that were in the audience,
some drew attention to the
lack
of
involvement
from
graduate students. Social Work
student
Brittney
Williams
said the scarcity of graduate
involvement, both tonight and
at other times, was caused by
the scheduling of the events.
“A lot of students have voiced
concern that a lot of events like
this happen at times that are
more convenient for faculty and
staff,” she said. “These are great,
but I think there would be more
participation and more student
input if they were at times that
are more accessible to students.”
Some attendees also raised
concerns of what they described
as the fragmented nature of
the planning process, noting
that LSA released its DEI plan
in August, and University of
Michigan
President
Mark
Schlissel
will
release
the
campus-wide plan on Oct. 6.
LSA
Assistant
Dean
Liz
Cole facilitated the event and
presented specific portions of
the plan that relate to Rackham
students.
She
discussed
improvements in the recruiting
process,
additional
master’s
transition bridge programs and
partnerships
with
minority-
serving
institutions,
which
are designed to foster a more
diverse climate for graduates.
She also fielded criticism
from students, saying many
components of the plan would
grow and change as time went
on.
“We’ve
had
a
lot
of
conversations
about
assessments for these different
kinds of programs and we
do think that there’s a lot
of
accountability
built
into
the plan,” Cole said. “I can’t
guarantee that we will succeed
in all our goals in five years, but
I think there’s going to be of
course adjustments all along the
way.”
Along
with
criticism,
however,
there
were
also
multiple aspects of the plan that
the audience members pointed
to as positives. Economics Ph.D.
coordinator Laura Flak said
she
particularly
appreciated
the
planned
implementation
of
seminars
and
tests
for
admissions officers on bias.
“The
thing
that’s
most
exciting for me is requiring the
admissions chairs to attend
these
trainings
on
implicit
bias,” she said. “Just across
the board, from my personal
experiences, oftentimes people
become chairs because they’ve
been around for a long time,
have experience that sometimes
comes at the expense of being
well informed in terms of
campus climate and education
about implicit bias.”
She also said she appreciated
the
continued
attempts
to
make campus a more open and
welcoming space, such as the
plan.
“I’m excited in the fact that
it just helps perpetuate the
general feeling of ecology in
the University as a progressive
environment, as a welcoming
environment,
a
very
open
environment
for
all
kinds
of ideas and thoughts and
people,” Flak said. “That just
constantly makes me happy, this
movement towards being more
progressive.”
Kinesiology graduate student
Elena Simpkins said she was
optimistic about the plan,but
also noted that she had some
doubts, reflecting on both her
graduate and undergraduate
experiences at the University.
“We’ve witnessed pushes
for these things before and
still felt the same at the end,”
she said. “I’m here because I
have some glimmer of hope.
But it’s still hard because
there are times when I feel
like things that I hear from
the president or other people
don’t always line up with
actions. And it makes it hard
sometimes to fully believe
that what is going to happen
in five years is going to be
different than what we have
now.”
Williams,
who
also
attended
the
University
as an undergraduate, said
while she has experienced
little positive change in
campus culture, she remains
optimistic.
“It’s really, really difficult
when you’ve got over a
decade
behind
you
of
observation and experience
at the University and it still
feels like there’s not as much
hope as you wish there
were,” she said. “But I do
have hope.”
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CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES
Curation Presentation
WHAT: Curators will address
the challenges of organizing
an exhibition about slavery in
Colombia’s Museo Colonial,
taking interest in how a state
museum should address the
history of slavery in a context of
institutional transformation.
WHO: Museum Studies Program
WHEN: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
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Bi/Pan/Fluid
Celebration
WHAT: The Spectrum
Center will host a celebration
in honor of #BiWeek2016.
Students can participate in
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Campaign while enjoying
pastries and refreshments.
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WHEN: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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WHAT: The University’s
ACS Medicinal Chemistry
chapter will host its inaugural
symposium. Topics of interest
will include chemicals targeting
translation control and a prostate
cancer drug target.
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WHEN: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
WHERE: Rackham Graduate
School, Assembly Hall
“Religious Self” Panel
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discuss certain “things,” relations
and senses — material and
ephemeral — that may constitute
or break down the “religious”
self. They will address how these
things allow an interaction with
the beyond.
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Historical Studies
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WHERE: Tisch Hall, room 1014