4:00–5:00 pm
Zoom web conference
The University Community Service Center, in partnership with Andy Tousignant of UChicago Careers in Education Professions, is hosting a virtual panel discussing possibilities for the educational landscape amidst COVID-19.
9:00–9:30 am
Zoom web conference
UChicago faculty are invited to learn and discuss principles for building inclusive online environments in their classrooms, advising sessions, and office hours.
6:00–7:00 pm
Zoom web conference
Black Men Engaged is a University Resource Group designed to build community and camaraderie among Black men at the University of Chicago.
7:00–8:00 pm
Facebook Live
Attend the virtual discussion Strength Against an Invisible Enemy, featuring a panel of front-line physicians discussing the impact of COVID-19 within Black communities.
1:00–2:30 pm
Zoom web conference
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about an upsurge of racial discrimination and attacks against Asian communities. This webinar is in response to the urgent needs of Asian communities and will focus on identifying ways to respond to racism and bigotry, and mitigate their negative impacts. The webinar will review historical and current contexts of racial discrimination against Asians in the U.S, as well as its individual and social costs. This webinar is offered by the School of Social Service Administration. Please register by Wednesday, April 15, at 5 p.m.
12:00–1:00 pm
Zoom web conference
Diversity Dialogues are monthly sessions designed to bring together individuals from across the University to learn about and act upon issues related to diversity and inclusion. This session will feature Terrell Odom, Associate Director of the Office for Military-Affiliated Communities.
7:00–8:00 pm
Online session
Participate in an innovative, virtual-guided drone meditation with synths led by Arts + Public Life and the Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture's artist-in-Residence, Ben Lamar Gay.
6:00–7:30 pm
Join the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OMSA) for a virtual check-in and trivia night. A Zoom link will be emailed to registered participants one hour prior to the event.
3:30–4:30 pm
Kersten Physics Teaching Center, Maria Goeppert-Mayer Lecture Hall
Attend a lecture and Q&A session featuring Peko Hosoi from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
12:00–1:00 pm
Billings J-103
Part of the BSD's Thinking Inclusion series, Beyond Safe Space is geared toward those who have already participated in ally training programs. This session will focus on cultural humility, queer geographies, and use Kimberlé Crenshaw’s ideas on intersectionality and vulnerability to think about active allyship.