Recent nationwide events have, once again, highlighted wide racial disparities in health, criminal justice, education, and opportunity in America. These events have re-ignited an essential conversation about what we can do, at an individual level, to improve the experience of marginalized members of our communities. This interactive workshop will address a small part of this […]
We will be discussing Ibram Kendi's book "How to be an Antiracist." Please read some or all of it in advance of the meeting (note that it is available as an eBook if you have trouble locating a paper copy, since it is sold out in many bookstore right now). All members of the PSU […]
Join the Open CoLab for a public discussion of this article by Eve Tuck & K. Wayne Yang. Access the article (and add annotations using Hypothesis if you want) here: "Decolonization is not a metaphor." For Zoom joining info, please email psu-open@plymouth.edu with your full name and reason for joining. All are welcome!
Join Robin DeRosa (@actualham) for a Twitter chat about Meg K. Guliford's post "We Are Not Okay, and You Shouldn't be Either" (this is also a Hypothes.is link if you wish to annotate). Use #PSUopen to tag your tweets.
How can our course designs and teaching practices evolve to respond proactively and effectively to social demands for equity and inclusion? We’ll jump straight into a difficult conversation, but come out with inclusive practices that you can implement regardless of your course and discipline! In this interactive workshop, we will collectively contribute to addressing tough […]
Join experts and academics as they discuss and take questions about New Hampshire's recently passed "divisive concepts" legislation in this virtual roundtable. New Hampshire's Republican lawmakers have inserted, and the governor has signed, a state budget that prohibits the teaching of so-called "divisive concepts" related to race and gender by public schools, state agencies and […]
Poetry reading with Travis Chi Wing Lau. For more info, visit the Intersectionality Talks website.
Join CoLab faculty and staff for an informal discussion of the article "White Supremacy Culture" by Teman Okun. A short 7 pages, the article is a list of characteristics of white supremacy culture that show up in our organizations. Give it a read/skim, grab a snack and a drink, and Zoom in to discuss with […]
Diversity Equity and Inclusion Workshop Series This 3-part workshop facilitated by Psychology Professor Katie Wolsiefer is designed to broadly examine the ways in which individual level and structural level biases impact the PSU community. The first two workshops will focus on practicing social psychology based strategies for mitigating one’s own (implicit and explicit) biases. Workshop […]
This event is for Black students at PSU. Come check in, share how your semester is going, eat pizza, and catch up with each other. CoLab Student Affiliate Eliana Jones will also facilitate an activity to generate ideas to help PSU become a more inclusive and welcoming place for Black students; we will focus on […]
Diversity Equity and Inclusion Workshop Series This 3-part workshop is designed to broadly examine the ways in which individual level and structural level biases impact the PSU community. The first two workshops will focus on practicing social psychology based strategies for mitigating one’s own (implicit and explicit) biases. Workshop 3 will take the form of […]
Facilitated by Psychology Professor Katie Wolsiefer, this 3-part workshop is designed to broadly examine the ways in which individual level and structural level biases impact the PSU community. The first two workshops will focus on practicing social psychology based strategies for mitigating one’s own (implicit and explicit) biases. Workshop 3 will take the form of […]
Why does it seem so difficult to approach the topic of race? It doesn’t have to be! In this session, we will explore practical strategies for building race-consciousness and avoiding color-blindness in the classroom.
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Fall 2024
Monday – Thursday: 8:30-4:30, in-person or virtual
Wednesday: Additional in-person hours from 4:30-6:00
Friday: 8:30-4:30, virtual