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Dear USC Rossier Community,<\/p>\n
I\u2019m pleased to share information on two sessions offered exclusively to the USC Rossier community by the USC Race and Equity Center as part of a program called \u201cContinuing the Dialogue on Engaging Equity at Rossier.\u201d<\/p>\n
USC Rossier Session 1:<\/u>
\nMonday, Oct. 8, 2018<\/p>\n
Vijay Pendakur, EdD
\nSOS B49
\n2:30 PM\u20133:30 PM
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\nUSC Rossier Session 2:<\/u>
\nMonday, Nov. 5, 2018<\/p>\n
Minh Tran, PhD
\nWPH 201
\n2:30 PM\u20133:30 PM<\/p>\n
RSVP<\/strong>: USC Rossier: Continuing the Dialogue on Engaging Equity<\/a><\/p>\n If you are unable to attend in person, we will be streaming the audio conversation for remote participants.<\/p>\n We would also like to invite you to consider attending the sessions that take place prior to these Rossier discussions. Below are the two sessions that form the center\u2019s Engaging Equity LIVE! <\/em>program. Participants will include faculty, staff and students from the entire USC community. You are welcome to attend either or both sessions from each of the two dates offered.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Engaging Equity LIVE!<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Sponsored by the USC Race and Equity Center,\u00a0Engaging Equity LIVE!\u00a0<\/em>is led by expert faculty from the USC Equity Institutes.\u00a0Take a dive into some of the most pressing racial equity issues in higher education today and gain skills, tools and strategies to enhance and embolden your practice\u2014whether you identify as a staff member, administrator, faculty member or student!<\/p>\n Understanding Campus Unrest and Responding to Student Protest<\/u><\/strong>: <\/strong>How do staff, administrators and faculty effectively and meaningfully engage with student protest?\u00a0 How do we reframe student activism and protests as productive learning processes?\u00a0 Join us for a hands-on talk by a national expert to grapple with case studies and build practical skills and knowledge!<\/p>\n Monday, Oct. 8, 2018: Vijay Pendakur, Ed.D<\/u>.<\/p>\n Noon\u20132 PM (Light lunch provided)<\/p>\n Montgomery Ross Fisher Building (MRF) 340<\/p>\n RSVP requested:\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/RECStudentProtest<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Navigating Invisible Racism in the Classroom: <\/u><\/strong>What are the academic and psychological consequences of classroom microaggressions and stereotype threat? Crafting a learning environment in which all learners can thrive is a skill. This interactive talk will prepare faculty and other attendees to identify and combat racial stereotype threat and microaggressions in the classroom.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Monday, Nov, 5, 2018: Minh Tran, Ph.D<\/u><\/p>\n Noon\u20132 PM (Light lunch provided)<\/p>\n MRF 340 Unfortunately, the center is unable to share these two sessions online; participation is limited to in-person attendance. For more information, contact Sumun L. Pendakur, EdD, at pendakur@usc.edu<\/a> or visit race.usc.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Thank you.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sincerely,<\/p>\n Karen Symms Gallagher, Ph.D.<\/p>\n Emery Stoops and Joyce King Stoops Dean<\/p>\n USC Rossier School of Education<\/p>\n Waite Phillips Hall<\/p>\n Los Angeles, CA\u00a0 90089-0031<\/p>\n Asst:\u00a0hardison@usc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n
\nRSVP requested:\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/RECInvisibleRacism<\/a><\/p>\n