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Graduate Studies is pleased to announce the inaugural Graduate Studies Anti-Racism Symposium at UC Davis. Co-sponsored by the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, the symposium seeks to highlight best practices in anti-racist approaches to graduate education, particularly in the wake of the death of George Floyd and the ensuring racial reckoning of 2020.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The 2021 Graduate Studies Anti-Racism Symposium Planning Committee invites faculty, staff, and graduate students who serve on DEI committees within their programs to submit proposals for presenter-led sessions on recently-developed anti-racist initiatives to graduate education. These sessions should be 50-minutes in length and should use evidence-based approaches to identify and shape the initiative. The presenter is responsible for all content.
GUIDELINES FOR PRESENTER-LED SESSIONS
We welcome proposals (preferably interactive) across all disciplines that address new efforts in implementing anti-racist approaches to any of the following topic(s):
- Advising and mentoring
- Community-building
- Cultural intelligence, awareness, and sensitivity
- Revising/enhancing curricula to include anti-racist pedagogy
- Inclusive equity
- Improving student success
- Professional development (for students, staff, postdocs, or faculty)
- Mental health, self-care, well-being and mindfulness
- Funding (including grant proposals, fellowships, etc.)
- Other ideas not listed will also be considered
The committee aims to select proposals that represent a wide range of perspectives and disciplines. If you have any questions contact the planning committee at gsdiversity@ucdavis.edu. We look forward to reviewing your submissions.