Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

CAPS x USABE: Self-Care Sunday Date: Sunday, March 28th Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM EST Want to enjoy a relaxing afternoon of self-care and wellness activities? Join USABE on Sunday, March 28th for a joint student-faculty wellness workshop! During this session led by a CAPS expert, students and faculty will engage in interactive activities related […]

This event will be on Zoom. Please click the link below to join the meeting: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/96719299272

Discipline-based education research has made great strides in understanding how to foster more equitable and effective teaching in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). However, there still has yet to be widespread adoption of reforms in university STEM departments. Our project seeks to understand how departments can implement sustainable, large-scale changes to undergraduate education. While these […]

Friday, April 9th at 12pm Register HERE One’s identity is multi-faceted and complex, shaped by different affinities and experiences that impact the way we see (and are seen) and operate in the world. However, research shows that having to hide parts of your identity at work can be exhausting and mentally draining. This panel will […]

“Gaslighting in the Academy: Actually Making Black Lives Matter” Manu Platt, PhD Professor, Biomedical Engineering Georgia Tech and Emory University Date: April 13, 2021 Time: 10:00 – 11:00 am BlueJeans Link: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/live-event/kaqbajsb In honor of Diversity Month, we are pleased to host the first annual CHOP Diversity Symposium. This is a time for us to […]

Moderated by: Malik Muhammad Assoc. Director - LGBT Center Panelists: Dr. Valerie Dorsey Allen Director - African American Resource Center Elizabeth Cannon Co-Founder - White Educators Committed to Anti-Racism & Equity   Zoom ID: 970 2429 7938

The purpose of the seminar, Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People, is to reveal the surprising and even perplexing ways in which we make errors in assessing and evaluating others when we recruit and hire, onboard and promote, lead teams, undertake succession planning, and work on behalf of our clients or the public we serve. […]

This past week a jury in Minneapolis rendered its verdict in the trail of Derek Chauvin. While this verdict cannot undo the trauma that George Floyd’s family and the entire country experienced, it is one step towards building a society where justice and accountability are guaranteed for all citizens. In order to support the Penn […]

Understanding Asian Racialized Trauma Date: Tuesday, April 27 Time: 11:00AM EDT This presentation aims to help the Asian international student body of Penn and allies to start a conversation, centering Asian perspectives, about the rising anti-Asian hate we are witnessing nationally. We will discuss the unique ways in which Asians living in America are racialized […]

Wednesday, April 28 | 2:00PM EDT Join Penn First Plus, PENNCAP and CAPS (Counseling and Psychological Services) for a community forum focusing on learning more about CAPS, its services, and ways in which FGLI students can utilize CAPS services during the semester and summer. Zoom Link: P1P/CAPS/PENNCAP Community Forum »