Past DEI Programs
This archive highlights past CTE programming that was primarily focused on a topic related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Participation in these programs is open to all faculty and instructors at the university unless otherwise noted.
Diversity & Inclusion Teaching Academy
Diversity & Inclusion Teaching Academy
The Diversity & Inclusion Teaching Academy consists of two eight-week sessions, taking place over two semesters. The goal is for faculty to complete the Academy with sufficient knowledge, self-reflection, and strategies to feel more confident promoting inclusivity in their classes.
The Academy is open to full-time faculty and teaching professors. Participation as of December 2021:
- Semester 1: 260 faculty completed
- Both Semesters: 170 faculty completed
Faculty Learning Communities
The 8-12 members of a Faculty Learning Community (FLC) engage in a year-long collaboration dedicated to exploring one theme or topic related to teaching and learning within and beyond the university community. The primary outcome is individual or collective projects completed by the participants, which they present to the Xavier community at the conclusion of their FLC.
- January-December 2021: Addressing Racism in Educational and Pedagogical Practice
- August 2019-April 2020: Engaging Students from Diverse Backgrounds through Critical Service Learning Pedagogy
- August 2019-April 2020: Supporting the Academic Success and Well-Being of Vulnerable Students
- January-December 2019: COIL-Teaching Globally Enhanced Courses through Collaborative Online International Learning
- August 2018-April 2019: Open Educational Resources (OER) and Affordable Learning (AL) Resources
- January-December 2017: Feminist Pedagogy and Feminism in the Academy
- August 2016-April 2017: Designing Transformative Short-Term Immersion Experiences
Book Discussion Groups
Spring 2022 - Teaching on Days After: Educating for Equity in the Wake of Injustice, by Alyssa Hadley Dunn
Fall 2021 - Bandwidth Recovery: Helping Students Reclaim Cognitive Resources Lost to Poverty, Racism, and Social Marginalization, by Cia Verschelden
Spring 2021 - How to Be An Antiracist, by Ibram X. Kendi
Fall 2020 - Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We Think, See, and Do, by Jennifer L. Eberhardt
Spring 2020 - On Being Included: Racism and Diversity in Institutional Life, by Sarah Ahmed
Fall 2019 - Teaching with Tension: Race, Resistance, and Reality in the Classroom, edited by Philathia Bolton, Cassander L. Smith, and Lee Bebout
Spring 2019 - aquamarine blue 5: Personal Stories of College Students with Autism, edited by Dawn Prince-Hughes
Fall 2018 - Neuro Tribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, by Steve Silberman
Spring 2018 - Paying the Price, by Sara Goldrick-Rab
Spring 2017 - Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom, by bell hooks
Fall 2016 - Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People, by Mahzarin R. Banaji and Anthony G. Greenwald
Keynote Speakers
Spring 2020: Bryan Dewsbury
- Keynote: The Promise and Practice of Inclusive Teaching
- Workshop: Strategies for Inclusive Practices in STEM Classrooms
- Meeting with STEM students of color
Spring 2019: Millagros Castillo-Montoya
- Keynote: Drawing on Students’ Lived Experiences to Enhance Academic Learning
- Session with President’s Cabinet
Spring 2018: Sarah Goldrick-Rab
- Keynote: Paying the Price: College Costs, Financial Aid, and Challenges to Economic Justice in Higher Education
- Session with President’s Cabinet
- Meeting with Enrollment Management and Financial Aid staff
Spring 2017: Terrell Strayhorn
- Keynote: Real Talk About Race and Racism in College
- Workshop: Enhancing Faculty Engagement: Cultural Navigation & Student Success
- Student Session: Real Talk About Belonging and Difference in College
Workshops and Brownbags
The CTE offers a variety of individual workshops and brownbag discussions throughout the academic year that respond to current issues on campus or in higher ed, address relevant pedagogical needs, and highlight faculty expertise. Workshops provide formal professional development, while brownbag discussions are an opportunity for faculty to gather informally to discuss a specific topic.
Workshops
- March 25, 2019 - Students with Autism: Supporting a Growing Population
- January 19, 2018 - What are Oppression and Liberation
- January 19, 2018 - Cross-Cultural Proficienices for White Anti-Racist Allies
- November 16, 2017 - Sally Haslanger on Feminist Epistemology
- October 11, 2017 - Simple Strategies for Complex Problems: Implicit Bias
- November 29, 2016 - Culturally Responsive Teaching
- October 3, 2016 - Understanding Implicit Bias
- August 17, 2016 - Fostering Inclusivity
Brownbag Discussions
- November 11, 2020 - Anti-Racism in the Classroom
- November 15, 2018 - Supporting International Students on Campus
- October 24, 2018 - Hidden Disabilities in the Classroom
- October 2, 2018 - Responding to Campus Bias Incidients