OED Education Program Update
Fall 2022
In Fall 2022, the Office for Equity and Diversity (OED) Education Program will continue to offer our Equity and Diversity Programming online via Zoom.
If you would like to receive updates on our offerings, we recommend signing up for our OED Education Program Google group.
If you have any general questions or concerns, please contact us at oeded@umn.edu.
The Office for Equity & Diversity (OED) Education Program offers workshops systemwide. We ask that our workshops are highly encouraged. However, please do not make the workshop(s) mandatory. Currently all workshops are designed to be 2 hours long and hosted on Zoom. Due to the structure of our workshops and the importance of confidentiality, our workshops are not available for recording.
Current Workshop Offerings
Certificate Workshops
- Learners also earn credit towards our Equity and Diversity Certificate.
- Each Equity and Diversity Certificate workshop is also offered more broadly systemwide.
- 1.5-2 hours preferred if offered virtually, and 2-3 hours preferred for in-person offerings.
Addressing Implicit Bias and Microaggressions (Part 1)
The University of Minnesota is committed to increasing equity and diversity among its staff, faculty, and students. This includes supporting people of color, people who identify as women, people with disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, and other identities across campus. It is essential to recognize and address the presence of implicit bias and microaggressions in our everyday lives. This workshop exposes learners to the concept of implicit bias and how it produces microaggressions that can impact the classroom, work, and social environments.
Navigating Challenging Conversations
This workshop addresses one of the most significant aspects of equity and diversity work: navigating challenging conversations. In each of our ongoing developmental paths around equity, diversity, and social justice, we will find ourselves in more situations that call for self-reflection, careful listening, nuanced language, and thoughtful questions. This workshop introduces skills in the following areas: noticing and naming our own triggers and activation, developing nuance in our understanding of our intentions, and developing empathy and active listening skills when we impact others.
My Role in Equity and Diversity
If “diversity is everybody’s everyday work,” then what is my role? This foundational workshop introduces learners to the core concepts around equity, diversity, and social justice. Key topics include foundational terminology, understanding our own identities, exploring bias and oppression, and how to work to be an ally and advocate in this work.
Additional Workshop(s)
- These offerings do not count towards the Equity and Diversity Certificate.
- 1.5-2 hours preferred if offered virtually, and 2-3 hours preferred for in-person offerings.
Addressing Implicit Bias in Search and Selection Processes
Departments across the U of M regularly participate in searches and selection processes. The University is committed to increasing diversity among its staff, faculty, and students in admissions, promotions, scholarship decisions, and other selection processes. The presence of implicit bias in these processes can inhibit this goal. This workshop exposes learners to the breadth of implicit bias research and will help them recognize shortcuts resulting from unconscious or unexamined bias. Learners will be introduced to promising practices and resources for addressing implicit bias in the context of search and selection processes.
Addressing Microaggressions with Microbehaviours (Part 2)
The first step to addressing a microaggression is to recognize that one has occurred and dissect what message it may be sending. To provide a language to describe the experiences and the realizations surrounding the impact of microaggressions. This workshop focuses on practical approaches to addressing microaggressions within multiple ecological contexts.