Is GW inclusive or just diverse?

Join us for workshops, lectures, panels, and poster presentations on a variety of diversity-related topics, including gender bias, interfaith and civic dialogue in politically charged times, LGBTQ+ health, socio-economic and income inequality, and more.

Featured events include:

Panel Discussion: Universities Studying Slavery: Race, Research and Reconciliation with:

• Dr. Jennifer James- Director, The George Washington University's Africana Studies Program
• Dr. Phillip Troutman- Deputy Director, The George Washington University's Writing in the Disciplines Program
  
• Dr. Marcia Chatelain- Provost's Distinguished Associate Professor of History and African American Studies, Georgetown Working Group on Slavery, Memory & Reconciliation

Inaugural "Race in America" Speakers Series featuring:

• Dr. Ibram X. Kendi- Professor and Founding Director of the Anti Racist Research and Policy Center, American University, and award-winning historian and New York Times best-selling author
• Ms. Symone Sanders- CNN political commentator and former National Press Secretary to Bernie Sanders

Highlighted Session: Disability Justice: Radical Inclusion and Active Love in Liberation Struggles presented by:

• Lydia X. Z. Brown- Disability justice advocate, organizer and writer; founding board member of the Alliance for Citizen-Directed Supports

For more information on the 2018 Diversity Summit: Embracing Diversity and Inclusion at GW visit.

For a sample of this year's workshops please click here.

SUMMIT SCHEDULE

*summit schedule subject to change and updates will be reflected on our website.

Day 1- April 3, 2018

Check-in and Registration

• 1:00pm-5:00pm (Jack Morton Auditorium)

Schedule

2:30pm-3:30pm: Pre-Summit Workshops

• Reducing Homogeneity in Safe Spaces: A Student’s Perspective

• What makes us click? International perspectives on dating culture

3:30pm-4:00pm: Doors Open for Opening Keynote

4:00pm-5:30pm: Opening Keynote with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi with opening remarks by President Thomas LeBlanc and Vice Provost Caroline Laguerre-Brown

Day 2- April 4, 2018

Check-in and Registration

• 8:30am-5:00pm (Marvin Center, 3rd Floor)

Schedule

9:00am-9:30am: Continental Breakfast and Welcome

9:30am-10:30am: Concurrent Workshop Series #1

• Judging The Professor: The Role of Gender Bias

• GW International Women Leaders Panel

• Helping GW Go Beyond "Military Friendly" to "Military Strong”

• From Class to Social: Exploring Social Class Experiences

10:45am-11:45am: Concurrent Workshop Series #2

• Dear White People: Approaching White Privilege to Further Racial Equity

• Intersectionality 101

• Think First: A look at the first-generation student experience from a national and GW lens

• The Journey to Build a Culture of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Aligning the Strategic Plan with the GW School of Nursing Mission

12:00pm-1:30pm: Lunchtime Roundtable: "Universities Studying Slavery: Race, Research and Reconciliation" with Dr. Jennifer James, Dr. Phillip Troutman and Dr. Marcia Chatelain

**Due to overwhelming response in attendance the lunch session is at capacity.

1:45pm-2:45pm: Concurrent Workshop Series #3

• Moving from conflict to collaboration

• Open Educational Resources: A Powerful Tool in Addressing Textbook Affordability, Income Inequality & Socioeconomic Diversity on Campus

• Understanding diversity through the lens of mattering and belonging
  

3:00pm-4:00pm: Concurrent Workshop Series #4

• An Interfaith Dialogue for the 21st Century Campus

• Building a Culture of Belonging at GW

• Exploring The Use of Non-Standard Academic English Voices

• Future Leaders – Check your bias at the door!: A Case Study

• Arts-based Civic Dialogues in Politically Charged Times
  

4:15pm-5:15pm: Poster Session and Highlighted Session: Disability Justice: Radical Inclusion and Active Love in Liberation Struggles led by Lydia X. Z. Brown

A sampling of poster sessions:

• "What Would George Do?" Really: Evaluating the Post-Charlottesville Implications of GWU's Slogan for Ethics and Compliance
• Diversity and Inclusion in the Graduate School Classroom
• LGBTQ+ Clinical Considerations When Working in Adolescent Outpatient Settings
• GW Diversity Summit Potluck Poem
• Enhancing Inclusion

5:15pm-5:30pm: Closing

6:00pm: Doors Open

7:00pm-8:00pm: Speaker Series featuring Symone Sanders

ASL Interpretation will be available.