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A Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity Speaker Series – With Sara Brownell, PhD (Virtual)

Zoom

RSVP Below for the DEI Speaker Series with Sara Brownell January 19 | 3pm – 5pm You will receive an email confirmation with Zoom information after you RSVP. Abstract for talk: The sciences have been considered an unwelcoming space for LGBTQ+ individuals and LGBTQ+ students are less likely to persist in science majors compared to...

A Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity Speaker Series – With David Asai

Natural Sciences I, Room 1114 1114 Natural Sciences I, Irvine, CA, United States

David Asai is Senior Director for Science Education at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute where he directs the Undergraduate and Graduate Programs group (UGP).  UGP designs and leads programs aimed at the development of students in the domain of formal education (http://www.hhmi.org/developing-scientists).  UGP initiatives are centered on inclusion, understanding that the persons who work at...

A Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity Speaker Series – With Jennifer A. King

Herklotz Conference Room 300 Qureshey Research Lab, Irvine

About the SpeakerJennifer King, PhD Practicioner-Researcher  Hope Center for Community, College and JusticeDr. Jennifer King is a Practitioner-Researcher at the Hope Center for Community, College, and Justice. In her work, she supports the empowerment of colleges and universities seeking to advance their basic needs resources and programming for student success. Prior to joining the Hope...

A Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity Speaker Series – With Mica Estrada

Natural Sciences I, Room 1114 1114 Natural Sciences I, Irvine, CA, United States

Creating Pathways of Kindness and Inclusion in STEM Education An ongoing tension exists between breaking apart and coming together that happens at every level of the biosphere, including among people. STEM education has historically focused on providing knowledge to integrate people into an academic community. Data shows that not all people became equally integrated into...

A Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity Speaker Series – With Bryan Dewsbury

Natural Sciences I, Room 1114 1114 Natural Sciences I, Irvine, CA, United States

The Promise of Inclusive Teaching Inclusive teaching practices require a pedagogical approach predicated on relationship-building and the centering of humanism in teaching. In this talk we will identify the opportunities presented by that approach to design a classroom, agnostic of discipline, that prepares students for full participation in our shared democracy. Bryan Dewsbury is an...

A Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity Speaker Series – Elizabeth Canning

Natural Sciences I, Room 1114 1114 Natural Sciences I, Irvine, CA, United States

June 1 | 3pm – 5pm Nat Sci 1, Room 1114 Instructors as Meaning-Makers: Growth Mindset Messages that Support Stigmatized Students In this talk, Dr. Elizabeth Canning, Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department at Washington State University, will discuss her recent research on cultivating growth mindset cultures in the classroom—the idea that anyone can develop their...