The Diversity Blog

DEI Update: Apologies and Good Intentions

10/23/2019

Our well-meaning intentions can get in the way of the good work we do with one another and with students, leading to unintended outcomes.

Embracing the "I Don't Know

10/23/2019

Lara Korneychuk

I want to invite you, this year, to join me in embracing the “I don’t know.”

DEI Update: "Latinx"

10/17/2019

David Thompson, Director of Diversity and Community Life

What are your thoughts on "Latinx?"

DEI Update: Mexican Independence Day and Hispanic Heritage Month

9/12/2019

Hispanic Heritage Month is September 16 - October 15 and begins with the celebration of Mexican independence from Spanish colonization following a 10-year war.

DEI Update: The Downside of Diversity

8/30/2019

A few weeks ago a friend shared this Wall Street Journal op-ed with me.

DEI Update: Tone-Setting Tips

8/14/2019

With the opening of school what seems to be just minutes away, here are a few tips for tone-setting in your first few conversations.

DEI Update: August 7, 2019

8/7/2019

If you have time, I recommend you watch this video of Toni Morrison and Angela Davis discussing literacy, libraries, and liberation. I did not know she was 88.

DEI Summer Read: Intersections of Identity

7/18/2019

This weekend, amidst a particularly chaotic news cycle, I drew my attention to the news that focused on celebration in San Diego.

DEI Summer Read: Liberty for Whom?

7/8/2019

The Teaching Tolerance Blog titled their message this week, “Liberty for Whom?,” and stated, “a quintessentially American holiday, but the celebrated right to liberty has never applied to every American.”

DEI Summer Read - An Antiracist Reading List

6/26/2019

Ta-Nehisi Coates spoke of being a person who wonders during an open conversation at the People of Color Conference in 2017 and I think of this often.

DEI Summer Read - Harvard's Drastic Decision

6/19/2019

I hope summer continues to provide you with rest and opportunities to decompress.

DEI Summer Read - Talking White Fragility with Robin DiAngelo

6/12/2019

I hope that summer is starting off well for you.

Spring Updates

4/24/2019

The school year’s fourth quarter shows up without warning and it’s during this time of the year, just after spring break, when I interrogate the year’s events.