OU hosted a Monday webinar for the last director candidate for the new Gateway to Belonging class, set to launch in fall 2021.
The chair of the search committee and event host, Joshua Nelson, introduced Akilah Carter-Francique, the current executive director of the Institute for the Study of Sports, Society and Social Change at San Jose University. Nelson also said she has held positions at Prairie View A&M University and Texas A&M University.
Nelson said Carter-Francique has received degrees from the University of Houston and the University of Georgia, and was awarded the 2016 Black Student-athlete Leadership Award from the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement at the University of Texas. Carter-Francique discussed her plans for the new gateway course and ways to get rid of the âcasual racismâ on OUâs campus by providing students a sense of belonging.Â
Harriet Tubman Center hosts talk on STEM in Black communities Provided by Tubman Center Calvin Mackie was the second speaker of “The 3 Rs: The Road to Reparations and Reconciliation” series hosted by the Binghamton University Harriet Tubman Center for the Study of Freedom and Equity.
Calvin Mackie relayed his hope for STEM education as a form of reparations
April 19, 2021
After a year of hardship and uncertainty, Calvin Mackie spoke of the importance of never losing hope at his virtual talk hosted by Binghamton University’s Harriet Tubman Center for the Study of Freedom and Equity over Zoom on Wednesday.
Mackie is the managing partner at Channel ZerO Group, chair of the Louisiana Council on the Social Status of Black Boys and Men and president and founder of STEM NOLA, which stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in New Orleans, Louisiana and is a nonprofit community-based STEM program for children. This was the second event of the
POTSDAM â In the 10 days since SUNY Potsdam students popped a bubble surrounding campus sexual violence and harassment, a Title IX Task Force has begun its work.
Headed by Interim Chief Diversity Officer Claudia J. Ford, also an environmental studies professor, the Task Force met once all together last week, and four subcommittees met this week. Ms. Ford briefed the SUNY Potsdam College Council on the Task Forceâs emerging work Friday morning during the final council meeting of the academic year.
The group of faculty and administrators is charged with reviewing the processes â particularly associated with Title IX â policies, resources and training related to sexual violence, harassment and stalking. Subcommittees are focusing on student support, investigations, networking and training. The full Task Force is planning to meet again April 23, then clarify how students can become directly involved with the group.
University Spends $40K Training Students, Faculty to Say “Ouch” When They’re Offended
Program supposedly aimed at battling stereotypes, creating inclusive campus
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The University of Arkansas recently purchased a training program that teaches students to communicate “OUCH! That Stereotype Hurts.”
Campus Reform obtained a copy of the contract signed to purchase the training for members of the campus community to use, which shows that the University paid at least $40,680 to offer the training to students, faculty, and staff. Portions of the contract, such as the one-time licensing fee and any discounts given to the university, were redacted.
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OHIO Division of Diversity and Inclusion mourns killing of Daunte Wright and invites University community to open forum Published: April 15, 2021 Author: Staff reports
The OHIO Division of Diversity and Inclusion joins our community in profound sorrow at the killing of 20-year-old Black man Daunte Wright on Sunday in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. Mr. Wright was shot dead during a traffic stop while the officer attempted to arrest him. The local police chief later released a statement saying the officer had attempted to deploy a Taser to subdue Mr. Wright and drew her gun by mistake. The police chief and officer have since both resigned.