Developed by the MORE Committee, this workshop helps enhance the mentoring relationship between students and faculty mentors by facilitating the development of shared expectations. Mentors and mentees work independently in separate sessions to identify their own objectives and styles, and consider strategies for dealing with possible challenges. Then, student-faculty pairs work together to develop a written […]
Join us for this interactive workshop where we’ll unpack artificial intelligence's (AI) role in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Participants will engage in critical discussions surrounding the effectiveness of AI in fostering inclusivity and its potential role in perpetuating existing biases. Through interactive activities and meaningful dialogue, attendees will gain a deeper understanding of both […]
Building your network is something you can be doing proactively throughout graduate school. Additionally, learning from what others have done in their career is a great way to explore areas of interest. Join us to learn how to navigate and develop the basics of your own LinkedIn profile. We will introduce ways to build connections […]
This workshop will be a refresher on existing knowledge or allow for reconsidering foundational topics through a graduate student lens. Topics such as establishing and building credit, setting up and revising a budget, and monitoring debt, including student loan payments and prioritizing balances, will be discussed. Please bring a laptop if you can, in case […]
Change It Up!© brings bystander intervention skills to students for the purpose of building supportive and respectful communities. Change It Up!© is based on a nationally recognized five-step bystander intervention model that develops students’ skills and confidence when intervening in situations that negatively impact campus climate. This workshop explores how students’ identities and experiences impact […]
During this informational session, staff from the Petey Greene Program will talk about the kind of projects a Rackham Doctoral Intern Fellow would be involved with at the organization, as well as their roles and career paths to the program with a Ph.D. There will be opportunities to ask questions and learn about the organization's […]
Join us for Designing Blackness, a unique Black History Month workshop that bridges the worlds of gaming and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Led by Kishonna Gray, professor in the U-M School of Information and expert in digital culture and DEI representation in gaming, this session will dive into how Blackness is in gaming spaces. […]
The topic for this session is informational interviewing, which can be a powerful tool to aid in your career exploration as well as networking and job search efforts. We’ll talk about the purpose of an informational interview, how to identify people to interview, how to request an informational interview, and how to prepare for a […]
How do you assess whether organizations are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)? Join us to learn about how to assess various aspects of an organization’s culture during the job and internship search process through a DEI lens. During this session, you’ll have the opportunity to discuss the challenges of navigating this process and […]
Many of us are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and accept the extensive evidence from scholarly studies in psychology and neuroscience demonstrating that we all have unconscious biases that affect our interactions with others. The question then becomes, how do we not only become aware of our biases, but also work to overcome them? […]