Resources on Race and Cultural Diversity in the US – Exploring Teaching and Learning in Luddy

Next week, the National Conference for Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education NCORE® takes place: https://ncore.ou.edu/en/ncore-2021/programming/. The NCORE® conference series constitutes the leading and most comprehensive national forum on issues of race and ethnicity in American higher education. The conference focuses on the complex task of creating and sustaining comprehensive institutional change designed to improve racial and ethnic relations on campus and to expand opportunities for educational access and success by culturally diverse, historically excluded populations.

In addition to the conference, the organization has made available for free most of their webinar series on topics related to race, diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher ed at https://www.ncore.ou.edu/en/webinar-series/on-demand/

Topics include:

The REAL Story: Creating a Program for Foster Youth, by Foster Youth –

Presenters: Jeze Lopez, B.A., M.P.A.; Briseida Maciel, B.A., M.Ed.; Davianna Moran, and Richard Chavez.

This session explores how Adverse Childhood Experiences make an impact in the lives of Foster Youth, how that is represented during their college experience, and the unintentional barriers often created by our institutions. This session will explore how a community college program has created avenues, through programming, that nurture student success and humanizes certain college processes. Finally, this presentation will explain the impact positive interactions with Foster Youth students can have on their educational and personal success. This session should particularly benefit participants who are interested in the success of Foster Youth, staff and/or Faculty that provide direct services and interactions with Foster Youth, and those concerned with providing a Trauma-Informed service approach to Foster Youth.

Discovering Common Ground Across Differences: An Innovative Course on Facilitating Difficult Conversations

Presenters: Legacy Lee, M.A., Sihin Tsegay, Angela Rascon, Rachel Fuller, and Sarah Beth Dempsey, Ed.D. of Saint Mary’s College, California.

This session describes, outlines, and models an innovative course designed to train undergraduate students to lead peer dialogues on “isms,” and it may serve as an example for faculty, staff, and students to create similar student development programs for campus anti-bias work. Staff presenters will review the course syllabus and activities, discuss course development and institutional support, and share resources for building cross-departmental collaborations for students to use their facilitation skills in a variety of campus settings (e.g., residence halls, advising programs, other courses, etc.). Student presenters will demonstrate their learning and experiences moving from their roles as participants to facilitators, as well as their success and challenges in co-facilitating on campus.

Introduction to Social Justice Models of Disability

Presenter: Julie Alexander | Purdue University

Social justice models of disabilities define a disability as the result of the interaction between a person with an impairment and an environment that creates a barrier for that individual. Social justice models differ from medical models in that it places more emphasis on social factors and environmental design. This session will highlight societal attitudes towards people with disabilities through a discussion on media representation, messaging, microaggressions and explore how higher education institutions can be more inclusive to people with disabilities.

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