The “All In at Penn State: A Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion” conference held Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center provided an opportunity for participants to learn how to build, advance, and support a diverse faculty and student body. We believe the following main themes and dimensions are what distinguishes our University-wide collaboration:
- Recognize personal bias and how it affects teaching and learning
- Learn techniques to make diversity and inclusion an actionable and accountable practice
- Implement change and best practices in the diverse hiring process
Video recordings of session presentations are below.
Welcome Remarks: Dr. Nicholas Jones, Executive Vice President and Provost of Penn State and
Keynote Address: Building a Campus Climate for Diversity
Dr. Sylvia Hurtado (University of California, Los Angeles; Howard Hughes Medical Institute)
Diversity Lessons from UC Berkeley’s Biology Scholars Program
Dr. John Matsui (University of California, Berkeley; Howard Hughes Medical Institute)
The Tortuous Road to Faculty Diversity: Research Revealing Realities and New Approaches
Dr. Richard McGee, Jr. (Northwestern University; Howard Hughes Medical Institute)
The Impact of Diversity on Research: Being the Only One and Staying the Course
Dr. George Langford (Syracuse University; Howard Hughes Medical Institute)
Awards Presentation
Presented by Dr. Marcus A. Whitehurst (Penn State; Vice Provost, Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity)
Intergroup Dialogue and Inclusive Classrooms
Dr. Sylvia Hurtado (University of California, Los Angeles; Howard Hughes Medical Institute)
Presenter Panel and Closing Remarks: Next Steps for PSU: Moving Forward
Closing Remarks: Dr. Marcus Whitehurst, Vice Provost for Educational Equity at Penn State
This conference was supported by Penn State’s
- Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost
- Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity
- Millennium Scholars Program
- Conferences and Institutes
- Outreach and Online Education
and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute