Diversity Dialogue

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Tracy Robinson-Wood speaking on a microphone

Big impact of microaggressions

Sometimes it’s the ‘thousand little cuts’ that hurt our mental health the most

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DateNovember 20, 2019December 12, 2019

WGBH host Callie Crossley leads a panel on mental health in discussion at Harvard.

Mental health as a diversity issue

Harvard panelists say disorders are increasingly common, and it’s time to swap stigma for solutions in the nation’s workplaces

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DateAugust 23, 2019August 23, 2019

Keynote speaker Tim Wise at the symposium on diversity.

Diversity and dialogue in an age of division

Seminar addresses racism, politics, poverty, and privilege

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DateApril 26, 2019June 7, 2019

Stephanie Huckel

How to navigate the gender landscape at work

LGBTQ language and institutional responsibility are where it begins

DateFebruary 15, 2019October 9, 2019

Anthony Peterson

‘Am I black or am I white?’

Anthony Peterson explains why race needs a new narrative, now

Campus|

DateFebruary 16, 2018June 18, 2018

Celene Ibrahim leads a Diversity Dialogue titled Muslim Feminism.

Islamic studies scholar addresses myths and mores behind the veil

Celene Ibrahim shares insight on the stereotypes at 'Muslim Feminism' discussion

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DateDecember 8, 2016December 9, 2016

Katherine Emerson (left), a research associate at Mills College, and Mary Murphy (right), assistant professor of psychology at Indiana University, listened as an audience member asked a question during the Diversity Dialogue "Identity Threat at Work." During the talk, Murphy cited studies that illustrate how social identity threat can negatively impact almost anyone.

White and male and seen all over

FAS talk focuses on walls of fame and other ‘situational cues’ that threaten identity

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DateApril 7, 2016

John Dovidio, the Carl Iver Hovland Professor of Psychology at Yale University, was the guest speaker at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ second Diversity Dialogue of the year. “But I Don’t See Color! Consequences of Racial Color-Blindness” was held Dec. 2 at Harvard Hillel.

Yale professor examines unconscious biases by whites

‘Aversion racism’ addressed at Diversity Dialogue

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DateDecember 7, 2015

At Harvard Medical School's Diversity Dialogue, questions for guest speaker speaker Mark Schuster ranged from how to find an LGBT mentor in the medical field to how to combat conscious and unconscious bias in the classroom or in the clinic. “It’s important to speak up when you can,” said Schuster, who is the William Berenberg Professor of Pediatrics at HMS. Jessica Halem moderated the discussion.

What it means when ‘The Doctor Is Out’

Harvard Medical School physician Mark Schuster shares a story that opens doors

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DateOctober 16, 2015

Cultural intelligence requires four capabilities: motivation, drive, strategy, and action, said David Livermore, president of the Cultural Intelligence Center. Livermore was the featured speaker in the first Diversity Dialogue lecture this year.

Cultural intelligence: Everybody needs it

Researcher says its benefits are reflected in work performance

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DateNovember 3, 2014

Eddie Pate, vice president of diversity and inclusion at Avanade Inc., spoke to a crowd of Harvard faculty and staff at a recent Faculty of Arts and Sciences Diversity Dialogue session.

The gains from diversity

Fostering it in the workplace is a keystone to cultural competence, expert says

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DateDecember 23, 2013

In the first of three FAS diversity dialogues, Gail Price-Wise (photo 1) told her Harvard audience that no one wants to admit that he or she has prejudice, and no one wants to be the target of it, but “we all have prejudice." Price-Wise's remarks sparked conversation among the groups (photo 2).

Fighting prejudice by admitting it

Everyone has some, speaker says, but there are ways to confront and reduce that

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DateNovember 5, 2013

Isaac Cherry (left), manager of Endowment and Gift Funds, and FAS recruiter Kim Ohman listen to various scenarios during the "Bystander Awareness Workshop," part of the Diversity Dialogue Series.

Don’t just stand there

Workplace strategies on what to do when diversity is challenged

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DateDecember 16, 2010March 21, 2019