Greetings,
Happy Fall semester, everyone! It has been a time of transition for me as I took time off to help my children begin their new school year only for it to come to a halt with Covid (even while masking). Covid has been a reminder that while we might have plans for things, there are other external forces beyond our control that bring about challenges.
Our office has also been in transition as as Lou left the IHP to pursue his educational goals. We wish him all the best as he completes his bachelor's degree and works toward becoming a public school teacher. We will be putting a pause on the coordinator search as we work as a team of three. Please direct any scheduling emails to Callie, Jammy, and me individually and any newsletter questions/submissions can be directed to me or jedi@mghihp.edu.
I am participating in the NADOHE CDO Fellows Program this year where I am working on a few projects, including to improve pathways for AAPIs into leadership positions in the profession. Dr. Sumun Pendakur, Dr. Ria DasGupta, and I will be presenting a session on this topic at the NADOHE Conference this coming April. I will be traveling in November as part of my work with the NADOHE Anti-Racism Strategy task force to co-present with colleagues at the the National Association of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work (NADD) Conference. I have also been fortunate enough to present this work to graduate admissions and enrollment management professionals this past summer -- we want to be able to support organizations and individuals to engage in anti-racism work. If you would like to learn more about the NADOHE Anti-Racism Strategy framework, please attend the REJI session in October (see upcoming events with BSU Leading for Change Consortium below).
Jammy, Callie, and I have also been in conversation about week Hurricane in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. We want to acknowledge everyone who may have family members and loved ones who are affected by the hurricane. Some of my friends and colleagues are compiling a list of organizations that are supporting efforts in these areas and we can share these resources with you. Currently, there are shares on twitter and images/links of Casa Pueblo, Casa Julia, Taller Salud, El Comedor de la Kennedy, Hogar Cuna San Cristobal, Humane Society, and Con Metidos in PR. If you know of other organizations and groups, please share them with us as well.
This edition of the newsletter covers a recap of PPP as we look forward to the final iteration of health at the intersection of race and immigration theme for this upcoming December/January session. Please check out the Padlet and other resources (internal and external) that we have shared. Today marks the first day of Rosh Hashanah -- please refer to the links to the holiday calendars as individuals may need accommodations for religious observances.
In community,
Kimberly A. Truong, PhD
Chief Equity Officer
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- Recruiting Power, Privilege, and Positionality Facilitators!
- Announcing JEDI Leadership Award
- Upcoming IHP JEDI Events
- Meet our '22-'23 JEDI Fellows Cohort
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JEDI Office and IHP JEDI Updates
- IHP Highlights
- Model Minority Myth
- Continued JEDI Learning
- Resource Sharing
- Community Events
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Recruiting Power, Privilege, and Positionality Facilitators! |
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In June 2020, President Paula Milone-Nuzzo announced a 100% participation goal for faculty, staff, and incoming students annually. This will be the last iteration of theme focused on health at the intersection of race and immigration.
The next PPP will be held on January 11th, 3:30-5:00pm (with asynchronous engagement on D2L for a month prior to it), via Zoom. If you have participated in PPP at least once and are interested in facilitating (this counts as part of the participation goal), please sign up here. To participate in PPP, please sign up here.
We are able to provide a small gift to student facilitators that can be picked up from the JEDI Office after PPP.
You do not want to miss out on the December/January PPP! Our confirmed speakers are Jordan Jamil Ahmed, Organizing Director rom the Muslim Justice League and Sarath Suong, National Director of the Southeast Asian Freedom Network.
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Announcing JEDI Leadership Award |
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The Office of the President each year presents the JEDI Leadership Award given to an individual faculty or staff member or group consisting of faculty and/or staff members who exemplify sustained JEDI leadership. Examples of JEDI leadership include, but are not limited to demonstrating a long-standing record of: mentoring marginalized and minoritized students, supporting their peers and colleagues in engaging JEDI issues as well as those who experience marginalization, conducting research on equity and social justice issues and application of this research in their teaching, facilitating programming for the staff community related to JEDI issues, and contributions in their disciplines or working with communities beyond the IHP on equity and social justice.
The award will be announced and presented at Faculty Convocation, September 29th 2:30-4pm at 1CW. Please attend to support the JEDI Leadership Award recipient and other awardees!
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JEDI Fellows Office Hours
Join our JEDI Fellows every week for office hours around campus and in the JEDI Offfice (B39,Second Floor). Our JEDI Fellow Office hours are a place where students can connect with our fellows to learn more about what's happening in the JEDI Office, about JEDI-related student organizations, and to discuss JEDI-related topics.
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Leading With Justice Dialogue Series
We are so excited to announce our “Leading with Justice” dialogue series! Please join us for monthly brave spaces catered to JEDI centered conversations. This space is for you, for us, for our community at large to come and amplify our thoughts and voices on everyday JEDI topics. Our first space will be dedicated to exploring what means to lead with Justice through breaking down our transition from DEI to JEDI!
The next session is scheduled for September 28th, 12-1pm. Register here.
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September BIPOC Meet and Greet
BIPOC IHP Family! We invite you all to join us for monthly BIPOC community building spaces! This is a space that intends to create relationships between BIPOC-identifying IHP students, staff, faculty and alumni, through dialogue, social events, programming and more. Lunch will be served! Thursday September 29-12pm-shouse 305 a/b. Register here.
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AAPI-Student Space Event
The AAPI Student Space will be having our fall kick-off event on Wednesday, October 5 from 11:30am to 1pm. Come and join us for lunch and to learn about plans for the year! More information to come on @ihpjedi on Instagram.
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JEDI Focused Student Org Recruitment
Students for Racial Justice in Health Care (SRJH):
A group to facilitate dialogue about racial justice, both within the IHP community and beyond. Reach out to Savetrie Bachan for more information at sbachan@mghihp.edu
Minorities Engaged in Dialogue and Service (MEDS):
Committed to establishing and strengthening relationships between the BIPOC community at the IHP. MEDS provides a space for community building via dialogue, networking, and service. Reach out to Angelique Campo for more information at acampo@mghihp.edu
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AAPI Alliance for Faculty and Staff (ERG) Recruitment
The IHP Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Alliance is an employee resource group for AAPI-identifying staff & faculty. Founded in March 2021, the AAPI Alliance was created in response to the COVID-19 era rise in anti-Asian racism, and need for community-based supports & resources for Asian Americans at the IHP.
The AAPI Alliance aims be a space for Asian American staff & faculty to find cultural community & social support at the IHP; receive culturally relevant professional development & support for advancement; and engage in programming meaningful to AAPIs at the IHP and our broader cultural communities.
The AAPI Alliance hosts regular lunchtime socials and educational/professional development programming. The IHP AAPI Alliance works in collaboration with fellow organizational partners including the IHP Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Office; and other MGB diversity, equity & inclusion/employee resource groups.
All AAPI-identifying staff & faculty are welcome. Join our Teams Page: IHP AAPI Alliance.
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Connecting Physical Therapy Practice, Social Justice, and Health Equity
Virtual Conference
October 1, 2022 | 9am-4:30pm EST
The MGH IHP Physical Therapy Department is hosting this workshop. It is designed to highlight the connection between physical therapy and social justice and health equity. We will introduce the social determinants of health—defined by the World Health Organization as the conditions under which people live, work, learn, and play—and explore how patients’ health and well-being can be viewed as socially constructed. We discuss the role of systems of oppression and location of position in generating health inequities and help participants develop strategies to intervene to promote health equity. Learn more here.
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Meet Our '22-'23 JEDI Fellows Cohort! |
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JEDI Office and IHP JEDI Updates |
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From the Director of JEDI Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Faculty Support
This summer has been an invaluable opportunity to slow down and focus on giving quality attention to the existing projects and initiatives. This has also been a chance to have in-depth conversations and meaningful connections with faculty, students and colleagues.
In general, this summer has looked like: catching up with former JEDI Fellows that I never got to meet in person during the pandemic; engaging in deep curriculum review work with IHP departments, while starting curriculum conversations with others; meeting with faculty individually and in small groups for consultation; doing workshops in different classes; ongoing Power, Privilege and Positionality Orientation work, and organizing different work areas in preparation for the Fall. I especially enjoyed our "JEDI at the Park" and "BIPOC meet and greet" events in June and July.
I am looking forward to kicking off the JEDI Curriculum and Pedagogy Community of Practice again in the Fall and working with our amazing new cohort of JEDI Fellows who just joined this summer.
Power, Privilege and Positionality (PPP) Orientation:
The Power, Privilege and Positionality panel of August 31st went very well. We had about 350 people in attendance at the event and had very active engagement and participation.
The panelists, Dr. Floridalma Boj Lopez and Mariana Angelo shared powerful insights and experiences. They spoke to the health and wellness within specific patient experiences and beyond, and emphasized the importance of "meeting your patients where they're at" and truly taking the time to know the community you are working in. Dr. Boj Lopez mentioned how it is important to understand both the history of colonialism for the communities you work in as well as the parallel stories of survival. Mariana reminded those of marginalized backgrounds of the power of our stories and how that is a superpower.
Thank you President Paula Milone-Nuzzo for opening the event, and thank you Dr. Keshrie Naidoo for your skillful facilitation. Thank you to all of our amazing facilitators who always execute this role with such dedication, care and attention. And thank you to the whole PPP team. The session recording is available here [include link]
Staff PPP working sessions: Thank you Hailey Laflin for continuing to hold staff working sessions to work through PPP content this semester.
PPP Faculty and Staff Badges: Faculty and staff who have completed all the asynchronous PPP work are eligible to receive a PPP “badge” in D2L. The “badge” should automatically show up automatically in D2L under “awards”. You can download a copy of this for your own records. If you do not see a badge, then check which discussion boards have not been completed yet.
PPP Facilitator Certificates: Our facilitators are such amazing assets to the PPP program; the JEDI Office is working on creating facilitator certificates for the facilitators from the 2021-2022 PPP year, and the current 2022-2023 year. We hope to continue doing this moving forward. We will notify facilitators when the certificates are ready.
Warm regards,
Dr. Callie Watkins Liu
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From the Associate Director of Social Justice Education and Student Engagement
Welcome back IHP family! This summer I spent much time fine tuning some of the structure and re-connecting with the mission and goals of the JEDI Fellows program. The purpose of this was to ensure that our JEDI Fellows program was aligned with our JEDI Core Competencies, which were created by two former JEDI Fellows Corliss Kanazawa and Kana Sakai with the assistance of Dr. Callie Watkins Liu and Dr. Kim Truong. I also wanted to ensure that everyone involved in supporting the program is aware of all of the pieces that make this program run. From the AOTF space in SHRS to weekly JEDI Fellows meetings and meetings with their program supervisors, every piece is important, and I feel now that all involved have a much clearer understanding of their role, and how we can collaborate best to support our JEDI Fellows and move the work forward. Additionally, this alignment ensures that our JEDI Fellows are able to engage deeply with our Core Competencies through a newly created JEDI Fellows program curriculum that allows them to asynchronously learn about various JEDI frameworks and concepts and synchronously reflect and expand their learning within weekly dialogue spaces. I am proud of the progress and clarity achieved this past year and I look forward to sharing more of this work and more about our JEDI Fellows, with the entire community very soon this semester!
Leading with Justice Dialogue Series
On another note, I am pleased to announce our new Leading with Justice Dialogue Series. A monthly space facilitated by the JEDI office where we as a community can come to center conversations about what it means to lead with Justice and center ways, we as a community can continue to serve our commitment to Anti-oppression. Every month there will be a different theme or topic and the first one will be focusing on exploring what going from DEI to JEDI looks like in practice. It will be on September 28th at 12pm on zoom, check out the link in our events section to register! Thank you all and I look forward to a wonderful year of community building and collective learning.
On Latinx/e Heritage Month
Lastly, I want to take a minute to acknowledge my homeland, Puerto Rico, which has been hit yet again with a hurricane that has left most of the island without power and water, causing panic and more collective Trauma. Additionally, Mexico was hit with another devastating earthquake causing panic and more collective trauma. While we celebrate and honor Latinx/e Heritage Month, l invite us to be intentional and mindful about not being performative and not seeking to profit from the traumas of our cultures and communities. It’s never intentional, but the appropriation of these cultures and communities is profoundly harmful. Instead of a post, please find ways that you can make a difference and support Latinx/e communities. You can start by teaching Justice...having conversations about the social determinants of health, and exploring why places like Chelsea, Massachusetts, a pre-dominantly Latinx/e community, suffer the extreme health disparities that they do. Teach and talk about how intersecting oppressions affect the health of Latinx/e communities and other communities of color. Be brave, don’t shy away from the discomfort you must face to have these conversations. We want Justice, and Equity, not another Latinx/e heritage month post. And if you are not yet in a place to have these brave conversations, at the very least, hire Latinx/e creators, artists, speakers and businesses, donate directly to non-profits on the ground, in those countries, amplify the work and the lives of the cultures and communities of people that have help built and create the America we all know today. Those stories matter...deeply.
Be well everyone.
In Peace,
Jammy C. Torres-Millet, MSW
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JEDI Council Meeting Summary
At the September 2022 JEDI Council meeting, we discussed the following:
- Revisiting our conversation about the charge of the JEDI Council being one that keeps the IHP accountable for its JEDI goals and to serve in an advisory role to the JEDI Office. We shared thoughts on aligning our work with academic and non-academic departments, function and focus, visibility/transparency/sharing out our work, and collective responsibility and engagement in JEDI. Future meetings will be structured in a way to leave room to strategize on these and other areas..
- The JEDI Office has been in conversation with IHP leaders and department chairs about the possibility of making PPP a 0-credit course. This 0-credit bearing would allow students to have PPP on their transcript, but would have no additional cost for students or departments.
- We reviewed the most recent draft of the JEDI Core Competencies image as well as proposed IHP-wide competencies. There was a discussion about the role of community, which should be much more explicit. The JEDI Office will make revisions and is collecting feedback from JEDI Council members.
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After the 2019-2020 D&I survey results were shared with departments and SGA, departments were asked about their responses to the survey results and qualitative themes. These items were shared with the JEDI Council and you can access the spreadsheet here.
The 2022-2023 JEDI Council meetings schedule is listed below:
- September 19 (2022) (summarized above)
- October 24
- December 5
- January 30 (2023)
- February 27
- March 27
- April 24
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Do you have updates and resources to share with us?
Please email jedi@mghihp.edu to share any news, updates, JEDI-related projects with us. If there are JEDI-related resources you use and would like to share with others, please let us know. We would love to celebrate with you as well as share information about resources with the IHP community in our Newsletter!
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Congratulations, Keshrie!
Keshrie Naidoo PT, DPT, EdD, will assume her role as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Physical Therapy Education in January!
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Rawan's travel epilogue - academic-community partnership program
Rawan recently returned from her trip to Jordan where she has been working within refugee camps in Jordan for the past 6 summers. To learn more about her work with IHP students, check out the epilogue with photos here. You can also view the Youtube video as well!
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Congratulatulations to Jackie Tang (We miss you!)
We wish Jackie Tang all the best as she has moved to New York to pursue a career opportunity at Columbia University. During her time here at the IHP, she helped to lead the AAPI Alliance for Faculty and Staff, an employee resource group. She also participated in and completed the equity advocate training.
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Model Minority Mutiny Reflection by Jackie Tang
On Thursday, June 30, 2022, the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Student Space and AAPI Alliance for Faculty and Staff hosted a Model Minority Mutiny workshop. The workshop was led by the Asian American Resource Workshop (AARW) which is a member-led organization committed to building grassroots power through political education, creative expression, and issue-based and neighborhood organization for pan-Asian communities in Greater Boston.
Workshop participants started by defining what the term “model minority” meant to them. Words we used to describe this included “law-abiding”, “obedient”, “quiet”, “college educated”, “assimilated”, “hardworking”, “apolitical”, and “perfect”. For many of us, this felt constraining – as if we were placed in a box and could only be these things and nothing else. We talked about how the model minority term lumps all Asian Americans into one category and completely ignores the immensely diverse population and cultures that exist. While on the surface Asians are perceived as “doing well” and pursuing the American Dream, in reality, the experiences of each community are vastly different. Pay disparities and health inequities result from the stereotypes that result from the model minority myth.
Participants also examined scenarios involving Asian Americans and decided whether mainstream society would view the Asian American in question as a pet or threat. From this activity, there were moments when choosing a side did not make us feel comfortable. When the situation was beneficial for the majority then Asian Americans were seen as pets and are treated as such. However, when the situation is disadvantaged towards the majority then Asian Americans are seen as a threat. The myth perpetuates a narrative in which the success of Asian Americans is used as a standard for other groups to strive towards, and ultimately downplays the impact of racism on communities of color in the U.S. It not only creates a hierarchy among people of color but also pits these communities in competition with each other.
Growing up I had heard of the model minority myth but never understood the impacts from it. From an outside perspective, it comes off as being positive to have a “good stereotype” of being the overachiever and responsible group that was non-violent and subservient. What I did not realize was how it downplays the history of our ancestors and identity, masks the racism Asian Americans have faced in the country and detracts us from working with other minority groups towards racial justice. In reflecting on this workshop, I think it is important that we continue to educate and raise awareness for ourselves and others on how terms like the model minority myth impact the AAPI community and other minority groups. We need to be able to foster opportunities for AAPI faculty, staff, and students to talk about their different experiences because while we are a collective our individual differences still exist. We must make an effort to test our assumptions and biases because while something may appear to be positive, there are always other perspectives that are not always visible.
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Announcing JEDI Curated Padlets!
In June 2021, the JEDI Office Announced the creation of a student oriented JEDI curated resource padlet. This project was initiated with Dr. Callie Watkins Liu, JEDI Fellows Annika Chan, Bella Coyne, Rosa Ortega, Alejandra Luna, and Richard Monari, Amanda Tarbet from the Janis P. Bellack Library and Lindsey Lo from the JEDI Office. As of Summer 2022, we have completed both the faculty and staff oriented padlet. I want to thank Jammy Torres-Millet and Lindsey Nichols for all of their contributions in completed the full set of padlets over this past year.
These padlets are intended as a collection of curated resources for your own ongoing JEDI learning, you will find different JEDI 101 videos, resources on teaching and learning, self-care and action and more. No matter where you are in your journey, I'm sure you will find something useful for your next steps.
While these resources are geared towards students, faculty or staff they are open to everyone. The padlets are linked here and you can find them on our JEDI Office community D2L page. Check them out and let us know what you think!
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Janice P. Bellack Library book
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AICUM Inclusive Leadership Program – Save the Dates!
AICUM is pleased to share that there will be a second cohort of our Inclusive Leadership Program. They plan to release the participant interest for on or around October 3rd. Sessions will run monthly from January 2023 – May 2023. Please encourage your campus leadership to be part of this program.
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BSU Leading for Change Consortium
The IHP is a member of the BSU Leading for Change Consortium Racial Equity and Justice Institute. Please check out the upcoming events offered that all members of the IHP community can attend.
Racial Equity and Justice Institute Virtual Convening
Laying the Groundwork for Institutional Racial Equity and Justice Work:
Overview of Equity-Mindedness and Racially Equitable Action Planning
September 29, 2022, Noon-3:00 EST
Please invite all members of your campus that you believe would benefit to attend!
The REJI is grateful to welcome new campuses and campus members to the REJI in an ongoing way. The session will provide a grounding in foundational tenets to racial equity work that will be most useful to newer REJI members. However, all members of the REJI are most welcome!
Overview of Equity-mindedness (Noon-1:30 EST)
Break 1:30-1:45
Equity Skill Building Work Focused on Racially Equitable Action Planning (1:45-3:00 EST)
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A Conversation with Dr. Kimberly Truong and Dr. Clyde Wilson Pickett,
members of the NADOHE Anti-racism Taskforce
October 27, 2022, 1:00-3:00
Please invite all members of your campus to attend!
This keynote address will feature two of the authors of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education’s resource A Framework for Advancing Anti-Racism Strategy on Campus, Dr. Kimberly Truong, Chief Equity Officer at MGH Institute of Health Professions and Dr. Clyde Wilson Pickett, NADOHE Anti-Racism Task Force Chair, Vice Chancellor for Equity Diversity, and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer, University of Pittsburgh. This framework offers recommendations benefitting all campuses!
Agenda:
1:00-1:10 Welcome
1:10-2:00 Keynote
2:00-2:30 Institution break out rooms to set racial equity goals based upon keynote
2:30-3:00 Q & A
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Racial Equity and Justice Institute Virtual Convening:
Utilizing a Liberatory Consciousness in Our Racially Equitable Campus Work
November 2nd, 2022 -- 12pm-3pm EST
Please invite all members of your campus to attend!
This workshop will be facilitated by Dr. Barbara Love and Dr. Tanya Williams, two foremost racial equity practitioners and workshop facilitators, who will offer tools to aid us in our personal and interpersonal work as we seek to lead for racial equity on our campuses.
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December 2022 Racial Equity and Justice Institute Virtual Convening:
Racial Equity Requires More than Rewriting the Rules – It Requires Transformation
Keynote by MA Commissioner of Higher Education Carlos Santiago
December 15, 2022, 11:30-1:30 EST
Please invite your President, senior leadership, trustees and entire campus community to this convening!
Commissioner of Massachusetts Department of Higher Education Carlos Santiago is helping to lead the nation in offering higher education strategies for centralizing racial equity into our policies, practices and pedagogies. The REJI is indebted to the commissioner for his committed and fearless equity-minded leadership. In this keynote, Commissioner Santiago will share next steps for the equity agenda.
Agenda
Welcome 11:30-11:45
Commissioner Santiago keynote 11:45-12:30
12:30-1:00 institution-specific break out groups to discuss keynote and the ways in which this
information can inform campus-based equity efforts
1:00-1:30 Q and A with the Commissioner
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Racial Equity and Justice Institute Virtual Convening
Racially Equitable Teaching and Learning
February 16, 2023, 11:30-2:30 EST
Please invite all members of your REJI campus to attend!
Infusing racial equity into teaching and learning practices and structures is essential for our campuses’ transformation. Join Dr. Nia Hydel, Vice President for Alliance Engagement and Institutional Transformation at Complete College America, for a keynote on racially equitable teaching and learning strategies and structural change. After a brief break we will then learn from a panel of faculty and students as they have a conversation about racially equitable teaching and learning.
Agenda:
Welcome 11:30-11:45 EST
Vice President Nia Hydel Keynote: No Middle Ground 11:45-12:30
Q and A 12:30-12:45
Break 12:45-1:15
Racially Equitable Teaching and Learning Panel – A conversation with faculty and students 1:15-2:15
Q and A with Panel 2:15-2:30
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JEDI ASHA DEI Resources
Thank you, Marjorie Nicholas for sharing these resources with the JEDI Office. ASHA has developed a repository of information related to DEI in higher education, CSD, admissions, the workforce, and mental health. It can be accessed here.
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MPHA Health Equity Framework
MPHA recently revised their Health Equity Policy Framework, which guides their staff, Board, and Policy Council and helps us keep health equity and dismantling structural racism at the core of our policy work. It is their hope that this framework can serve as a model for other organizations who share our deep commitment to racial justice.
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Ongoing JEDI Office Resources
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Incident Reporting
Students can report incidents to Jack Gormley, dean of student and alumni services and Title IX coordinator, for students by filling out the new Student Incident Report. This report is not anonymous. Dean Gormley shares this information with the department(s). For anonymous reporting, please use President Milone-Nuzzo's Institute Input.
If an employee has concerns related to their work, their manager, or other workplace matters, HR is always a resource to employees if they are not comfortable speaking with their manager. If they are comfortable speaking with their manager, HR encourages that as a first step. Faculty and staff are always welcome to meet with the Director of Human Resources: Sarah Welch, or a member of the HR team.
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Special Circumstances Form
The Financial Aid Office is available to assist students who may be experiencing financial difficulties as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. The Financial Aid Committee will review each application submitted to determine if a student is eligible for funding. We encourage students who have experienced financial difficulties as a result of the COVID-19 crisis to apply.
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Free Headspace Account through MGB EAP
- 1000+ hours of mindfulness and sleep content
- Mini exercises for busy schedules
- Proven to reduce stress in just 10 days
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GreenPath Financial Counseling (free)
MGH IHP is an institutional member of the Harvard University Employees Credit Union. Students, staff, and faculty (whether or not you are a member of HUECU) have access to the GreenPath Financial Wellness Program.
As part of this program, you can take advantage of free one-on-one credit, budget, debt repayment and federal student loan counseling. A caring GreenPath expert will take time to understand your financial situation and develop a personalized plan that works for you.
In addition, GreenPath offers the following self-serve resources:
Free Webinars Register today for a free financial webinar presented by GreenPath education professionals. Or watch a recorded webinar at your convenience.
Financial Education Library These articles may help you get out of debt, stay out of debt, plan for major purchases and make smart financial decisions.
GreenPath Newsletter Pathways, GreenPath’s monthly newsletter, offers personal finance advice, tips and financial news updates.
Greenpath Blog GreenPath bloggers provide timely tips and insight on financial issues that may impact you.
Learning Lab+ GreenPath knows that the key to financial wellness is financial education, and that’s why they have developed Learning Lab+, a free online education portal designed by experts.
HUECU is offering a number of workshops, including ones on home loans, student loan forgiveness, and others. To see a list of upcoming workshops, click here.
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Lyra
Lyra is an AllWays Health Partners-sponsored benefit that connects Mass General Brigham employees and their dependents, who have Mass General Brigham Select or Plus employee health plans, to mental and emotional health care that is effective, convenient and personalized. Using technology, proven treatments and a network of top therapists and coaches, Lyra will match you to the right care for your needs, from short-term therapy and coaching to mental wellness tools.
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MGH Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month September 15-October 15
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Women of Color Healing Hour
You are cordially invited to attend the National Faculty Women of Color in the Academy (FWCA) Conference kickoff event Wednesday September 28th at 12pm EST.
This annual pre-conference event will be a Healing Hour facilitated by Alysia Dempsey, CEO of Inspires, LLC. This FREE virtual event aims to offer a moment for reflection and introspection as well as an easy opportunity to make connections with hundreds of women of color from a variety of academic disciplines and institutions.
During this event we will share the date and location for FWCA 2023, conference registration information, as well as other ways to get involved with FWCA this year!
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Webinar – How to Teach Thanksgiving: Resources for Young Children | September 29th
Join us for a teaching demonstration of original Thanksgiving curriculum for early grades. Alexis Bunten, Co-Director of the Bioneers Indigeneity Program and curriculum developer, will guide you through the learning activities, arts and crafts designed to teach young children about the importance of sharing, valuing nature, animal behavior, the three sisters, and more. Guest speakers include Danielle Greendeer, and Tony Perry, co-authors of the new picture book, Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun’s Thanksgiving Story, for a reading and Q&A.
Join us live if you can. The webinar will be recorded and made available to all registrants, so please sign up even if you can’t make it in real-time! Register here.
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BSCP Skills Workshop for HS and College Students
The Biomedical Science Careers Program (BSCP) is asking for your help in identifying underrepresented minority students who are interested in medicine and science and would benefit from attending these workshops on skills development.
Audience: Post-baccalaureates, college and community college students, high school seniors, juniors and sophomores (particularly African American, Hispanic/Latine and American Indian/Alaska Native students)
Purpose: To provide information and guidance in areas such as application process for college and medical/graduate/professional schools, interviewing skills, financial planning, resume writing and internship opportunities. Also, a session for parents/caregivers will be offered and there will be an internship fair.
Location: Harvard Medical School
Date: Saturday, October 29, 2022 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Please note there is no fee to attend however online application must be submitted. Application Deadline: October 5, 2022.
Space is limited; please select students who will most benefit from attending and who will be committed to attending. More information on the program HERE
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COF and NE HERC Faculty and Staff of Color Coffee Hour
Fri, October 7, 2022, 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM EDT
Connect with new colleagues and professionals in a casual, friendly environment at our first Coffee Hour, hosted by COF and NE HERC.
What is a Virtual Coffee Hour?
Our Coffee Social will take place from 9:30-10:30a.m. (Zoom Meeting link will be emailed to all registered participants)
Schedule:
9:30 a.m. - Welcome and Intros
9:45 a.m. - Breakout Rooms Part 1 - We’ll be breaking out into smaller rooms of 3-5 people to socialize and get to know each other
10:00 a.m. - Breakout Rooms Part 2 - we'll be switching up the rooms so you'll meet new people
10:15 a.m. - Special Interest Breakout Rooms - we will give you the opportunity to connect with colleagues based on your preference (new professionals, faculty, staff, etc)
10:25 a.m. - Wrap up and Thank You
Please note that we will not be able to admit participants after the breakout room sessions have started, so please arrive on time!
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2022 AERA Brown Lecture featuring John Diamond
Building on W. E. B. Du Bois's concept of the color line, Diamond's lecture will highlight how white supremacy is deeply embedded in U.S. educational organizations and the ways that opportunity hoarding helps sustain it. In doing so, he will shift the intellectual gaze from the aspirational progress narratives often associated with Brown to the racial hierarchies and various forms of harm that schools (even integrated ones) continue to reproduce. Taking the recent attacks against critical race theory as a backdrop, Diamond will argue that schools not only contribute to educational inequity but are race-making institutions that socialize people into relations of racial domination and subordination through institutional practices and individual actions. Learn more here.
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The MGH International Skin of Color Online Lecture Series
A virtual course with 6 hours of physician and nursing CME credit, and open to all members of our medical community.
There will be opportunities for interactive Q&A with to test your knowledge and get support from our faculty.
There's also a 20% discount for our MGH community and all affiliates. Just use the code MGB20 to register. The course is heavily discounted for our residents ($80).
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