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<div dir="auto">Hi Senate colleagues,<br>
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I want to highlight the resources listed in the message below from our Division of Equity and Inclusion and the Center on Diversity and Community. Each of the workshops and tools linked below is consistent with our anti-racism resolution and the work we are
doing this year as individuals and a collective to identify and eliminate racism on campus. I found the new <a href="https://blogs.uoregon.edu/keepteaching/2020/10/20/teaching-and-the-election/" target="_blank">Teaching and the Election</a> post to be particularly
helpful. There is also a <a href="https://blogs.uoregon.edu/keepteaching/upcoming-workshops/" target="_blank">workshop</a> on this topic happening right now. <br>
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Much more to come,</div>
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Elliot Berkman<br>
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Professor, Department of Psychology & Center for Translational Neuroscience<br>
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<b>From:</b> VP for Equity and Inclusion<br>
<b>Date:</b> Oct 22, 2020, 9:47 AM -0700<br>
<b>Cc:</b> VP for Equity and Inclusion<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Register for Teaching Workshops on Antiracism, Extreme Partisanship and Elevating Student Voices.<br>
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Dear Colleague:</div>
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Take a deep breath, and give yourself a hug– you have made it to Week 4 of Fall Term. We at the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://inclusion.uoregon.edu/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Division
of Equity and Inclusion</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>know how hard you’ve been working to adapt your courses to the remote teaching environment while managing your home life through all the exigencies 2020 has wrought – a global pandemic,
the latest cycle of displays of discrimination, anti-black racism, wildfires, a contentious election.</div>
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To support your pedagogical toolbox, we have invited<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://education.indiana.edu/about/directory/profiles/middendorf-joan.html__;!!C5qS4YX3!Qi_NOf2QKPD1kscPvKwlww7xGu0hVK1OOxyWltYbfdIxZBcDRwEbPC1ryLDDrzvt16I$" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Dr.
Joan Middendorf</a>, Lead Instructional Consultant with Indiana University’s Center for Innovative Teaching & Learning, to lead three virtual workshops for UO faculty to help you better engage your students with<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://inclusion.uoregon.edu/lace" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">love,
authenticity, courage, and empathy</a>during this difficult moment in history. Dr. Yvette Alex-Assensoh will co-facilitate the sessions.</div>
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The first of these virtual workshops,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i class="">Teaching for Democracy During Extreme Partisanship</i>, will be held Friday, October 30, from 12:00 to 1:30 pm. A second workshop on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i class="">Bringing
Anti-Racist Practices into the Classroom</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>will be held on November 20, and the final session,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i class="">Giving Students Voice in Your Classroom</i>, will be held on
January 15, 2021. Full descriptions of the workshops, with links to register, are below.</div>
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Relatedly, if you’re not already well acquainted with the resources available through our incredible Teaching Engagement Program (TEP), we encourage you to take a few moments to review their<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>latest
blog post,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><a href="https://blogs.uoregon.edu/keepteaching/2020/10/20/teaching-and-the-election/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Teaching
and the Election</a>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>which includes a link to their<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://blogs.uoregon.edu/keepteaching/teaching-in-turbulent-times-toolkit/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Teaching
in Turbulent Times Toolkit</a>. While on their site, you can check out their<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://blogs.uoregon.edu/keepteaching/upcoming-workshops/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">upcoming
workshops</a>, including one this Thursday, October 22, 4-5pm,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i class="">Faculty Forum: Addressing the Election</i>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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We hope that you are able to take advantage of one or all of these workshops. And if there are ways we at the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://inclusion.uoregon.edu/center-diversity-and-community-codac" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Center
on Diversity and Community</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>or DEI can be helpful to you, please don’t hesitate to reach out.</div>
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With all best wishes for a successful end of term,</div>
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Yvette Alex-Assensoh, Vice President for Equity and Inclusion and Professor of Political Science</div>
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<b class="">Workshop Descriptions and Registration Links:</b></div>
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<b class=""><u class="">Teaching for Democracy During Extreme Partisanship (October 30, 12 -1:30pm)</u></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;" class="">Take this heightened moment of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>blatant racism and pandemic; add on the uncertainty of the upcoming election. What can teachers do to help students who may be in
pain from these dual crises—who may also struggle with the developmental challenges of maturing political and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background-color: white;" class="">religious beliefs, sexual identities, gendered histories,
and more</span>? This workshop we will explore three frameworks. As a starting point for students feeling self-conscious in classroom interactions, we can pay closer attention to classroom dynamics, considering several ways to intentionally structure lessons.
Next, we will explore the dualism that makes a black and white/right and wrong viewpoint so prevalent, and how it impacts students of all racial backgrounds. Where does dualism originate and what does dualism look like in our classrooms? How can we challenge
students to take a more nuanced view of our discipline and the country? Finally, we will choose from the Institute for Democracy in Higher Education’s Election Imperatives 2.0 to find simple or transformative activities for encouraging student participation
in the election. With thoughtful preparations, we can both reassure and challenge students for their role as citizens in a contested country.</div>
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<b class=""><u class="">Bringing Anti-Racist Practices into the Classroom (November 20, 12-1:30pm)</u></b></div>
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Some fields have long been engaging with race, gender, and justice<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background-color: white;" class="">as explicit components of their curricula. To name a few,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>ethnic
studies and women and gender studies,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background-color: white;" class="">sociology (structural racism), and anthropology (culture) explore class, race, and gender through disciplinary concepts. But for
many fields, silence on these issues reinforces existing racism, sexism, and the perceived superiority of certain groups.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;" class="">150 years after the Civil War, the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="" class="">impact of slavery<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">still
affects American society. Structural and institutional racism are undermining access, success and health. In the light of the most recent cycles of murders of black women and men by the police, alongside historical and ongoing oppression of Native, Latinx,
ADPI communities, instructors realize that the things we didn’t think we had to teach are crucial. Now, every instructor from anthropology to zoology is expected to address the white supremacy hidden in plain sight. Many<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>instructors<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">do
not</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>yet<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>feel prepared to address this in
the classroom.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>But what we have learned from this moment is, we can all begin to do the work and can increase our preparedness, our comfort with the vulnerability required. Using a workshop format, small groups
will discuss racism in our disciplines (Easton, et. al, 2019), we will brainstorm about the explicit and implicit curriculum of our fields, and compare<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">some
anti-racist practices to bring into our classrooms.</span></span></div>
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<b class=""><u class="">Giving Students Voice in Your Classroom (January 15, 12-1:30pm)</u></b></div>
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<b class=""><u class="">Register<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9LeTWlDr8GddFYx__;!!C5qS4YX3!Qi_NOf2QKPD1kscPvKwlww7xGu0hVK1OOxyWltYbfdIxZBcDRwEbPC1ryLDDxqiPfCM$" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Here</a></u></b></div>
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In this time of uprising, students no longer want to be passive recipients of teaching, but actively involved in the issues covered, the methods used, and leading the learning process. This workshop will compare a wide range of approaches for giving students
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;" class=""><span class="">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Trusting
students on tests in remote teaching (open book, open notes, open friend)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;" class=""><span class="">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Labor-based
grading (to encourage students to keep up and avoid classic standards, which can keep some groups down)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;" class=""><span class="">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Building
community in the classroom (setting norms as a class for discussions, plus other techniques to build community)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;" class=""><span class="">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Loving
our students and creating a sense of love in the classroom</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;" class=""><span class="">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Students
as partners (students as peers in teaching, research, and SOTL)</span></div>
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