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Where does your will intersect with your influence?
When it comes to improving access, equity, diversity, inclusion, and justice, it can feel like an overwhelming task because it is a complicated and profoundly faceted challenge. In this exercise, consider, where does your will intersect your influence?
How Learning Happens
We are developing a course on our Elevate Inclusion network entitled “How Learning Happens.” Check out a preview of the course in the gallery below, and join our mailing list and network so you’ll know once the course is live!
What is round-robin brainstorming?
Round-robin brainstorming ensures everyone is involved; all ideas are shared, fostering greater creativity, innovation, and inclusion.
What is constructivist listening?
Constructivist listening is a facilitation strategy designed to foster a safe space for people to speak authentically about their feelings and beliefs.
COVID-19 Recovery
This season is a call to action. We must work together to challenge the status quo, stop racism, and radically address inequities, to create a better and more just world.
Why say #BlackLivesMatter?
We say #BlackLivesMatter to draw attention to the fact that the deeply rooted white supremacy of our systems and culture continues to affect black people every day. And we must do something about it. The highlighting of #BlackLivesMatter is equity in practice.
I dare you. Show me your action.
If we want to be the leaders that we say we are, we have to stop writing diversity and solidarity statements and start writing and implementing actionable strategies.
What can you do?
Many people are asking, “What can I do?” when it comes to racial equity in the US. One thing we can do is continue to educate ourselves. However, awareness isn’t enough. Knowledge without action is complicity. We must act to influence meaningful, systemic change.
A fresh chapter. A new community.
2020 ushered me into an exciting professional chapter that falls in parallel with a tragic season. It is fair to say that this season is a new chapter for us all, and a revitalized opportunity to challenge the status quo to intentionally create equitable and inclusive environments that support people and drive success. We must take collective action to drive systemic change.
Catalyzing Inclusive STEM Experience All Year Round: Applications for 2020-21 are Open!
For the 2020-21 school year, the University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering invites teams of high school educators in Illinois and Indiana to apply for the National Science Foundation-funded “Catalyzing Inclusive STEM Experience All Year Round” Program.
