Faculty workshop targets classroom inclusivity; University Times, 5/26/16

Marty Levine, University Times; Faculty workshop targets classroom inclusivity:

"Susan Marine of Merrimack College is bringing her inclusive classroom workshop to Pitt once again to help faculty from all disciplines with, she says, “the kind of language we use, the kind of context we explore in our classrooms, and how we respond to situations that come up in the classroom around gender and sexual identity.”

Marine, faculty member and director of the higher education graduate program in Merrimack’s School of Education and Social Policy, has 17 years’ experience teaching and conducting research on transgender politics, women’s colleges and student affairs practice. The workshop, called “Constructing a Truly Open Learning Environment for LGBTQIA Students,” takes place June 7 and 8 in the University Club. It covers how to make classrooms “truly inclusive,” with a focus on “classroom practices, curricular integration and tools for responding effectively to bias.” Marine says Pitt is the only university that has hosted the entire two-day event...

Faculty can register for the workshop at www.eventbrite.com/e/diversity-institute-for-faculty-development-an-inclusive-classroom-practical-lessons-and-techniques-tickets-23190787269.