Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
at Brandeis

Faculty and Staff Professional Development Opportunities

Intergroup Dialogues: Working for Racial Justice

Faculty, staff, and students have identified racial equity and justice as an important area of focus at Brandeis. To address this focus, the Office of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (ODEI) is offering a professional development opportunity for Brandeis employees as an essential component of both understanding racial justice and enacting racial justice at Brandeis.

Specifically, ODEI is offering a four-session professional development series to faculty and staff entitled, “Intergroup Dialogues: Working for Racial Justice” during the month of June. Participants will meet on four consecutive Tuesdays from 11:00am - 2:00pm on the following dates: 6/5, 6/12, 6/19/, 6/26. Lunch will be served during each session. Please note that in order to participate, you must be able to attend each session for the entirety of the series, as the sessions are progressive.

During this interactive educational experience, participants will be offered opportunities to:

• deepen their understanding of multi-systemic racial justice concepts and definitions;
• understand the connections between our personal experiences and beliefs and our professional practices;
• dialogue with colleagues in racial affinity and mixed-race groups about interpersonal and institutional racism and racial justice;
• develop their consciousness about the impact of racism on systems of education; and,
• build community with another.

To apply:
Please complete the application no later than 5pm on Friday, May 18, 2018 to be considered for this opportunity.

Working with Equity and Inclusion: Linking Social Justice with Professional Practices

As a member of staff or faculty at Brandeis, a university that was founded on the principles of social justice and a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, reflecting on your experiences with these principles has the potential to benefit you and your work. This workshop will introduce and expand on relevant social justice concepts through information sharing and small group dialogue.

During this two-hour, interactive professional development workshop, participants will be offered opportunities to:

• practice working with group dialogue norms;
• deepen their awareness of a variety of social identities, including but not limited to race, gender, religion, disability, religion, sex, and nationality;
• explore select social justice frameworks, such as socialization, intersectionality, and privilege and oppression;
• reflect on the ways their understanding of and interactions with these frameworks impact their worldview and their curricular and co-curricular practices; and,
• engage with and learn from one another.

This professional development opportunity is open to staff and faculty members. Participation for each workshop offering will be capped at 12. This workshop will be offered four times this semester:

For more information and to get on the waitlist, please contact Dr. Allyson Livingstone, LICSW at alivingstone@brandeis.edu.