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Navigating Difficult Conversations

West Conference Room, 4th Floor, Rackham Building 915 East Washington Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

In this interactive session, Rackham experts in conflict resolution will discuss the ways in which conflict can manifest in our academic and personal spheres and will explore strategies to navigate and address difficult conversations. You will leave with concrete strategies for productive dialogue and clear communication, able to approach difficult conversations with more confidence in […]

Change it Up! To Stop Anti-Black Racism: Part 2, Writing Your Bystander Intervention Script Workshop

West Conference Room, 4th Floor, Rackham Building 915 East Washington Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

The Change it Up! To Stop Anti-Black Racism (CiU!ABR) program has conducted bystander intervention training workshops for the College of Engineering since 2020 and for the wider university community since the fall of 2023. Participant feedback and the overall goals of the program necessitated a second workshop where participants could continue to practice their bystander […]

November 2024 Postdoctoral Orientation

Online

Each month, an orientation session is offered for all new postdoctoral research fellows, and those with a new postdoctoral research fellow appointment in the U-M human resources system within the past two months at the University of Michigan. The orientation session includes information about the role of postdocs, working with your P.I./supervisor, campus resources, benefits […]

Anti-Racism in the Abroad Context

Kalamazoo Room, 2nd Floor, Michigan League 911 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Structural racism in the United States is the normalization and legitimization of an array of dynamics—historical, cultural, institutional, and interpersonal—that routinely advantage whites while producing cumulative and chronic adverse outcomes for people of color. It is a system of hierarchy and inequity, primarily characterized by white supremacy—the preferential treatment, privilege, and power for white people […]

Recognizing Racism in Everyday Life

Kalamazoo Room, 2nd Floor, Michigan League 911 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

During this workshop participants will have the opportunity to learn terms associated with racism and anti-racism, as well as power and oppression and their impact in the global and U.S. context. Additionally, participants will be able to recognize microaggressions and stereotyping that they see portrayed in media and be able to practice responding to real-life […]

Veterans Outside the Margins: A Historic Look at Notable Veterans from Marginalized Communities

Assembly Hall, 4th Floor, Rackham Building 915 East Washington Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

In recognition and celebration of Veterans Day, November 11, 2024, Rackham is hosting Veterans Outside the Margins: A Historic Look at Notable Veterans from Marginalized Communities. In this lecture, we will discuss that throughout U.S. history, the military has been an important part of equity and inclusivity. This lecture will share the historical contributions of […]

Leveraging LinkedIn: Tips for Graduate Students

Online

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 […]

You Don’t Belong Here: The Stories Our Systems Tell (and Why We have to Disrupt Them)

West Conference Room, 4th Floor, Rackham Building 915 East Washington Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

You Don't Belong Here: The Stories Our Systems Tell (and Why We Have to Disrupt Them) There is a widespread story that institutions of higher education value diversity and will actively foster belonging for all in the community. In actuality, though, many members of the higher education community continue to face marginalization and othering within […]

We’re Biased, So Now What? Mitigating and Personalizing Unconscious Bias

Online

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? […]

Articulating and Leveraging Your Transferable Skills

Online

This workshop will explore the many transferable skills you have gained during graduate school and how to translate these skills to the non-academic job market. We’ll review transferable skills employers value (e.g., collaboration, critical thinking, project management) and discuss the types of graduate school experiences where you may have honed these skills. You will have […]