Multiculturalism In Action Brown Bag Series – Fall 2019 Schedule

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The Multiculturalism in Action Brown Bag Series is focused on showcasing the multicultural and diversity related scholarly activities taking place on Towson University’s campus. This is an opportunity for faculty, staff, and students to meet and engage with each other around multicultural scholarship in a supportive space. Lunch is provided and each event is hosted in the Liberal Arts Building, Room 4150 from 12 PM – 1:15 PM.

Join us this fall semester as we host Assistant Provost for Diversity and Inclusion Shaunna L. Payne Gold Ed.D., Assistant Professor Tara B. Blackshear Ed.D. & Lecturer Sepopo A. Howard M.A.

  • September 18th, ft. Assistant Provost for Diversity and Inclusion Shaunna L. Payne Gold Ed.D., Office of the Provost
    • Join us as we learn about Extremely Difficult Dialogues: A Proven Model for Learning Both Inside and Outside the Classroom with Shaunna L. Payne Gold Ed.D. Assistant Provost for Diversity and Inclusion in the Office of the Provost. Managing difficult dialogues is a professional skill set that can be developed with training and experience. This session provides faculty, staff, and students with a glimpse of Intergroup Dialogue as a model for inside and outside-the-classroom learning opportunities across group identities.
  • October 16th, ft. Assistant Professor Tara B. Blackshear Ed.D., Department of Kinesiology
    • Join us as we explore racial diversity in relation to teachers as role models for children in physical education with Tara B. Blackshear Ed.D. Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology. In the paper, the results of a study of SHAPE America’s Teacher of the Year program will also be discussed in terms of diversity and biases within the institutional structures of SHAPE America and more broadly, physical education.
  • November 6th, ft. Lecturer Sepopo A. Howard M.A., Department of Psychology
    • Intergroup Dialogue Facilitation Training and Faculty Cultural Competence. Join us as we learn more about the qualitative investigation that evaluated faculty cultural competence in two studies involving Intergroup Dialogue. These findings highlight the importance of student perceptions and suggest that training in Intergroup Dialogue methodology is a promising avenue to build knowledge, awareness, skill, approachability, and cultural competence among faculty. ft. Sepopo A. Howard M.A. Lecturer in the Department of Psychology.

To learn more about the Multiculturalism in Action Brown Bag series click here.

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