TODAY: TU AFFINITY GROUPS OPEN HOUSE CELEBRATION! All new and returning faculty & staff are invited to Towson University’s Affinity Groups Open House Celebration. This is an excellent opportunity to network with colleagues, meet representatives from each faculty & staff affinity group, and learn more about the groups’ mission/goals. A brief program, beginning at 4:30 p.m., includes greetings from […]
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Intersectionality of Bias and Technology & Implications
The 2018 President’s Inclusive Leadership Institute invites you to a thought provoking presentation by Antony Haynes, J.D. on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. in Chesapeake 3, University Union on the topic of “Intersectionality of Bias and Technology & Implications”. This presentation will address inherent biases in hiring, student identification forms, facial recognition software, […]
2017 UNIVERSITY DIVERSITY and INCLUSION AWARDS NOMINATIONS
2017 UNIVERSITY DIVERSITY & INCLUSION AWARDS NOMINATIONS The University Diversity & Inclusion Awards (formerly the President’s Diversity Awards) recognizes individuals and departments that have made efforts to foster greater awareness, understanding, and advancement of diversity and inclusiveness at Towson University. Awards Categories Individual Awards: four awards, $500 each: (1) – Student (current student) (2) – Faculty […]
The Office of Inclusion: Fall 2016 Speak Up! Workshops
Speak Up! Workshop How often have you wished that you had responded to something that was said or done? Many of us have had his unsettling experience due to uncertainty regarding how to respond. The Office of Inclusion (formerly Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity) is offering a dynamic Speak Up! workshop that will provide […]
Tools for Inclusion Series: Introduction to LGBTQ+ Cultural Competency
Join the Diversity Action Committee (DAC) Education and Scholarship Working Group for the Tools for Inclusion Series presentation “Introduction to LGBTQ+ Cultural Competency” Though much process has been made, LGBTQ+ people still experience discrimination, bias, violence, and hatred when trying to live their authentic lives. This workshop is designed to provide you with tools to start […]
2015 President’s Diversity Awards
2016 PRESIDENT’S DIVERSITY AWARDS NOMINATIONS The President’s Diversity Awards recognize individuals and departments that have made efforts to foster greater awareness, understanding, and advancement of diversity and inclusiveness at Towson University. The deadline for nominations is Friday, January 8, 2016 for TU’s 2016 President’s Diversity Awards! Awards Categories Individual Awards: four awards, $500 each: Current Student Faculty Member […]
Asian American Faculty and Staff Association
Faculty and staff members interested in advancing TU’s Asian American community are invited to attend a meeting to discuss the establishment of an Asian American Faculty and Staff Association (AAFSA). The AAFSA would function to support the development of a network for Asian American faculty, administrators, and staff as well as encourage and promote the […]
Want to fight bigotry? Learn how to facilitate a Speak Up! workshop at TU.
What is Speak Up? Speak Up!, a program developed by the Southern Poverty Law Center, fosters discussion of encounters that individuals have had with everyday bigotry, from stores to restaurants, the classroom, or workplace. Participants openly share information about incidents with family members, friends, classmates, roommates or co-workers. They tell stories regarding what they did […]
Teaching Class: A Multidisciplinary Discussion on How Social Class enters our Classroom
This event is part of both the Tools for Inclusion 2013 series and the CLA Teaching series Monday, February 25 5 – 6:30 p.m. Liberal Arts Building, 4310 How do various disciplines teach about social class? What issues arise in teaching about social class in the liberal arts? How does our own social class background influence […]
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