Ithaca College

All faculty, staff and students - please join the Diversity & Inclusion Discussion Circle on Wednesday, November 8th at Noon in the Campus Center, Klingenstein Lounge.  We have invited Dr. Wade Pickren, Founding Director of the Center for Faculty Excellence at Ithaca College to moderate a discussion about the book Deep Diversity: Overcoming Us vs. Them by Shakil Choudhury.

What if our interactions with those different from us are strongly influenced by things happening below the radar of awareness, hidden even from ourselves? Deep Diversity argues that if we are to really work through issues of racial difference and foster greater levels of fairness and inclusion we have to understand our own biases at both the conscious and unconscious level.  Drawing on social neuroscience, psychological research on implicit bias, and mindfulness and 20+ years of experience in diversity, equity, and inclusion work, the author uses a compassionate but challenging approach to help readers understand and recognize their own biases and shows us how to move beyond them to be part of the necessary work to reduce systemic and structural racism and discrimination. 

The responsibility for creating a diverse and inclusive campus community rests with all of us. Please join us on November 8th as we explore ways we can further this discussion and foster personal growth.

You do not have to read the book to join in the conversation for this event, but if you are interested details about the book may be found here - http://deepdiversity.animaleadership.com/.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Tammy Sritecha at tsritecha@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-1501. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.

(Please email a request to tsritecha@ithaca.edu if you would like to join the D&I Discussion Circle Sakai site.)