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A Close Look at Fatphobia: What it is,
Why it Exists, and What it Costs Us
Presented by Savala Nolan
April 21, 2022 – Noon-1:15 p.m.
Fatphobia (or anti-fat bias) is widespread and has deep roots in the United States--but it isn't inevitable or innate. It is learned, and it is particular to specific times, places, and cultures.
Why do some cultures regard fat bodies as positive or neutral while others regard fat bodies as problems to be avoided and solved? In this talk, we'll explore a constellation of ideas that create and flow from fatphobia. We'll consider the uses of fatphobia--what work it does in the culture--and consider what it might be like to have a world free from this learned and harmful bias.
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About the speaker: Savala Nolan (she/her) is the Executive Director of the Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice, UC Berkeley School of Law. Savala Nolan (she/her) is an author, professor, and lawyer. She is the author of Don't Let It Get You Down: Essays on Race, Gender, and the Body (Simon & Schuster; see NYT review). She and her writing have been featured in Vogue, The New York Times Book Review, Time, Harper’s Magazine, Forbes, and more. Last year, Nolan served as an advisor on the Peabody Award–winning podcast, The Promise. Photo credit: Andria Lo.
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27th Annual
National Conference on Diversity, Race and Learning
May 2 - 3, 2022
LIVE & IN-PERSON
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This is one of the University's most comprehensive conferences that focuses on issues of diversity, cultural inclusion, and acceptance. OSU hosts this conference to strengthen and make new strides toward the goal of meaningful change. The conference offers a multi-leveled examination of "diversity" as a concept and its implementation within institutions of higher education, the corporate world, the religious community, the larger community, including public service. The themes examine, through participant discourse, ways to effectively bridge the economic, political and socio-educational divides that continue to be pertinent in the American social landscape and beyond. |
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AEDE PhD student Khyati Malik has been selected as a 2022 Sadie Collective research scholar in partnership with the Brookings Institution for her work on understanding the spread of Covid-19 within major U.S. cities. She is one of five scholars selected this year from a competitive pool of many applicants across the United States, receiving an award of $1,000 to accompany her selection. The Sadie Collective supports Black and other underrepresented women in economics and related fields through content creation, programing and mentorship. Malik recently presented her research at the SACE 2022 Research Reception to nearly 500 guests. Read more about Malik and her research here.
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DEI Spotlights
These spotlights celebrate our colleagues and students who are working to make CFAES and the community a welcoming place for all people. Do you know a faculty, staff, or student who you think should be featured? To submit a nomination for the DEI Faculty, staff and student, please fill out this form. |
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Due to limited or lack of exposure, most hearing people are not educated enough about people with hearing disabilities to be able to communicate effectively and respectfully. As a result, many deaf people experience rejection and feel excluded. Learning basic etiquette for interacting with deaf people is an important way to help make our communities more inclusive.
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Mentor People Who Are Not Like You |
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Leaders tend to coach and mentor their “own.” Even those who believe in the value of diversity naturally invest in the development of the people who are most like them. They see less experienced versions of themselves in these folks, and so they’re inclined to believe in their potential. Of course, this also means that growth and advancement opportunities go disproportionately to those who belong to the demographic or social group that’s already in power.
Simply saying that diversity matters won’t change a thing. We must demonstrate our commitment to it by deliberately mentoring people who aren’t like us. Download Mentor Guide!
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Earn Your Dice Certificate! |
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The CFAES Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, in collaboration with the Ohio State University Multicultural Center, recently began offering The Diversity, Intercultural and Community Engagement (DICE) Certificate Program.
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The DICE certificate is a great way to demonstrate a vested interest in diversity, equity and intercultural engagement to schools and employers!
CFAES is partnering with the Multicultural Center to offer a customized DICE certificate for CFAES students, staff, and faculty. Individuals within the Ohio State community who are not affiliated with CFAES are eligible to participate in the general DICE certificate program. For complete details visit go.osu.edu/cfaesDICE. Please direct all inquiries to Dr. Leo Taylor.
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Don't Miss Our Upcoming Webinars! |
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This highly interactive workshop examines media representation, socialization and stereotypes. Through examples like #OscarsSoWhite and other popular TV shows and movies, participants will unpack how media impacts our bias and stereotypes. This workshop is worth 1 credit toward the CFAES Diversity, Intercultural and Community certificate. |
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When Good Intentions Backfire: Understanding the Impacts of Common Microaggressions |
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This highly interactive 60-minute program will take a deeper dive into frequently witnessed and initiated microaggressions. Participants will work in small groups to identify the intention and impact of a variety of real-life microaggression scenarios.
Basic knowledge about microaggressions is required. It is strongly recommended that participants first attend the program Introduction to Microaggressions: Small Actions That Have a Big Impact. This workshop is worth 1 credit toward the CFAES Diversity, Intercultural and Community certificate.
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Stand Up, Speak Out! Interrupting Bias by Being an Active Bystander |
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Wednesday, April 6, Noon-2:00 p.m.
Location: Zoom
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All too often we witness subtle comments or behaviors rooted in bias that cause harm to others, many times directed toward people in vulnerable populations. Have you ever been in a situation like that and wanted to say or do something, but didn't know what to do?
Anyone can become an active bystander and learn to address explicit and implicit bias. In this 2-hour interactive webinar, we will explore some of the most common expressions of bias and identify tools participants can use as an active bystander to interrupt bias in daily life. This workshop is worth 2 credits toward the CFAES Diversity, Intercultural and Community certificate.
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Difficult Conversations: How to Communicate Across Difference |
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Have you ever engaged in a conversation about an uncomfortable or sensitive topic and didn't know how to approach it? Conversations about sensitive topics can go awry and lead to friction, but this does not need to be the case. Participants will be provided with strategies for engaging in conversations that may be uncomfortable or challenging. This workshop is worth 1 credit toward the CFAES Diversity, Intercultural and Community certificate. |
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Through a highly interactive experience, this workshop helps answer the question of “what exactly is privilege and why should we care?” Participants will gain a greater understanding of privilege, how systemic oppression affects us all and a new way of perceiving the world around them. This workshop is worth 1 credit toward the CFAES Diversity, Intercultural and Community certificate and will be facilitated by Nick Gilbert, Social Justice Educator for the Ohio State University Student Life Multicultural Center.
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Identity, Power, and Privilege |
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What does it mean to have privilege? What is oppression? How do your social identities, such as race, gender, class, religion, sexuality, etc. grant or deny you privilege? How can we use privilege to transform systems that perpetuate social inequity? This interactive webinar will explore these questions, providing participants with an opportunity to delve into their social identities - a process that reveals how we all have and lack privilege simultaneously – and discover ways to leverage privilege to achieve allyship with people from marginalized groups. This workshop is worth 2 credits toward the CFAES Diversity, Intercultural and Community certificate. |
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This one-hour workshop serves as an introduction to state and federal laws applicable to DACA, Undocumented, Dreamers and mixed status folx. It brings awareness of the challenges they face nationwide, state, and locally, and provides an opportunity for allies to reflect on their roles in the community. This workshop is worth 1 credit toward the CFAES Diversity, Intercultural and Community certificate. |
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Host a DEI Webinar for Your Department/Unit!
Did you know that in addition to offering monthly, open webinars, the CFAES Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion offers in-house delivery of programs to any CFAES unit or department by request for FREE? Available webinars address topics such as implicit bias, microaggressions, bystander intervention, power and privilege, inclusive hiring, and LGBTQ+ issues. If you are interested in hosting a program for members of your unit or department or would like more information please contact Dr. Leo Taylor, Program Manager for Faculty and Staff Affairs at taylor.3408@osu.edu. Visit the DEI website for descriptions of upcoming and past programs to get a better idea about currently available topics. Suggestions for new programs/topics are always welcome!
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Additional Learning Opportunities |
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The Ohio State University's Office of Diversity and Inclusion hosts several events throughout the month for faculty, staff, and students. Check out their Calendar of Events at https://odi.osu.edu/calendar.
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What would the academic workplace look like if faculty routinely acted as allies for their marginalized colleagues? If faculty administrators incorporated inclusive leadership principles and practices in all their daily tasks?
The Bowling Green State University ALLIES team invites you to join with colleagues to share ideas, strategies, and findings that will transform institutions of higher learning.
The purpose of this conference is to disseminate best practices for higher education administrators and faculty to reduce gender biases and transform institutional policies and practices. This conference will serve those interested in shaping sustainable institutional change by developing faculty allyship and inclusive leadership programs at their institutions.
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Future Editions of the DEI Newsletter
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Additions to the DEI Newsletter
Have an event or other item you want shared? Please email the exact text and link that you want included to CFAES-DEI@osu.edu by Wednesday, April 27.
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CFAES Community Updates
If you would like to share news on your recent DEI related publications, presentations, awards received, upcoming events, or other noteworthy milestones, please email them to CFAES-DEI@osu.edu.
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CFAES Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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