On the Line: Equity in Tenure and Promotion
Florida International University’s AWED Theater
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Florida International University’s AWED Theater is offering a free version of its nationally known virtual workshop, On the Line: Equity in Tenure and Promotion, on Friday, Nov. 3, 1-2:30 by zoom. AWED Theater utilizes professional actors and an interactive curriculum to explore difficult topics through a unique and engaging approach. Register here.
ON THE LINE is an interactive workshop focused on a living case study that interactively engages participants on ways they can mitigate bias and equity in tenure and promotion practices. In the first half of the workshop, professional actors portray a subtle and complex scenario involving a department's executive committee formally discussing whether one of their junior colleagues should be awarded tenure. The post-performance workshop focuses on the five steps of the AWED's Bystander Leadership program and behavioral response options, allowing participants to unpack issues and practice interventions. ON THE LINE has been presented nationally, both in-person and through live Zoom performances.
Jeffrey Steiger, the Creative Director of AWED Theater, has partnered with FIU’s ADVANCE Office to build this next generation of interactive, educational theater for FIU ADVANCE. Mr. Steiger is an Adjunct Instructor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences and was the founding/former artistic director of CRLT Players at the University of Michigan. He has presented his plays to over 100 academic institutions including Harvard, Stanford and the University of Nagoya, Japan.