Equity is Not a Trend: How to Continue Your Commitment in 2023
Thursday, January 19, 2023 (11:00 AM - 12:00 PM) (MST)
Description
Feature Speaker: Kimberly Noa
Educator | Advocate | Antiracism Consultant
During this session we will join Kimberly Nao to go Beyond the Talk and begin to examine ways to take intersectional approaches to antiracist structural change. You can expect an informative hour that will include the following:
- Guiding principles and aligning terms
- An introduction to a reflexive approach to antiracism work
- Self-reflection and self-assessment
About Kimberly Nao
Currently the Fritz Burns Endowed Chair Associate Professor of Education at Mount Saint Mary's University where she teaches courses on Ethnic Studies, language diversity, linguistics, and teacher professional development.
She is also a MSMU Diversity Fellow providing professional learning opportunities in diversity, equity and inclusion for students, faculty, and staff at the Mount. She has worked extensively on diversity and equity issues with a particular emphasis on the intersection of race and gender and facilitates discussions on these issues with organizations throughout the LA area.
She has trained K-12 teachers, Santa Monica Police Department police officers, community college faculty and staff, health care workers, and parents of K-12 students on issues related to gender, sexuality, and toxic masculinity with the goal of breaking down gender norms that can lead to rigid gender roles, discrimination, and violence. As a yoga and mindfulness teacher, Kimberly believes that self-awareness and compassion for others leads to social transformation.
To learn more about Kimberly Noa’s work and accomplishments visit:
Prior Webinar Recordings
We invite you to scroll through the Educational Equity Webinar Series - YouTube playlist where you can pick from over 25 sessions to learn from industry leaders, academics, and researchers sharing their insight on the various lenses of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.
About the Educational Equity Webinar Series
This monthly series is brought to you by University of Phoenix - Office of Educational Equity. The Educational Equity Webinar series intended for educators, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practitioners, higher education leaders and administrators, employers, nonprofit organizations, and government affiliations, and University of Phoenix faculty, staff, students, and alumni across the globe.
Again, thank you for your engagement as together we seek to inform, empower, and uplift our communities in the work of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
In Solidarity,
Office of Educational Equity
University of Phoenix
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