Culture is often described as a set of norms so common that we take it for granted. When we think about multicultural diversity, we focus on the cultures of racial and ethnic groups different from the dominant culture. How do we understand Euro-American culture? How can the CBS community's work on perception and identity with Wing Young Huie inform our understanding? This is part of a Bio-Diversity Brown Bag Lunch series offered by the College of Biological Sciences. This event will also include the viewing of some photos taken by local photographer Wing Young Huie around identity and perception to consider connections.
Hear members of the CBS Student Services Intercultural Competency Committee describe how their ongoing studies in this area has affected their work with program colleagues and with students.
Led by Anne Phibbs from the Office of Equity and Diversity, participants will study several complex scenarios in academic settings to clarify the diversity issues involved and to discuss alternative ways to approach them.
For all employees who lead or serve on search committees. Learn what research tells us about unintentional biases when we screen applicants for jobs, and how we can work differently to treat all applicants more fairly.