The UNC Lineberger Equity Council is pleased to announce a two-part series in response to the comments and suggestions heard during our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Town Hall in October 2020. This series will take place over the next three months and will be facilitated by Deborah Stroman, PhD, CLU, a diversity, equity and inclusion … Read more
This workshop explores microaggressions and biased behavior prevalent in the SOM and provides participants tools with which to intervene when witnessing acts of disrespect and discrimination. Hosted by UNC School of Medicine Office of Inclusive Excellence. Respect All Workshop Event registration link
The Standard Safe Zone is a four-hour training is designed to introduce concepts, terminology and resources related to sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. There is a short intermission about half way through. Safe Zone trainees develop: A deeper awareness of personal ideas, stereotypes, and assumptions related to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and … Read more
Support group sessions, led by UNC Psychiatry faculty, are available to all employees throughout the health care system. "Supporting Parents during COVID" begins at 5 pm on January 14 via Webex with Drs. Mary Van Bourgondien and Sara Matherly. The Well-Being Program, in cooperation with the Department of Psychiatry, is providing online support group sessions … Read more
An alternative to Safe Zone that similarly introduces concepts, terminology and resources related to sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. The curriculum also covers LGBTQ health disparities, health resources, and common health professional scenarios, along with a terminology primer and strategies for allyship. This training is intended to address concerns particular to Health Care professionals, though it is open to all campus and community members.
The Standard Safe Zone is a four-hour training is designed to introduce concepts, terminology and resources related to sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. There is a short intermission about half way through. Safe Zone trainees develop: A deeper awareness of personal ideas, stereotypes, and assumptions related to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and … Read more
The UNC Lineberger Cancer Research and Career Enhancement Core in conjunction with the UNC Lineberger Equity Council is offering a free Zoom workshop on the planning and submission of NCI individual trainee applications, such as the F31, K01 and K08, for underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities (UREM) pre-doctoral, post-doctoral and clinical fellows. The workshop on Monday, … Read more
LIVE UPCOMING EVENT PRESENTED BY THE SONJA HAYNES STONE CENTER TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2021| 6:30 P.M. – 8:30 P.M. EST REGISTER HERE Please register before 2/23. Distinguished journalist, educator and activist Charles E. Cobb will deliver the 2021 African American History Month Lecture on Tuesday, February 23 via Zoom. Cobb is a founding member of … Read more
The biochemistry and Biophysics department will be holding a virtual townhall for its members. BCBP Racial Equity Town Hall February 12th, 12:00 pm Hosted by the BCBP Diversity Committee The Biochemistry & Biophysics department invites all of its members to a virtual Town Hall meeting to discuss Racial equity and Inclusion efforts and challenges in … Read more
Difficult Conversations with Underrepresented People of Color: Sense of Belonging and Obstacles to STEM Fields (50 min.) SSC is proud to partner with Joel Kingsolver to screen the documentary Can We Talk? 2 for the UNC Biology Dept., as showcased at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology conference this year. In her Can We Talk series, Dr. Kendall Moore (URI) has … Read more
