Faculty Series to Discuss DEI in the Classroom
Interested in learning how U of A faculty are successfully integrating DEI into the learning environment?
On Thursday, Sept. 16, at 12:30 p.m., join a virtual discussion that offers peer-based learning and strategies to help increase the sense of belonging among students in the classroom, including engaging coursework on social justice, race, ethnicity, gender, socio-economic conditions and sexual orientation delivered in non-judgmental and objective ways.
"Cultivating DEI in the Classroom" is a four-part series moderated by professor Carolyn Henderson Allen.
The Sept. 16 event features Lynda Coon, dean of the Honors College and professor of history; Deb Korth, teaching professor and director of Student Success for Arts and Sciences; and Eric Specking, assistant dean for enrollment management and retention for the College of Engineering.
The series is co-sponsored by the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the Wally Cordes Teaching and Faculty Support Center.
No pre-registration required; join the open presentation here.
Topics
Contacts
Niketa S. Reed, assistant professor
School of Journalism and Strategic Media
479-575-4760,
nsreed@uark.edu
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