventually reached the decision resulting in the admission of women, and experiences of some of the first women to matriculate at the University. Visit the Bentley to see actual documents drawn from the Bentley collection and others. An online version of the exhibit can be found at https://exhibits.bentley.umich.edu/s/admissionofwomen/page/introduction.
#umichwomen150

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Exhibition Mon, 03 Feb 2020 18:04:21 -0500 2020-02-12T09:00:00-05:00 2020-02-12T17:00:00-05:00 Bentley Historical Library Bentley Historical Library Exhibition Collage of images of women from the exhibit
Sarah Goddard Power Award and Rhetaugh G. Dumas Progress in Diversifying Award Ceremony (February 12, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71014 71014-17768629@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: CEW+

February 12, 2020 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Koessler Room, Michigan League

Please join us for the annual Sarah Goddard Power & Rhetaugh G. Dumas Progress in Diversifying Awards Ceremony.

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. Its initial charge was ” …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.” To this end, the Caucus has met regularly during the academic year since 1976. It has responded to the concerns of its members by sponsoring informational and problem-solving sessions of various kinds and has provided support and a mechanism for exchange of ideas and action proposals.

2020 SARAH GODDARD POWER AWARD
Sarah Goddard Power was widely acclaimed as a major contributor to the advancement of higher education, an advocate for affirmative action and human rights, and a champion of freedom for the international press. As a Regent of the University of Michigan for more than 12 years, Sarah Goddard Power worked tirelessly to advance the position of women and minorities in faculty and administrative roles.

Regent Sarah Goddard Power originally suggested that the Academic Women’s Caucus present awards to such individuals. In 1984, an Awards Committee was established to select the first recipients of the Academic Women’s Caucus Awards. Thus, it seemed appropriate that the Academic Women’s Caucus Award be renamed to honor Regent Power. In 1988, Regent Philip H. Power graciously consented to allow the Caucus to rename its awards the Academic Women’s Caucus Sarah Goddard Power Award. In 1998, President Lee Bollinger enabled the Award to be offered with an accompanying stipend. Each year, nominations are selected for the Sarah Goddard Power Awards.

2020 Sarah Goddard Power Award Recipients:

Cathleen Connell, Professor, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, is being honored for her significant achievement in addressing current challenges faced by women through distinguished leadership at the University of Michigan. Dr. Connell began her academic career as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education in the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan in 1989, and rose through the ranks to become Professor in 2003. She has served in many leadership roles in her tenure at the University, including associate and senior associate dean of academic affairs, department and associate chair, and directorships. “Cathleen brings true kindness, empathy and graciousness to her leadership roles. With her attitudes and actions, she has helped make the Department and School a place where female scholars feel comfortable and can thrive personally and professionally,” said Mary Janevic, Ph.D., MPH, in a nominating letter. “Cathleen embodies the characteristics of an inspired leader. A patient listener, she has an innate ability to motivate teams to institute changes, meet goals, and achieve success,” Angela Beck, Assistant Dean for Student Engagement and Practice, School of Public Health, wrote.

Allison Steiner, Professor, Department of Climate and Space Science and Engineering, has provided breakthrough contributions towards developing a diverse and inclusive workforce both at the University of Michigan and in her own scientific field at a national and international level. She receives the Sarah Goddard Power Award for her tireless advocacy towards the advancement of women in Earth Sciences worldwide, and her leadership role in promoting equality for female faculty in the College of Engineering. Allison co-founded the Earth Science Women’s Network (ESWN), an international peer-mentoring network of women in the Earth Sciences, whose mission is to promote career development, build community, provide opportunities for informal mentoring and support, and facilitate professional collaborations. At the University and within the College of Engineering Steiner plays active leadership roles in a variety of programs and efforts to develop and implement strategies and plans to support diversity, equity and inclusion. She chaired the Dean’s Advisory Committee on Female Faculty, is a member of the CoE ADVANCE Advisory Committee and Co-Chaired last year’s NextProf Committee. “Looking through the list of the last few years Sarah Goddard Power Award winners is inspirational… Prof. Allison Steiner’s significant achievements in contributing to the betterment of current challenges faced by women through her leadership and community building roles clearly place her in the same company,” wrote Mark Moldwin, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and Professor of Space Sciences and Engineering, in a nominating letter.

2020 RHETAUGH G. DUMAS PROGRESS IN DIVERSIFYING AWARD
The Rhetaugh G. Dumas Progress in Diversifying Award supports a long-standing vision of increasing the number of diverse women in the academy. Named after late Vice Provost Rhetaugh Dumas, it recognizes outstanding institutional initiative in demonstrating notable progress by academic units in achieving ethnic, racial and gender diversity among those pursuing and achieving tenure as professors, clinical professors, research professors, and research scientists.

Rhetaugh Dumas was an esteemed leader with vision, insight, and wise counsel who had a major impact in the advancement of nursing, healthcare, and academic programs at U-M. Vice Provost Dumas was only the second African-American to hold the position of a Dean at the University of Michigan when she was appointed in 1981, and the first African-American to be named a Dean. She was reappointed Dean of Nursing in 1986 and 1991 to second and third terms. Prior to that appointment, she was the first woman and first nurse to serve as a deputy director of the National Institute of Mental Health. Dumas was Deputy Director, Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (1979-1981) and before that Chief, Psychiatric Nursing Education Branch of the Division of Manpower and Training Programs (1972-1976). She was also a founding member, a Charter Fellow, and a former president of the American Academy of Nursing. Dumas served the University of Michigan for over 20 years with vision and a commitment to excellence.

2020 Rhetaugh G. Dumas Progress in Diversifying Award Recipient:
The U-M Women’s Studies Department has been selected for the Rhetaugh Dumas Award for its continued commitment to hiring and promoting a diverse faculty. In the fall of 2019, 50% of Women’s Studies faculty were black and/or people of color. Over the past five years, leadership in Women’s Studies has embodied and practiced an “institutional commitment to change.” Two recent department chairs ­- Elizabeth Cole and Rosie Ceballo, African American and Latinx, respectively – during those five years have moved on to Assistant, Associate, and interim dean positions at the College of LSA. Beyond their own leadership positions, they also made the effort to hire black women and/or women of color.

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Ceremony / Service Mon, 20 Jan 2020 13:18:23 -0500 2020-02-12T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-12T18:00:00-05:00 Michigan League CEW+ Ceremony / Service Regent Sarah Goddard Power speaks in October 1980 during the 20th anniversary “rededication” ceremony for the Peace Corps on the steps of the Michigan Union