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The Inclusive Excellence office will offer professional development and competency building opportunities for Salem State staff, faculty, and students. Please see below for the education and training opportunities for the Fall 2020 semester:
National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) Workshops
NCBI Building Bridges: Strengthening Communities by Welcoming Diversity Workshop
- *For Salem State faculty and staff
- Friday, October 2 at 9:30 am-1:30 pm
NCBI Building Bridges: Strengthening Communities by Welcoming Diversity Workshop
- *For Salem State students
- Monday, October 19 at 11 am-1 pm
NCBI Finding Common Ground: From Conflict to Coalition Building Workshop
- *For the Salem State Community
- Tuesday, November 17 at 1-3 pm
Events with Faculty Fellow for Diversity and Inclusion, Keja Valens PhD
Making Anti-Racist Space: Including all students, addressing racism, and teaching course material Workshop Series (Fall 2020)
- Every third Monday from 3-4:15 pm, beginning August 18
Reflective Writing on Diversity, Power Dynamics, and Social Justice with faculty teaching DPDS, FYS, and LC courses
- Bi-weekly on Mondays from 3-4:15 pm, beginning September 14
- Register and learn more.
Decolonizing Our Courses, Faculty Development Seminar 2020-2021
- Every first Monday from 3-4:15 pm, beginning October 5
Inclusive Excellence Education
Student Racial Justice Initiative in Partnership with North Shore Community College
- Friday, September 25 at 11 am-1 pm
- Friday, October 23 at 11 am-1 pm
- Friday, November 20 at 11 am-1 pm
- Friday, December 11 at 11 am-1 pm
By Any 'Means' Necessary: Learning how to assess for racial and ethnic disproportionality in our grading data with Elspeth Slayter PhD
- Tuesday, October 6 at 3-4 pm
Forum on Tolerance 2020: Black Lives Matter: the U.S. Journey towards Justice and Healing in Partnership with North Shore Community College
- October 2020 TBD
Transgender and Nonbinary Community Empowerment Group
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Fall 2020: Dates and Times TBD
- Facilitated by Mallaigh McGinley (they/them) with Counseling and Health Services. E-mail prevention@salemstate.edu by October 9 for more information.
Campus Climate Trainings (CCT): Caring for LGBQ&T Communities: Understanding Gender, Attraction, and Identity
- Friday, November 13th at 12:30 pm — 2:00 pm
Campus Climate Trainings (CCT): Aspiring Allyship to Trans, Non-binary, and Gender non-conforming folx
- Thursday, October 22 at 10:30 am — 12:00 pm
SafeColleges Training System
SafeColleges trainings are available to employees 24/7 provided through Human Resources. For a list of trainings relevant to issues and competencies in Inclusive Excellence,
Restorative Healing and Storytelling Circles
With great respect for Indigenous peoples, the Inclusive Excellence office will be keeping for all Salem State community members. If you are interested and want to be notified of when this will be offered,
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Forum on Tolerance 2020: Black Lives Matter: the U.S. Journey towards Justice and Healing, a Four-Day Virtual Event in Collaboration with North Shore Community College
October 19-22, 2020
"WITH OUR CONDEMNATION of the senseless murder of George Floyd as our catalyst, our virtual series will focus on the history of the harassment, profiling, and brutalization of our black citizens by the hands of community policing and the criminal justice system. We will explore steps that might be taken to reverse this systemic racism, help those who have been victimized by it, and heal as a nation and a community."
Speakers and panel discussion: Michael Eric Dyson, keynote speaker
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Introductions by Dr. Nate Bryant and Dr. Sean Bennett
- Michael Eric Dyson is a Georgetown Professor of Sociology and minister, . Dr. Dyson is a New York Times contributing opinion writer, a contributing editor of The New Republic, and of ESPN's The Undefeated website. Some of his recent books are The Black Presidency: Barack Obama and the Politics of Race in America (2016), Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America (2017), What Truth Sounds Like (2018), and AY-Z: Made in America (2019).
Viewing and Discussion of documentary film 13th with NSCC Professor Nathan Chio
- Tuesday, October 20 from 2-4:30 pm
Ricky Grant, Jr., Chief of Community Engagement, Office of Suffolk County D.A. Rachael Rollins
- Tuesday, October 20 from 7-8:30 pm
Implicit Bias Training with NSCC Dr. Maria Vasquez and Dr. Jennifer Harris
- Wednesday, October 21 from 2-3:30 pm
Reverend Andre Bennett, NSCC Alumnus/Youth Minister at Zion Baptist Church
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Wednesday, October 21 from 7-8:30 pm
Performance Artist/Creator of Princess Day, Valerie Stephens
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Thursday, October 22 from 7-8:30 pm
For more information, visit
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For questions, suggestions, further support, or if you are interested in hosting a training, please contact Nikki Pelonia, director of education and training, Inclusive Excellence: npelonia@salemstate.edu, 978.542.6521.