Events

Dear White People: Showing up for Black colleagues

Webinar

Dear White People is a four-part webinar series interrogating whiteness, anti-blackness and anti-racism in education. Part 4 of the series investigates how do you show up for your Black colleagues in schools and campuses? Panelists Credit: Lumina Foundation Jasmine Haywood Strategic Impact Officer Lumina Foundation Jasmine Haywood is a strategy officer at Lumina Foundation, an […]

Teaching about racism: Assembling a teacher’s toolkit

Webinar

Join Professor Cynthia Tyson, professor of literature for children and young adults, for a virtual meetup presented by the Ohio Department of Education's Social Studies team to help understand race and racism in the United States today and help educators create tools to use in their classrooms. This session will help teachers create a toolkit of […]

Black Minds Matter: A free 5-part online course

Webinar

This five-part course addresses issues facing Black students in education by drawing parallels between the policing of Black lives and schooling of Black minds. The course will balance a discussion of issues facing Black students as well as offer research-based strategies for improving their success. Course Dates July 16, 2020 July 23, 2020 July 30, 2020 […]

Unapologetic Educational Research: D-L Stewart

Webinar

In this talk, D-L Stewart, an Ohio State alumnus and professor at Colorado State University will discuss the ways that engineering diverse participant samples in normative qualitative research contains, protects, and prioritizes white supremacy. White supremacy in normative qualitative research treats “diverse” participants as fungible, has material effects, and enacts power over minoritized communities. I […]

Unapologetic Educational Research: Richard Milner

Webinar

As we more understand an amplification of research on race in education, white researchers are designing research studies centering race. Richard Milner, an Ohio State alumnus and professor at Vanderbilt University will address what this moment and movement could mean in building knowledge to inform practice in education and how researchers can deepen their capacity […]

Home is the Key: Addressing Community Disparities

Webinar

October 28, 2020, 6 PM While a new generation marches forward for greater justice and equality, The Ohio State University is tackling systemic racism in its own backyard. On the heels of an Ohio State Alumni Magazine fall issue package on the topic, a new four-part webinar series is being launched featuring a diverse group […]

You Belong in STEM!

November 4, 2020, 5 – 6:30 PM Join us for a conversation about helping you succeed in STEM. We have been in your shoes and we get it! Discussion topics will include: how to prepare for exams, get access to research/internship opportunities, prepare for science-related careers, and most importantly how to stay confident. We are […]

Unapologetic Educational Research: April Peters-Hawkins

Webinar

The purpose of the series is to engage our alumni and general audiences in thinking about and reflecting on what it means to conduct educational research from a standpoint that honors Black lives in the research process, while also disrupting racism and white supremacy. Given the unprecedented moment we are all experiencing in our lifetime […]

Beyond a Land Acknowledgment: Recognizing Shortcomings, Mobilizing Possibilities

During the webinar, we will: ·         Review the history and growing attention of Land Acknowledgments at The Ohio State University ·         Consider the relationship and emerging tension between Land Acknowledgements and Land Grant Institutions and Ohio State specifically ·         Suggest what is beyond a Land Acknowledgement for Ohio State Panelists ·         Michael Charles, PhD Candidate, Chemical Engineering, NSF Graduate Research […]

Unapologetic Educational Research: Joy Gaston Gayles

Webinar

The Unapologetic Educational Research webinar series engages audiences in thinking about and reflecting on what it means to conduct educational research from a standpoint that honors Black lives in the research process, while also disrupting racism and white supremacy. Given the unprecedented moment we are all experiencing, we are committed to shifting the landscape of […]

Why Anti-Racist, Culturally Responsive Education is Critical

Panel: Donna Y. Ford, James L. Moore III, and Cynthia Tyson With the events that have unfolded in the U.S. over the last year, the importance of anti-racist and culturally responsive education is high. As our nation continues to grapple with how we address racial inequity everywhere after witnessing the Black Lives Matter protests in […]

Celebrating Black Excellence All Year

Alumni Panel: Stanley Gates, Tiffany Polite Black excellence doesn’t just exist during one week, one month, or one holiday – but all year long. We should be celebrating the achievements of Black members of our community beyond designated times of year, but what is the best way to do that? Join this discussion as our […]