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Spring Term Office Hours with Kimberly Barrett on May 10th

Dr. Kimberly Barrett, Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion is hosting open office hours. The second session of open office hours for Spring Term is being held on May 10th, 2018. Drop by Sampson House, 2nd floor and share ideas, concerns, comments, etc. Appointments are not required, people will be accommodated on a first come-first serve basis.

First Spring Term Office Hours with Kimberly Barrett on April 12th

Dr. Kimberly Barrett, Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion is hosting open office hours. The first session of open office hours for Spring Term is being held on April 12th, 2018. Drop by Sampson House, 2nd floor and share ideas, concerns, comments, etc. Appointments are not required, people will be accommodated on a first come-first serve basis.

Final Winter Term Office Hours with Kimberly Barrett on March 8th

Dr. Kimberly Barrett, Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion is hosting open office hours. The final session of open office hours for Winter Term is being held on March 8th, 2018. Drop by Sampson House, 2nd floor and share ideas, concerns, comments, etc. Appointments are not required, people will be accommodated on a first come-first serve basis.

Cultural Competency – Supporting People Who Use Diverse Englishes

Location: Esch Hurvis Room (225), Warch Campus Center
Date & Time:
Thursday, March 1st; 11:15 am – 12:15 pm

Lavanya Murali Proctor, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Cecile Despres-Berry, Director of English as Second Language and the Waseda program present this workshop that aims to help us understand and negotiate the range of Englishes that people, particularly those born outside of the U.S., may use. We will discuss how these varieties of English are not more correct or incorrect but simply different. We will also discuss language attitudes and ideologies inherent in the idea of standard Englishes and how to recognize and avoid linguistic discrimination. Our aim is to offer practical guidance to inclusive interactions across the range of Englishes employed in our community. Please RSVP at div-inclusion@lawrence.edu by February 26th, 2018.

Final Winter Term Office Hours with Kimberly Barrett on March 8th

Dr. Kimberly Barrett, Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion is hosting open office hours. The final session of open office hours for Winter Term is being held on March 8th, 2018. Drop by Sampson House, 2nd floor and share ideas, concerns, comments, etc. Appointments are not required, people will be accommodated on a first come-first serve basis.

Cultural Competency – Supporting People Who Use Diverse Englishes

Location: Esch Hurvis Room (225), Warch Campus Center
Date & Time:
Thursday, March 1st; 11:15 am – 12:15 pm

Lavanya Murali Proctor, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Cecile Despres-Berry, Director of English as Second Language and the Waseda program present this workshop that aims to help us understand and negotiate the range of Englishes that people, particularly those born outside of the U.S., may use. We will discuss how these varieties of English are not more correct or incorrect but simply different. We will also discuss language attitudes and ideologies inherent in the idea of standard Englishes and how to recognize and avoid linguistic discrimination. Our aim is to offer practical guidance to inclusive interactions across the range of Englishes employed in our community. Please RSVP at div-inclusion@lawrence.edu by February 25th, 2018.

Upstander Training on February 17th (RSVP by February 15)

February 17, 2018
Esch Hurvis Studio (WCC), 10 am – 2 pm 
Please RSVP by February 15 by emailing us at div-inclusion@lawrence.edu! (seats still available)
Lawrence Students, Staff, Faculty and people from the Appleton community are invited to attend. The Upstander training will help you build the skills to interrupt bullying or other harmful behaviors and comments. Learn how to become an agent for change and co-creator of positive narratives about race and other identities. Participants will unpack real-life scenarios to enable them to effectively challenge prejudice in our community. Those who plan to attend are asked to commit to be present for the entire training session.