Greetings,
Thank you for your patience for the long awaited January/February issue of the JEDI Newsletter. It feels like the Lunar New Year flew by for me and we are in the midst of Black History Month. As I mentioned in the past, I believe that learning about Black history and contemporary issues should not be relegated to a month, but should be a yearlong commitment. Last year, I shared that I committed to learning more about Historically Black Colleges and Universities. I had the wonderful opportunity to learn about HBCUs and fundraising history through Dr. John Silvanus Wilson. Dr. Wilson’s book, Hope and Healing: Black Colleges and the Future of American Democracy, will be published in May 2023 by the Harvard University Press. I was excited to pre-order my copy. I feel like we have so much to learn about HBCUs, so if you have any suggestions for readings, please send them my way.
This year, I commit to learning more about the history of Black activism and the contributions Black individuals made in Massachusetts, past and present. Please join me as the JEDI Office, SGA, SRJH, and COTAD take a field trip to see the Embrace and the 1965 Freedom Plaza on February 24th at 3pm. There are some Black History Month Learning Resources to start you off if you would like to commit to learning with me as well.
I want to acknowledge that there have been a lot of changes in the JEDI Office in the past few weeks and we are still in a period of transition. I want to thank Jammy Torres-Millet for all that she did to support students, faculty, and staff. She brought a passion for restorative justice and a social work lens to this work. I want assure you that student, faculty, and staff support is our most immediate priority. As I mentioned, we will be holding more JEDI open office hours to connect with IHP community members, such as faculty, staff, and students. Our BIPOC Meet & Greets are back in session this month and Dr. Mirza Lugo-Neris will be facilitating it. We will be planning more opportunities for students, staff, and faculty to connect, learn, and engage in community. Callie and I are in discussion about our transition process and will send a communication at a later time with additional details.
When I first came to the IHP in 2019, one of the things I heard from many of our students was that they felt siloed in their academic programs and did not have as many opportunities to meet students in other programs. They shared wanting to learn more about the local communities in Boston. They wanted a mix of learning opportunities as well as social programming. There were a group of JEDI-focused student organizations known as the “Affinity Group,” consisting of SGA, SRJH, MEDS, and KinsIHP. They met monthly to discuss co-sponsoring events and initiatives that were aligned with their respective missions.
We kept students' feedback in mind as we were planning the Embrace outing. We welcome thoughts, feedback, and collaboration from you. Please reach out to me at ktruong@mghihp.edu. At the IHP, we do not often engage with the arts, especially when we discuss JEDI issues. The last time we hosted a JEDI event on the arts was when Dr. Daren Graves spoke to us about Hip Hop Education and Critical Race Theory. Frank Willis Thomas's vision for the Embrace would be that it would provide "a living space for conversation, education, and reflection," and "[b]y highlighting the act of embrace, this sculpture shifts the emphasis from a singular hero worship to collective action, imploring those curious enough to investigate closer." As I see the names of the individuals honored on the 1965 Freedom Plaza, I recognize some familiar ones (but did not know many of their contributions) and knew nothing of others. I realize how much I still have to learn about the history of Boston. I hope that you will be able to attend this event to learn and reflect with me in community.
Last week, I met with the faculty of color and one of the things we do during each meeting is check-ins. We talked about natural disasters, local and global, and other humanitarian crises that impact us. I recognize how much some of us are holding as we engage in our roles as faculty, staff, and students. Some of us are affected by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. Others are affected by war in our homelands. Others are affected by the recent shootings and ongoing gun violence. We are affected by the assault on Black and Brown bodies -- Tyre Nichols and Sayed Faisal. We bring, carry, and hold all of this while going on our daily lives as faculty, staff, and students. I am thankful for the spaces we have here to support each other.
For those who are interested in learning more about how they can contribute to humanitarian efforts to support Syria and Turkey, MGB shared this list. The list is missing NuDay Syria, which is the local nonprofit that organizations works with and they have the lowest per dollar overhead (thank you for this information, Dr. Rawan AlHeresh). Dr. AlHeresh also recommends Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS), which is on the MGB list. One of my friends, Dr. Patricia Sanchez-Connally shared that a group of her Turkish colleagues at Framingham State University are crowdfunding and seeking supplies (e.g., tents, sleeping bags, pocket heaters, baby food, diapers, formula, wipes, menstrual pads, flashlights, and medical supplies) through the institution's site for earthquake relief. Their site can be found here and you can contact Dr. Palabiyik at jpalabiyik@framingham.edu if you have questions.
Our colleagues at MGB DE&I facilitated a Recovering Our Breath session last Thursday and MGH Spiritual Care held a Muslim Prayer Service last Friday. If you would like more timely updates to these types of events and services, please email jedi@mghihp.edu to be added to our office's email list for more regular email updates outside of the JEDI Newsletter.
I want to (re)share EAP and SAP as a resource. To speak confidentially with an EAP counselor, call 866-724-4327, or request an appointment via the online form.
In community,
Kimberly A. Truong, PhD
Chief Equity Officer
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- Upcoming IHP JEDI Events
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JEDI Office and IHP JEDI Updates
- IHP Highlights
- Some Black History Month Learning Resources
- Continued JEDI Learning
- Community Events
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JEDI Office D2L Page
Keep informed about various JEDI Office and other IHP JEDI-related events and initiatives (e.g., Black Employee Resource Group, JEDI Fellows projects, etc.) on the D2L page. We update our D2L page regularly with information and resources.
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JEDI Open Office Hours
February 28th, 11:30am-12:30pm at the JEDI Office (Building 34, 2nd floor)
Please stop by the JEDI Office if you would like to connect, need support, and/or want to chat about anything/everything related to JEDI at the IHP and beyond.
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PT Black History Month Virtual Forum
February 15, 5:30-6:30pm
Join us as we have a discussion with IHP PT alumni focused on Black Joy, the Black Experience, and life after the IHP. This event is open to the PT program community.
Featuring:
Briana Williams, PT, DPT
Brittani Morris, PT, DPT, PHD(C)
Moderated by:
Nofisat Babajide
Zoom: https://mghihp.zoom.us/j/85608580661
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BSU Leading for Change Consortium
The IHP is a member of the BSU Leading for Change Consortium Racial Equity and Justice Institute. Please check out the upcoming events offered that all members of the IHP community can attend.
Racial Equity and Justice Institute Virtual Convening
Racially Equitable Teaching and Learning
February 16, 2023, 11:30-2:30 EST
Please invite all members of your REJI campus to attend!
Infusing racial equity into teaching and learning practices and structures is essential for our campuses’ transformation. Join Dr. Nia Hydel, Vice President for Alliance Engagement and Institutional Transformation at Complete College America, for a keynote on racially equitable teaching and learning strategies and structural change. After a brief break we will then learn from a panel of faculty and students as they have a conversation about racially equitable teaching and learning.
Agenda:
Welcome 11:30-11:45 EST
Vice President Nia Hydel Keynote: No Middle Ground 11:45-12:30
Q and A 12:30-12:45
Break 12:45-1:15
Racially Equitable Teaching and Learning Panel – A conversation with faculty and students 1:15-2:15
Q and A with Panel 2:15-2:30
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February BIPOC Meet and Greet
We host monthly BIPOC Meet and Greets, which are an opportunity for individuals who identify as Black, Indigenous, People of Color to informally meet each other and form community across the IHP. BIPOC faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend. The February BIPOC Meet and Greet will be held on Zoom on February 16th 2-3pm. Thank you to Dr. Mirza Lugo-Neris for facilitating this month!
The BIPOC Meet and Greet will be held on March 22nd, 12-1pm.
To learn more about the BIPOC Meet and Greet events, please email ktruong@mghihp.edu. If you are interested in being added to the email list, please complete the following form: https://forms.office.com/r/VrG8b8r32p
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JEDI Office, Student Government Association (SGA), Students for Racial Justice and Health (SRJH), and Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity (COTAD), Black History Month event: The Embrace
Please join us as we take a field trip to see the Embrace and the 1956 Freedom Plaza on the Boston Common on February 24th at 3pm (we'll meet there!).
If you need accommodations, please email ktruong@mghihp.edu
For additional details and RSVP: http://tiny.cc/JEDIembrace
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Film Viewing and Post-film Discussion: Disclosure
Sunday, March 12th @ 11am
A documentary examining Hollywood's depiction of transgender people and the impact it's left on both the transgender community and American culture. Executive produced by Laverne Cox, from Orange is the New Black.
Co-hosted by JEDI Fellows Ning Xie and Stacy Monteiro Mendes
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Faculty of Color meeting
The JEDI Office meets with faculty of color monthly to check in and discuss support. The next faculty of color meeting is scheduled for March 16th. Topics we have discussed include invisible labor, collaborative research, and professional development. If you identify as a faculty of color and are interested in learning more, please reach out to ktruong@mghihp.edu.
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JEDI Virtual Social Justice Research Conference
Social Justice Research Conference will be held on Friday, March 31st, 2023.
The virtual Social Justice Research Conference gives us an opportunity to come together as an institution to engage in critical conversations about our collective commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion research.
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E. Lorraine Baugh Visiting Faculty Lecturer and Virtual Social Justice Research Conference Keynote: Dr. Samuel D. Museus
How Do We Ensure Research is Socially Just?
Friday, March 31 at 12pm
This Zoom event is free and open to the public.
Samuel D. Museus is Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). He is also Founding Director of the National Institute for Transformation and Equity (NITE). Prior to joining UCSD, he taught Asian American Studies and Higher Education at the University of Massachusetts Boston and was a faculty member in Higher Education at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, the University of Denver, and Indiana University.
Museus has produced over 300 publications and conference presentations focused on diversity and equity, campus environments, and college student outcomes. He has published in a wide range of journals, such as the Harvard Educational Review, Journal of College Student Development, Journal of Higher Education, Research in Higher Education, Teachers College Record, and The Review of Higher Education. He has produced 10 books, including Creating Campus Cultures: Fostering Success among Racially Diverse Student Populations, Asian American Students in Higher Education, and Racism and Racial Equity in Higher Education. He is also creator of the Culturally Engaging Campus Environments (CECE) Model of College Success among diverse student populations. Museus has previously received several national awards in recognition of the impact of his scholarship, including the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Early Career Award in 2011 and the NASPA George D. Kuh Outstanding Contribution to Research and Literature Award in 2014, and he has been featured in various media outlets such as NPR and the Boston Globe.
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AAPI Alliance
The AAPI Alliance is the IHP's employee resource group for AAPI faculty and staff. Please email Chris, Ginny, and Tina to learn more about the book club and other activities and programs.
Spring Book Club
We are excited to announce a flexible and fun book club for AAPI Alliance members (all AAPI-identifying faculty & staff welcome).
Book selection: “Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning” by Cathy Park Hong:
Part memoir, part history book and part cultural criticism, Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning, which was published in 2020, is a collection of seven essays by poet, writer and professor Cathy Park Hong about racialized consciousness in America.
The book, which was a New York Times bestseller and won a National Book Critics Circle Award, features Hong’s theory of ‘minor feelings’. As the daughter of Korean immigrants, Cathy Park Hong grew up steeped in shame, suspicion, and melancholy. She would later understand that these ‘minor feelings’ occur when American optimism contradicts your own reality—when you believe the lies you’re told about your own racial identity. Minor feelings are not small, they’re dissonant—and in their tension Hong finds the key to the questions that haunt her.
The book club will run from February – April 2023 and include a dedicated Padlet for asynchronous discussion and sharing, concluding with a live book club discussion/social to be hosted on campus/Zoom in April (DATE/TIME TBD). We will select a few excerpts to focus that discussion, so no worries if you do not read the book cover-to-cover. This is meant to be informal and flexible for everyone.
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JEDI Office and IHP JEDI Updates |
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From the Director of JEDI Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Faculty Support
End of the Year Reflections and New Directions
I always use the end of the calendar year to reflect on work, projects and collaborations. Since starting in early 2021, I have focused on building out and solidifying important systems and infrastructure related to JEDI Curriculum, Pedagogy and Faculty support, and general JEDI work from our office. My first year focused on building out and solidifying important systems and infrastructure related to my JEDI area and the JEDI Office. I really want to thank Tony Sindelar and the Learning Experience Design Team for their vital partnership during my first year, and extensive collaboration around curriculum and pedagogy support during my whole time at the IHP.
My second year entailed a deeper integration and implementation of the systems that were developed. This included the development of 3 learning padlets with the library and several JEDI related libguides, drafting of the JEDI Core competencies that are currently under review, deeper collaboration with staff council, and extensive co-curricular partnerships with colleagues. I also had the opportunity to work closely with the IMPACT program and launched the JEDI Curriculum and Pedagogy Community of Practice. The Community of Practice group held 2 faculty development days in May 2022, and we are currently working with our second cohort of faculty participants.
I plan to continue building on these foundations coming into this third year, while also navigating a major transition within our Office and the IHP. This means taking time to figure out what it means to shift what this work while maintaining our core priorities. While I usually have ample room for classroom collaborations and support, I have transitioned to holding more student support - particularly the JEDI Fellows program - in Jammy's absence and am figuring out how to best prioritize my curriculum, pedagogy and faculty support work. I appreciate the partnership, patience and support I have received during this time. This is an ongoing, iterative process with more and more clarity as we move ahead. I look forward to sharing this clarity over the course of this semester.
Community Development and Learning
Last year, one of my goals was to have more community and learning events. I want to thank my colleague Jammy for her leadership in this area. Over the past year she held regular BIPOC meet and greets for faculty, staff and students; initiated a wonderful JEDI at the park series over the summer; opened a new "Leading with Justice" discussion series; co-led a reading club event series with me and the Library; held post-PPP orientation discussions with different departments across the IHP; and curated a beautiful JEDI reflection space in our own office. She and I had also started working together to develop JEDI sessions for students within the Advanced Practice Nursing program and with alumni. At the end of last year, Jammy and I counted that we had approximately 3,000 touch points with community members at the IHP between the different workshops and events, during the 2022 calendar year. Many of these things have been put on pause as our office works through our transition. I look forward to how we will build on these foundations to continue to be grounded in community, learning and meaningful engagement. I also want to take a moment to appreciate my dear colleague who held so much of this over the past year in addition to many other things.
Curriculum, Pedagogy and Faculty Support Developments
With more than 100 consultations and over 120 JEDI workshops and programs over 2 years, I have had the opportunity to foster deep relationships across the IHP. This has resulted in invaluable partnerships, projects and collaborations within the classroom and across curriculum. A major development over the past year has been the comprehensive JEDI curriculum review processes that we are undergoing with different departments. This started last year with the OT department as a JEDI Fellow project and now there are different versions of this happening with at least 4 different programs. I plan to continue sharing some of the tools we have been using in this process as well as core learnings this year.
Power, Privilege and Positionality Orientation Program
In 2021, I re-organized the content of the Power, Privilege and Positionaity (PPP) Orientation program around a syllabus, structured the sessions around a cohesive theme for three consecutive sessions (June, August and January) and implemented other facilitator and content infrastructure as well. We have done 2 rounds of PPP where it is organized around one theme for 3 consecutive semesters/one year of content. The first theme was "Health at the Intersection of Race and Disability", we just concluded the second one which was around the theme of "Health at the Intersection of Race and Immigration" and the next theme will be "Health at the Intersection of Race, Gender and Sexuality". I'm excited that all this work has resulted in PPP being approved as a 0-credit course starting this summer. You can check out the video from the January 2023 panel here
PPP Appreciations
I want to thank everyone who has supported PPP over the past year. President Paula Milone-Nuzzo, the speakers and moderators; Susan Stark who has been an invaluable D2L and IT partner for PPP, Hailey Laflin who held staff work sessions over this year, Jorge Sanchez de Lozada from IT, members of the PPP committee, the JEDI Office, staff council, and all the 70+ facilitators who volunteer every semester. Your attention, care, patience and dedication make all this possible. I also want to thank Jessica Bell and the Library for their collaboration in creating the PPP Libguide, so that our PPP learning can continue to be an ongoing resource year-round. Thank you to AJ Erana for her support in finalizing and sending out over 300 facilitator recognition certificates this past month and thank you to Laila Bangash who will be helping student facilitators from January 2023 receive their facilitator gifts.
Caldwell lecture:
As of January 2023, the JEDI Office is now an explicit partner in the development of the Caldwell lecture series. We had our first panel in January around the topic of Caring for individuals and families living with genetic conditions. To paraphrase one of my fellow Caldwell lecture committee members, Emily Eddy, we had a powerful panel whose, "passion, advocacy, expertise, insight, and vulnerability allowed [participants] to deepen our connection to appreciating the necessity and right for humanistic care and relationships and equitable systems and policies, for those families and persons living with genetic conditions." I look forward to continuing to work with this committee to develop future panels. You can watch the recording from January
Warm regards,
Dr. Callie Watkins Liu
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JEDI Council Meetings
We would like to re-share the advising templates that Gayun Chan-Smutko shared with us for student outreach and support, so they are aware of resources available to them. Guy's email with linked materials.docx
The 2022-2023 JEDI Council meetings schedule is listed below:
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September 19 (2022) (summarized here)
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October 24 (summarized here)
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December 5 (summarized here)
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January 30 (2023) (meeting postponed)
- February 27
- March 27
- April 24
You can also visit the JEDI Council website to find additional information at: https://www.mghihp.edu/campus-and-community-life/jedi-council
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Do you have updates and resources to share with us?
Please email jedi@mghihp.edu to share any news, updates, JEDI-related projects with us. If there are JEDI-related resources you use and would like to share with others, please let us know. We would love to celebrate with you as well as share information about resources with the IHP community in our Newsletter!
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Congratulations, Rawan!
Rawan AlHeresh, PhD, associate professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, MGH Institute of Health Professions, received the 2023 International Service Award from the American Occupational Therapy Association. This award recognizes an occupational therapist committed to international service, promoting and advancing occupational therapy abroad, and extending international relationships to address global health issues. AlHeresh received this award for her work with Palestinian refugees in Jordan.
Hillegass, S. (OTD ’22), AlHeresh, R., Samson, H. (OTD ’24), Ko, J. (OTD ’22), Vo, T. (OTD ’22), Young, M. (OTD ’22), & Alegria, M. (2022). Positive minds for refugees: A qualitative study to inform intervention development. Community Mental Health Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-022-01078-7
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Congratulations, Abraham!
Dr. Abraham Ndiwane was recently appointed to the Yvonne L. Munn Center for Nursing Research with the designation of External Faculty Nurse Scientist.
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Congratulations, Keshrie!
Dr. Keshrie Naidoo published her first editorial as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Physical Therapy Education. She states,
My goal is for the journal to provide tools for social change and support for educational equity, so that we can see beyond the systems we have inherited to work toward a brighter future. What a privilege to spend our days laboring toward education as a practice of freedom.
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Congratulations, John!
Zhang, Z., Liu, F., Wong, J., Xue, K., Zhou, M., Long, J., Qu, S., Li, J., Yang, Q., & Wang, Y. (2023). Reliability of Longshi scale with remote assessment of smartphone video calls for stroke patients’ activities of daily living. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 32(3), Article 106950.
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Congratulations to Clara, Eleonor, Pat, and Elaine!
Gona, C. M., Pusey-Reid, E., Reidy, P. A., Truong, K. A., & Tagliareni, M. E. (2023). Justice, equity, and inclusion in a school of nursing: A quality improvement program. The Journal of nursing education, 62(1), 20–27. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20221109-04
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Congratulations, Eleonor!
Blackman-Richards, N., Jiménez, J. V. & Pusey-Reid, E. (2023). Deconstructing standards of whiteness to establish the power of black women. In T. B. Johnson, The experiences of black women diversity practitioners in historically white institutions (pp. 167-191). IGI Global. http://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3564-9.ch009
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Congratulations, Abraham and Antonia!
Ndiwane, A.N., Makosky, A., Truong, K. A., Young I., Flaherty, K. (2022). Themes from Using OSCE to Teach Cultural Humility to Nurse Practitioner. The Association of Black Nursing Faculty Foundation Journal, 1(3), 69-75.
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Congratulations, Guy!
Gayun Chan-Smutko presented findings from the Intra-Professional Antiracism Dialogues & Discourse Series (IPADS), a project funded by an NSGC Audrey Heimler Special Projects Award. She also moderated a session entitled “First Step Toward Systemic Change: Building Frameworks for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion on Local Levels in the Genetic Counseling Profession.”
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AAPI Alliance (ERG) February Gathering and Lunch
The AAPI Alliance met on February 7th to have a social event and connect over lunch. They are planning a book club. Please reach out to Chris, Ginny, and Tina if you identify as AAPI and are interested in joining the ERG.
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Some Black History Month Learning Resources |
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Black Health Matters Conference
Northwest Building, Harvard University
February 18-19, 2023
We are looking forward to the upcoming in-person conference, which will bring together students and speakers from across the country to analyze how past and current socio-political climates have impacted the health of Black communities. The theme of this year’s conference is “Decolonizing Health: Recentering Black Wellness and Community Empowerment”. Our goal is to explore how practitioners and community members are able to use alternative medicine and holistic solutions to improve the wellbeing of their community.
We will have a wide array of topics and discussions centered around Black health that we feel you and your student body may be interested in. You may purchase affordable tickets here, including discounted ticket prices for students. You have the option to purchase either day or weekend passes, and reduced prices are offered to all students.
In honor of HUBHA's first annual Challenge Week, tickets are $10 until Wednesday, 2/15 for the 2-Day Weekend Pass. You can purchase tickets here. Get them before they’re gone! The conference will be fully-in person, but registrants will also be able to view sessions online.
Additionally, if anyone has financial concerns about attending the conference, you can use our free discount code "community!" to secure your spot. All proceeds go toward continuing to sustain this annual conference and general operations for our organization each year!
We hope to see you at the conference!
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Mass General Brigham Resources
The Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion wants to highlight the contributions that so many of our Mass General Brigham colleagues have made in medicine and within our system over the years. Learn more about the accomplishments of numerous current and former employees who have made their mark in medicine, research, education and administration.
The DE&I team also has created lists of inspirational books, movies and tours that you might want to check out this month – or anytime. They can be found on the DE&I page on The Pulse.
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Our colleague Carmen Alvarez has made the recording of by Dr. Farouk Dako on Race Based Medicine available to our Community of Practice.
Presented by:
Farouk Dako, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology,
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Cardiothoracic Radiologist, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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University of Rochester Medical Center Resources
University of Rochester Medical Center Anatomy of Hate Grand Round series does just that, addressing the origins of hateful rhetoric and actions that target racial, ethnic, and religious groups—activity which has been rising at alarming rates.
You can also sign up for the 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge presented by the Association of Minority Residents and Fellows in partnership with the Institutional Office of Inclusion and Equity at the University of Rochester. These are some of the folks who led the White Coats Black Lives movement that sparked so much positive change here and across the country.
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Eve L. Ewing's book on systemic racism in Chicago's school closings free for download
Ghosts in the Schoolyard
Racism and School Closings on Chicago’s South Side
Free e-book for Black history month with code BHMEBOOK
https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/G/bo27506579.html
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Resources from the Mystic River Watershed Association
Looking for ways to celebrate and learn about Black history in the Mystic? Check out these opportunities and community events happening around the watershed:
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Explore the works of Medford Poet Laureate Terry E. Carter. We were excited to see Terry E. Carter, GreenRoots and environmental justice featured in the newest installation at the Mystic Mural Project (pictured above) — a 22-year-long mural project near Blessing of the Bay in Somerville sponsored by the Somerville Arts Council and led by artist David Fichter.
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Learn more about the Royall House & Slave Quarters in Medford, MA: "As one of the only remaining freestanding quarters where enslaved people lived and worked in the North, the museum bears witness to their lives, to the intertwined stories of wealth and bondage in pre-Revolutionary Massachusetts, and to the resistance and political and legal activism of enslaved and free Black people in the eighteenth century."
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Visit the Museum of Science's Black History Month celebration, spotlighting influential Black scientists and engineers — including local figures like Lewis Howard Latimer (1848 –1928), the inventor, electrical engineer, and patent draftsman born in Chelsea, MA.
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Follow the West Medford Community Center as they share Medford's Black history and uplift Black entrepreneurs, creators, and artists.
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Check out the Chelsea Black Community's great series of events and community activities throughout Black History Month!
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AMHP's Black History Month Spotlight: Khadijah Abdullah
At AMHP, our mission is to bring together and strengthen the impact of Muslim health professionals to improve the health and wellness of all Americans. This month, we plan on educating and highlighting the contributions that Black Americans - including Black Muslim Americans - have made toward innovation in healthcare.
Today, we wanted to spotlight Khadijah Abdullah, a GEM for our community!
Khadijah is a Muslim, Public Health Professional, Entrepreneur, Activist, and Seeker of Doing Good. She is the founder of Reaching All HIV+ Muslims In America (RAHMA), a nonprofit that addresses HIV, Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C), Sexual Health, and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in faith communities through education, advocacy, and empowerment. Khadijah is also the founder of the federally recognized National Faith HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, and Playtime Event Sitters, a premier onsite wedding and event childcare service.
Most recently, Khadijah joined Children’s National Hospital as an Outreach Coordinator in the HIV Prevention and Treatment Program. She is also a former Faith Ambassador with the COVID-19 Prevention Network and has joined the HIV Vaccines Trial Network Faith Initiative to continue engaging faith communities of color in conversations around the effects of HIV, disparities, prevention efforts, and effective community response.
Khadijah is always thinking of innovative ways to make a difference. Connect with Khadijah at Khadijah@haverahma.org. We encourage all to support Khadijah's initiatives and projects! Thank you, Khadijah, for all of your efforts.
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Ongoing JEDI Office Resources
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HealthStream: MGBE Ending Racism: Everyone's Responsibility Phase 2
Members of the IHP along with other MGB entities participated in focus groups that led to the development of this training. This training is required of some MGB affiliates, but for those for whom it is optional, you can log into HealthStream and add it as a course. Simply click on "Catalog," and conduct a keyword search for "racism." This link might work to get to the course page.
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Location: The Westin Copley Place in Boston, Massachusetts
Date: Friday, March 31, 2023 from 6:00 PM to 9:15 PM and Saturday, April 1, 2023 from 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM
The Conference will offer breakout and plenary sessions; keynote speakers; small group meetings between advisors and students/fellows; networking opportunities with professionals from biopharmaceutical industry, academia and the National Institutes of Health; and a program featuring science resources, including fellowships, job and research opportunities, internships, and summer programs. For more information click HERE
DEADLINE: February 13, 2023 for community college students through postdocs.
There is no registration fee to attend but preregistration is required. To request a link to the application and questions concerning the application please contact Ahmed Azim
For information on hotel accommodation click HERE️
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Gardner Institute: Transformative Conversations
A Conversation on Intercultural Communication in the Classroom with Dr. Leeva Chung and Dr. Lizhi Shi. Dr. Chung led our discussion on how intercultural competence can help students in all aspects of life. Through this session, our guests shared personal stories connecting them to the topic and the effects it has on daily life. Listen to the recording below to hear their insights and recommendations for instructors to use in their own classrooms to increase awareness. You can view the recording here.
Future Conversations:
February 15 – Every Learner Everywhere
February 22 – Innovations and Retention
Art Recesso , Vice Chancellor for Academic Innovation, Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
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LEAP Connect session
February 15th at 12pm-1pm (PT)/3pm-4pm(ET)
Don't miss a special dialogue on API/Black Solidarity for Racial Justice and Healing with Fiona Oliphant and Jess Li of Healing Equity United.
During this time we will hold an allyship and solidarity conversation between the Black and API Community.
Don’t miss out on an opportunity to learn and grow as an API leader by RSVPing today, and share this invite to your colleagues via email or social media.
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Transforming White Organizational Culture
February 16, 2023 (7-9PM ET, 4-7PM PT)
A live, interactive online workshop that looks at how people can work for racial justice by: • Identifying characteristics of white organizational culture • Understanding how white organizational culture operates • Exploring remedies to the negative impact of white organizational culture • Transforming your organization to be truly diverse
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Children Crossing Borders: Migrant Children’s Vulnerability to Trafficking
Thursday, Feb. 16th @ 6 -8 pm. (Zoom)
With images of the separation of migrant kids seemingly in our rearview mirror, many Americans are no longer focused on the children who continue to arrive at our border. We know little about who they are, why they come, what they encounter as they head north, how they are “processed” when they arrive, and the struggles they face as they are resettled in cities and towns across the United States. To examine the trafficking risks faced by Central America migrants, this panel follows these children on their journeys to the U.S.—first, exploring why they leave their homes and what they experience on their journeys; next, focusing on their experiences at the border; and, finally, highlighting their struggles to resettle in here in the U.S.
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February 22nd, 2023, 12:00 PM ET
Dr. Stephanie Russo Carroll, DrPH, MPH
Join us for the next presentation in the Indigenous Health & Well-Being Colloquium series.
Free and Open to the Public
In this installment of the Indigenous Health and Well-Being Colloquium series, Dr. Stephanie Russo Carroll will discuss healing through data: sovereignty and governance for data futures.
Add to your calendar here
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We've Always Done It This Way: Bridging Generational Divides & Leveraging Age-Diversity at Work
When: Mar 7, 2023 from 10:00:00 AM to 11:30:00 AM (PT)
In this workshop with Let's Empower, Advocate, and Do (LEAD)'s Leslie Pogue, we will explore the positive and negative impacts of generational differences in remote and hybrid workplaces, identify strategies to retain age-diverse employees using the core values and mission of one's higher education institution, and practice leveraging generational divides and differences to promote connectedness, openness, and trust among teams.
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Registration for the APAICS 2023 Health Summit is OPEN!
On March 8th, 12:00pm ET - 5:00 pm ET, the APAICS Health Summit will air virtually (instructions for joining the online summit will be shared ahead of time). The Health Summit will bring together nonprofit and corporate leaders, subject matter experts and elected officials for a bipartisan policy discussions about the current state of healthcare.
This summit will highlight parts of healthcare where the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA & NH/PI) community is underrepresented and how, as a nation, there can be more inclusion. Experts from across America will join in this conversation and help to uncover the biggest challenges AA & NH/PIs face, not only in the current state of healthcare but looking ahead to the future.
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When: Mar 14, 2023 from 01:00:00 PM to 02:00:00 PM (ET)
*Please note that the event date has changed. We hope that you'll join us on March 14th!
Join us in a hands-on session to learn more about HERC’s new Staff and Administrator Inclusive Hiring Toolkit. This valuable resource consists of four short films and accompanying materials covering the following topics: The Hiring Committee, The Recruitment Plan, Reviewing Applications, and Interviewing & Selection. In this webinar, we will walk you through the toolkit, preview key resources, and share insights on how our institutions are working to reduce bias in the selection process.
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The NASPA Faculty Council in collaboration with NASPA Region IV-E and with support from the ACPA Commission for Professional Preparation is excited to share these virtual professional development opportunities for HESA Faculty.
Red Light Green Light: Toward a Pedagogy of Play for Graduate Education
Presented by TJ Stewart, Iowa State University
· Thursday, March 16th 10:00am-11:00am PST/1:00pm-2:00pm EST
Toward an Afrikan Worldview in Student Affairs Education
Presented by Chris Travers, Denison University
· Thursday, April 20th 10:00am-11:00am PST/1:00pm-2:00pm EST
If you have questions about the Teach-Ins, let us know!
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The MGH International Skin of Color Online Lecture Series
A virtual course with 6 hours of physician and nursing CME credit, and open to all members of our medical community.
There will be opportunities for interactive Q&A with to test your knowledge and get support from our faculty.
There's also a 20% discount for our MGH community and all affiliates. Just use the code MGB20 to register. The course is heavily discounted for our residents ($80).
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