Below is the schedule of workshops and featured sessions for July 28. All times are Eastern Standard Time.
Zoom registration and additional access information will be shared in the lead up to the Forum. If you have not already, please complete the registration form.
- 9 a.m. - Welcome and Featured Session
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Bitter Fruit: The Poison of America’s Racism
Dr. Keisha N. Blain will be joined by paenelists for a broad conversation on American racism and how it has shaped the experiences of various groups, including Asian Americans, Black Americans, and the Latinx community.
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10:45 a.m. - Morning workshops
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Ableism: Scratching the Surface
Camarie Shepard
American Interventionism and its Role in Southeast Asian Deportation
Karen Enomoto, Alyssa Khieu, Angela Le, Josh Nguyen
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Anti-Racism and Allyship in Academia
Mary C. Parker
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Becoming an UPSTANDER
Dr Rickquel Tripp, Dr. Emilia Diego
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Beyond Impact "Cultural Awareness Tool" Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Camica Credle and J. Lamont Harris
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Building a Stronger, More Just Academic Community Through Mandatory Anti-bias Learning
Bailey Flanigan, Sara McAllister, Catalina Vajiac
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Combatting Oppression in Transracial Adoption
Marianne Novy, Lori Delale-O'Connor, Jerry Dickinson, Christina Newhill
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Community Engaged Scholarship: Building Just Communities Through Asset-Oriented Research Related to Mental Health, Educational Equity, and Food Ecosystems
Stacie Dow, Program Manager of Student & Faculty Engagement at the University Honors College at the University of Pittsburgh; Jasmin Perrier (’22) Psychology, Social Work, & Spanish; Sydney Kelley (’24) Economics and Political Science; Magdalena Mendez (’24) Nursing; Dylan Delapaz (’24) Finance and Business Information Systems; Caleb Shook (’24) Business Information Systems and Political Science; Amy Blanchard (’23) Engineering; Heather Phillips (’24) Nanotechnology, Physics, and Sustainability Certificate, Aparna Ramani (‘22) Natural Sciences & Sociology, Certificate in Global Health
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Creating Contexts of Belonging
Omid Fotuhi, Research Associate, Learning Research and Development Center; Kevin R. Binning, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and Research Scientist, Learning Research and Development Center; Julia Spears, Associate Vice Provost for Academic Innovation, Office of the Provost; April Belback, Director of Undergraduate Advising and Mentoring, Office of the Provost
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Disrupting the University-Centered Institutional Review Board: Democratizing Research Monies for Nonprofits and Advancing Equitable Research
Dr. Faith R. Kares, Patrizia Santos
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IDEA Rounds: Curricular Innovation to Ignite a Culture of Social Justice
Andrew McCormick MD, Sylvia Choi MD, Jessica Garrison MD, Grace Slater MD and Ben Miller MD
Identifying Raci(al/st)
Dr. Sheena Mason
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Imagining Racially Just Futures: Design methods for long-term visions
Hillary Carey and Rachel Arredondo
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Intergroup Dialogue for Social Justice Education
Mario Browne (moderator/panelist), Vincent O. Johnson, Kristen Kanthak, Marnie Bertolet and Chantele Mitchell-Miland
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Making Antiracism a Daily Practice
Kirsten Ivey-Colson and Lynn Turner
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Reimagining Allyship Through Storytelling
Ahmed Ghuman, PsyD, MBA, LPC and Sean Moundas, PsyD
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Supporting Student Development in a Digital Age: Social Media and Student Activism in Black Lives Matter Movement
Ying-Tung (Ivy) Chou
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The Dysconsciousness of Citizenship
Malea Lash, Noah Trantel
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The Impact of Selective Historical Education on Racial Identity and Cultural Biases Within Adolescents
Kim Le, Gloria Kehinde
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Transgender in America: Terminology, Experiences, and Allyship
Ben Greene
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Uproot: Dismantle Systemic Issues/Barriers to Create Inclusive School Environments, Equitable Outcomes, & Community Healing
Dr. MarkenyaL. Williams
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12:15 p.m. - Featured Session
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To Be Oneself
Julie Beaulieu (she/they) Lecturer for the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Program, Dr. Jules Gill-Peterson (she/her), Associate Professor of English and the Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Program, Dr. Darren Whitfield (he/him), Assistant Professor of Social Work and Psychiatry, Miracle Jones (she/her), Director of Policy and Advocacy, 1Hood Media, Ari Rubinson (he/him), Registered nurse and advocate for LGBTQ competent healthcare, Max Reiver (they/he), Recent Pitt alum and former preseident of T is For, Dena Stanley (she, her, hers), CEO and Founder of TransYOUniting
This session will focus on understanding the experience of transgender people within the broader social landscape we share, and how we can shift the cultures of our institutions and communities in ways that stop the erasure of trans lives.
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2:00 p.m. - Afternoon workshops
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#DisabledGirlSummer
Heather Tomko
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A Holistic Approach to Implementing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Latonya Latamore
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Challenges, Strategies and Changes: Critical Assessment of Professional Graduate Curricula
Joanne Baird, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA; Ketki D. Raina, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
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Community Vaccine Collaborative: A community-academic partnership to promote vaccine equity
Jamil Bey, PhD; Maya Ragavan, MD, MPH, MS; Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD; Mylynda Massart, MD, Ph; Dr. Shannah Tharp-Giliam, and Ms. Claudia Sanchez
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Dismantling Oppressive Psyches & Related Symptoms
Dr. Amy S Walker
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Dismantling Racial Trauma: Uncovering and healing from internalized systemic oppression
Dareen Basma, Ph.D, LPC; MengchunChiang, Ph.D; Allison Jedinak, Psy.D
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Diverse Spend at Pitt: Progress Update
Jennifer Barnes
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Empowering Student Leaders: Investing in strengths and social identity
Drew Harris and Esther Rosbrook, Ed.D.
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Fighting Historical Legacies of Racism and Urban Inequality through Data
Susan Lucas and Roberta Mendonça De Carvalho
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Islamophobia: A Threat to All Americans
Dalia Mogahed, Director of Research at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding
More Than Just A Diversity Hire: How institutional composition contributes to racial oppression on college campuses
Leah Reynolds, Ed.D; Tanyka M. Barber, J.D
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My Work is Your Work
Ms. Yvette R. Moore and Mr. Isaiah Spencer-Williams
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Promotores de Saludas: A Vehicle to Dismantle Oppression in the Latinx Community
Dr. Sharon E. Taverno Ross and Dr. Patricia I. Documét
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The Activism Growth Model: A guide to growing your activist identity
Dr. Gyasmine George-Williams
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The Butterfly Effect and Reflecting on White Supremacy
Julia Le, BhuvithaChagantipati, Ivy Chang,Selam Mekbeb-Gillett, Alexa Pierce, Aditi Sridhar, YitianWang
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The Vibrant Index: Measuring What Matters and Promising Practices
Lora McKnight, COO and Vice President, Programs and Services, Vibrant Pittsburgh, Allegra Elson, Director of Training and Development, Vibrant Pittsburgh
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“You Speak Good English!” The Hidden Messages of Microaggressions
Ahmed Ghuman and Emiola Jay Oriola
- 3:30 p.m. - Featured Session
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Building a Just Educational System
Dr. Valerie Kinloch, Pitt School of Education Dean, Dr. Charlene Dukes, Interim President, Montgomery College, Dr. Jason Irizzary, Dean of the Neag School and Professor at UCONN and faculty associate in El Instituto: Institute for Latina/a, Caribbean and Latin American Studies, Dr. Tyrone Howard, UCLA
Education is traditionally seen as a means to ‘success.’ This session will explore, and perhaps explode, assumptions about what ‘success’ means and how education — and educational systems — must disrupt injustice and oppression if we are to fully become who we have the potential to be as individuals, as communities, and as a society.
Learn more about Building a Just Educational System and register to attend