[WebPub] [ABCD-W3] December Meeting Announcement and other news

[Tremonte, Donna]

Good afternoon!

Please join us on December 14th at 2:30-4:00pm for a workshop lead by Domonic Rollins, Senior Diversity Officer and Special Assistant to the Deans<https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/16/11/meet-domonic-rollins>, on microagressions at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, 13 Appian Way, Longfellow Building, Room 228. Please note the changes in timing and venue from our usual meetings.

We are co-hosting this meeting with the HarvardWIT group, and special thanks to Naomi Greenfield for both the recommendation and for helping us to organize the meeting!

Please sign up for the meeting here: https://goo.gl/forms/cEIMREa4Ynn5J2oR2<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__goo.gl_forms_cEIMREa4Ynn5J2oR2&d=DwMGaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=GbQaSzsbhBWINcd3yEgNMpTIHgbxFjjmCw_s8Jyt3rk&m=dySH6lb6HpbLjRz-dw80fB4cXFZFvXP22HBIzUHu89E&s=oat-0T_qERXtv0PJQ26L1Z745fn60KigptxoyxVTRNc&e=>
This is not required to attend the meeting, it is just so we have an idea of head count for refreshments.

Who: Domonic Rollins, Senior Diversity Officer and Special Assistant to the Deans<https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/16/11/meet-domonic-rollins> in the Graduate School of Education
Title: What's all the talk about microagressions?
Summary: Microagressions are an everyday occurrence of exclusion that marginalized and minoritized people face. The purpose of this workshop is to create awareness surrounding the common occurrences of microaggresions, and explore the outcomes associated with the experience of microaggressions particularly for women working in IT. Collectively, participants will discover techniques to minimize the occurrence of microaggressions and ways to respond when someone has been microaggressive.
Bio: Domonic serves as the Senior Diversity Officer and Special Assistant to the Deans<https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/16/11/meet-domonic-rollins> in the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University. In this role, he is responsible for providing leadership and vision for diversity and inclusion initiatives to align with the school-wide priorities. Also, he executes a broad range of strategic and tactical activities related to the identification, development, and delivery of diversity and inclusion initiatives for faculty, students, and staff. A hallmark<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_HarvardEducation_videos_10155217021736387_&d=DwMFAg&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=aD1VoBajWnZej47I4sj6FEGy9CHzUe526k5R_h05ZUU&m=MNKkyef88pEqVZsJJq7iMPVStQSiqTjkR2RWBBO29lw&s=wqkIryXmwD4oWPcYcY9I2Y0J1Y5KMzOeWTAMlW0bKRU&e=> of Domonic's work is translating big ideas regarding diversity and inclusion, into practical solutions and considerations for organizations and interpersonal relationships. Previously, he served as the Senior Education and Training Specialist in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Maryland. His research focuses on issues of professional socialization, structural barriers to inclusive environments, social justice training in universities, and pathways to senior leadership for minoritized university administrators. His dissertation research investigated how Black male administrators navigate racism in higher education. Passion areas for Domonic include diversity, social justice, organizational dynamics, and supervision. Domonic earned his Ph.D. in Higher Education, Student Affairs, and International Education Policy from the University of Maryland-College Park.


In addition, we would like to welcome JaZahn Clevenger and Arti Sharma as our two newest co-chairs. Donna Tremonte and Raman Prasad are stepping down from W3, and we wish them all the best.

Best,
Miriam, Kevin, Arti, and JaZahn

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Miriam Leigh
Information Systems Manager, Faculty Affairs
Office of Academic Affairs
Harvard Law School
Lewis 211A
mleigh at law.harvard.edu
617-496-4296

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