Let's Talk Diversity Dialogue Series
Let's Talk Diversity is a dialogue series for students, postdocs, faculty, and staff led by a guest speaker on topics of diversity, equity, and inclusion/sense of belonging with 80-250 attendees per event.
Upcoming
Event List
| Date |
Topics |
Speaker |
| Tuesday, October 22, 2024 |
Transforming Classrooms with Inclusive Assessment |
Dr. Diley (Dyla) Hernández |
2023
Event List
| Date |
Topics |
Speaker |
| Thursday, November 9, 2023 |
Racial Equity Impact Assessments (REIAs) and Leadership Development |
Kelly Bencola and Daniella Maria Feijoo |
| Thursday, October 12, 2023 |
Fireside Chat with ODI's Dr. Sheehan Fisher and Brittany Young |
Dr. Sheehan Fisher and Brittany Young |
| Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
Cultural Humility in Praxis |
Hannah Honor |
| Thursday, March 16, 2023 |
Intersectional Approaches to Designing Syllabi |
Romeo E. Jackson |
| Thursday, January 19, 2023 |
Trans/Gender 101 and The Limits of Best Practices |
Romeo E. Jackson |
2022
Event List
| Date |
Topics |
Speaker |
| Thursday, December 8, 2022 |
Disrupting Systems of the Past: Looking Back to Look Forward at SCOTUS Actions on Racial Inequality |
Karen Thompson |
| Thursday, November 10, 2022 |
Illuminating the Legal Landscape: Preparing for Court Action in Admissions |
Babak Bakhtiari and Jane E. Dudzinski |
| Wednesday, April 27, 2022 |
Strategic Implementation of DEIA Initiatives in Research Intensive University Environments |
Dr. Bertha Hidalgo |
| Wednesday, April 20, 2022 |
Fostering Belonging Through Equity-Minded, Anti-Racist Course Design |
Dr. Royel M. Johnson |
| Wednesday, March 30, 2022 |
The Fisk-Vanderbilt Master's to PhD Bridge Program |
Dr. Dina Stroud |
| Monday, February 28, 2022 |
Dance and Belonging: Building Community Among Chicago Steppers |
Dr. Anjulet Tucker |
2021
Event List
| Date |
Topics |
Speaker |
| Thursday, November 11, 2021 |
Effective Tools for Inclusive Recruiting |
Damon L. Williams, Jr. |
| Thursday, September 23, 2021 |
Aligning Admissions and Recruitment |
Damon L. Williams, Jr. |
| Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
Fireside Chat with Dr. Robin Means Coleman |
Dr. Robin Means Coleman |
| Wednesday, May 5, 2021 |
Fostering Graduate Student Success in Cross-Race Advising Relationships |
Dr. Marco Barker |
| Thursday, April 22, 2021 |
Proaction |
Theater Delta |
| Thursday, April 15, 2021 |
Addressing the Needs of Underrepresented Graduate Students through Inclusive Excellence Mentoring Practices |
Dr. Levon Esters |
| Thursday, April 8, 2021 |
Cultivation |
Theater Delta |
| Thursday, March 18, 2021 |
Countering Impostor Syndrome by Addressing Institutional Triggers |
Dr. Angélica S. Gutiérrez |
| Thursday, February 18, 2021 |
From Thriving To Surviving - Recognizing the Impact of Collective Trauma |
Dr. Kenneth Washington |
| Thursday, January 28, 2021 |
Working Towards Equity at Northwestern |
TiShaunda McPherson |
2020
Event List
| Date |
Topics |
Speaker |
| Thursday, December 10, 2020 |
Strategies for Equity-Based Holistic Review |
Dr. Julie Posselt |
| Thursday, November 12, 2020 |
Retention of Underrepresented Graduate Students of Color |
Dr. Ebony McGee |
| Thursday, October 22, 2020 |
Representation, Culture, and the Dynamics of Change in Graduate Education |
Dr. Julie Posselt |
| Wednesday, September 30, 2020 |
Recruiting In a Global Pandemic
|
Damon L. Williams, Jr.
|