Come to this session and discover what is new in student civil rights at USC, the Office for EEO-TIX and the Policy on Prohibited Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation. Learn what to report, how to report, and what happens after. Presenter: Catherine Spear, Vice President for Equity, Equal Opportunity & Title IX. Register here.
Time Sensitive / Action Required – DEI 2021 Proposal
Thanks to all who have submitted a 2021 DEI Week Proposal. By now you should have received an acceptance/rejection letter. If you have not, please check your spam folder. If you have received an acceptance letter, we need you to generate your Zoom link no later than noon on Monday, March 1st. If you have […]
Zoom Tips for Presenters: DEI Week 2021
All DEI Week-hosted sessions are hosted through usc.zoom.us. You must use a @usc.edu email address to host a session. You cannot use, for example, a @pt.usc.edu address or a @med.usc.edu address. Please reach out to deiweek@usc.edu or your school’s IT team with questions. The host who will control your session is the person you listed […]
Racial Equity and Inclusion in Higher Education: A Conversation with Dr. Benjamin Reese – Thursday, March 11, 12:00 pm
Thursday, March 11, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Register here Dr. Benjamin Reese will speak about issues of racial equity and inclusion in higher education, with emphasis on the context of engineering schools. Reese is the former Vice President for Institutional Equity and Chief Diversity Officer for Duke University. He has 50 years’ experience in […]
Understanding Implicit Bias with Bryant Marks – Two sessions: Tuesday, March 9, 5:00 pm; Thursday, March 11, 5:00 pm
(1) Tuesday, March 9, 5:00pm-6:30pmCapacity: 500 Register here (2) Thursday, March 11, 5:00pm-6:30pmCapacity: 500Register here Research has revealed that many Americans show a positive implicit bias toward White Americans vs. African Americans, young vs. old and fit vs. obese. Showing a preference for or against any particular group does not mean that a person is […]
Intergroup Dialog Workshop with Anna M. Yeakley, PhD – Monday, March 8, 5:00 pm
Monday, March 8, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pmZoom Capacity: 40 participants UPDATE: This session is full. No further registrants are being accepted. Introduced at the University of Michigan almost 30 years ago, Intergroup Dialogues (IGD) bring together participants of different social identities (e.g., race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship/immigration status, socio-economic background, etc.) to learn […]