Marquette University faculty, staff, and administrators are invited to join staff from the YWCA of Southeast Wisconsin in a powerful six-part series to develop individual capacity to discuss and address issues of racism. Two-hour virtual sessions will allow time for review of content in the form of video clips and exercises as well as listening pairs and small and large group discussions.

The goals of this program are to gain knowledge, build meaningful relationships, and foster personal commitment to address racism. Participants will gain an understanding of implicit bias, the historical implications of race, the role of economic disparity in housing segregation, and the meaning of whiteness and internalized racism, and will become equipped with tools to imagine and build richer relationships across racial differences.

This spring, we are offering an additional session as part of this series: An Indigenous Perspective to Unlearning Racism. Facilitated by Jacqueline Schram, Director of Public Affairs, and featuring the voices of Marquette faculty Dr. Bryan Rindfleisch and Dr. Samantha Majhor, this module is an opportunity to introduce participants to American Indian and Alaskan Native people and thoughtfully fill in gaps of (mis)understanding around their identities, histories, sovereignty and cultures. Their presence in (North) America today is evidence of their resilience in the face of enormous odds. But their experiences are largely invisible because an Indigenous narrative has not shaped traditional educational materials and standards. This interactive session will dispel common myths, provide a snapshot of (North) American Indian history and ways of knowing, introduce Indigenous student experiences in higher education, and offer participants a call to action.

This workshop series is hosted by the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion. Participation will be limited to 60 and we ask that participants commit to the full six-session series:

Jan. 19, 10am-12pm
Jan. 26, 10am-12pm
Feb. 2, 10am-12pm
Feb. 9, 10am-12pm
Feb. 16, 10am-12pm
Feb. 23, 10am-12pm

*Please note that in signing up for the first session onJan. 19th you will be enrolled in the full series.*

For questions, please contact Jacki Black, Director for Hispanic Initiatives and Diversity & Inclusion Educational Programming, at jacqueline.black@marquette.edu.

Registrations are closed

Unlearning Racism - Spring 2022