2018-2019 Discussion Series
For the second yearly discussion series, our sessions followed the theme of: Unpacking Diversity: Is Access to Opportunities in Higher Education Equitable?
Below you can find information about the sessions and links to the reading materials.
SESSION 1: Intersectionality: more than a buzzword
Facilitator: Luhui Whitebear, Assistant Director of the Native American Longhouse Eena Haws and PhD Student in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
When: October 18, 2018 at 1:00 to 2:00 pm
Where: BURT 193
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Discussion Materials: ​
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Kimberle Crenshaw. Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Antidiscrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory and Antiracist Politics. University of Chicago Legal Forum. Vol. 1989; Iss. 1, Article 8.
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Light refreshments will be provided, feel free to bring your lunch.
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SESSION 2: Microaggressions, Macroaggressions, and Racial Fatigue on Campus
Facilitator: Marta Maldonado, Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies in the College of Liberal Arts
When: November 27, 2018 at 12:00 to 1:00pm
Where: BURT 193
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​Materials will be emailed prior to the session.
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Light refreshments will be provided, feel free to bring your lunch.
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SESSION 3: Indigeneity and the Graduate Student Experience
Facilitator: Dr. Allison Davis-White Eyes, Director of Community Diversity Relations
When: February 26, 2019 at 1:00 to 2:00 pm
Where: BURT 193​
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Light refreshments will be provided, feel free to bring your lunch.
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SESSION 4: Whiteness in Higher Education
Facilitator: Dr. Erich Pitcher, Associate Director of Research and Communication for Diversity and Cultural Engagement
When: May 2, 2019 at 2:30 to 3:30 pm
Where: BURT 193
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Discussion Materials:
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The Characteristics of White Supremacy Culture. Excerpt from Dismantling Racism: A Workbook for Social Change Groups, by Kenneth Jones and Tema Okun, ChangeWork, 2001.
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Light refreshments will be provided, feel free to bring your lunch.
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Watch a recording of the session here.
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OPEN SESSION 5: Invited Speaker - Dr. Julie Posselt
Visiting Facilitator: Dr. Julie Posselt, USC
When: 2:30 pm
Where: LINC 128
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Title: Supporting Graduate Student Mental Health: What Faculty, Friends, and Family Can Do
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In this talk, Dr. Posselt will share results from a two-year National Academy of Education fellowship on equity and mental health in graduate education. Study 1 is a multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary analysis of depression and anxiety among US graduate and professional students. Using a sample of more than 20,000 students randomly sampled within 69 universities, depression and anxiety prevalence were compared among fields of study, using hierarchical cluster modeling. Then, fixed effects multivariate logistic regressions were estimated to measure how depression and anxiety are associated with experiencing racial discrimination; support from faculty, friends and family; and competitiveness in one's classes. Study 2 is a qualitative, phenomenological study of the forms and sources of support that women and underrepresented minority students in high-diversity STEM PhD programs report as salient to their persistence and well-being. She will close with implications for graduate students and people in a position to mentor and support them.
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Coffee and tea will be provided. Open to the public.
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Co-Sponsors
Integrative Biology Graduate Student Association
President's Commission on the Status of Women
Office of Institutional Diversity
SORCE
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If you have an OSU log in, you can watch remotely via WebEx.
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Accommodations for disabilities can be made by contacting 541-737-2993 or ib@oregonstate.edu.
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Q & A SESSION 5: Invited Speaker - Dr. Julie Posselt
Visiting Facilitator: Dr. Julie Posselt
When: 4:30 pm
Where: BURT 193
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Dr. Julie Posselt will also be hosting a Q & A session for CEOAS students, faculty, and staff talking about mentoring and student-adviser relationships, with a specific focus on underrepresented students.
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Refreshments and snacks will be provided.