Please join us for our first Bruin Talk of the year to discuss:
“Recognizing and Reducing Racial
Microaggressions on Campus and in Classrooms.”
Sept. 30
Noon-1 p.m.
Taylorsville Redwood Campus AAB 235
This
presentation is aimed at helping individuals on campus acquire a better
understanding of:
- What are racial microaggressions
- How they impact student success
- How they can lead conversation toward reducing racial microaggressions
We will host Dr. William
A. Smith, an associate professor in the Department of Education, Culture &
Society and the Ethnic Studies Program at the University of Utah, where he has
served as the associate dean for diversity, access and equity in the College
of Education as well as the special assistant to the president and NCAA faculty athletics representative.
Dr.
Smith is the co-editor (with Philip Altbach and Kofi Lomotey) of the book, "The
Racial Crisis in American Higher Education: The Continuing Challenges for the
21st Century" (2002). His work primarily focuses on his
theoretical contribution of racial battle fatigue which is the cumulative
emotional, psychological, physiological and behavioral effects that racial
microaggressions have on people of color.
Through a 15-minute talk and follow-up dialogue among attendees, the nature of this series is to
engage the campus on an array of topics. It is designed to assist in
raising awareness and building the social and intellectual capacity of the Salt
Lake Community College community.
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