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Black lives matter. Everywhere. On the street, in the home, in the academy. While racism manifests in different ways in different places as it intersects with other forms of oppression, we believe that every instance is a manifestation of the same structural and systemic problems. Universities are not insulated from them. Our university is not insulated from them. We see them, and will work continually to make them visible to those who don’t.
Although the current structure of the affinity groups compartmentalizes faculty and staff into single identity categories, we believe that the issues of inequality and marginalization in the university must be thought, and addressed, intersectionally. In our advocacy work and in the programming we sponsor, we will insist on this approach.
The CAHSS Women’s Faculty Network was formed, initially, to help recruit women faculty to UMBC. We have always believed that model is insufficient, in part because it implies that the work of inclusion at the university is complete in the process of hiring. It is not.
We will continue to expand the purpose of this network by centering its programming around mentorship and community-building. We will strive to create a space on our campus where faculty of color, women faculty, and LGBTQ faculty feel safe, supported, and inspired. And we will work to build an environment where all women faculty can chart the intellectual, professional, and personal paths that are meaningful to them.
Our work is far from done, and we believe that UMBC has much work ahead of it to redress problems like harassment, overwork, undercompensation, burnout, tokenization, isolation, and professional frustration that faculty of color, women faculty, and LGBTQ faculty so regularly encounter. It has been and will continue to be our primary commitment to insist that we must confront these issues and to bring them to the attention of those in positions of power at our university, to remind them that these are signs of systemic problems rather than individual misfortune.
We write to let you all know that the WFN will remain committed to resisting models of success that amount to hacks of the neoliberal logic of the university, as this kind of individual advancement may ultimately perpetuate the systems that disenfranchise everyone who isn’t white, male, cis, straight, able-bodied, and well-resourced. And we write to thank each one of you for helping us to build this network of care and support, and to affirm our collective commitment to push UMBC to rise to its guiding principles of equity and inclusive excellence.
In partnership and respect,
Tamara and Rebecca
Investigators identified as “key personnel”, in Public Health Service funded research (e.g., NIH) are reminder they are required to complete the CITI training in Conflict of Interest (COI) prior to
UMBC receiving funding from a PHS awarding agency. COI training is valid for four years.
For more information, go to https://research.umbc.edu/conflict-of-interest-training-2/,
The annual MCC Career Fair is your best chance to meet and network with more than 100 employers from various industries including the government, private, and non-profit sectors.
Students will have the capability to:
SkillSoft Spotlights focus on just-in-time online learning that supports you in navigating complex challenges in personal and professional life, helps you to increase your effectiveness, and to improve your relationships. Each course is 30 minutes or less and is curated to provide tools, strategies, and practices to accelerate your success.
This week's spotlight course is Your Role in Workplace Diversity (30 min)
To understand and appreciate diversity in the workplace, you must develop a deep understanding of yourself, as well as any unconscious bias you may have. Your ability to use a variety of strategies to effectively deal with diverse situations is very important. Equally important is the ability to share these effective strategies openly and leverage the diversity that exists within an inclusive organization.
In this course, you'll explore how to become aware of your attitudes toward diversity, understand the source of any cultural bias you may have, and increase your acceptance of diverse cultures, people, and ideas. You’ll also discover how to become an advocate for diversity and inclusion within the workplace.
Once logged in, simply type the name of the course in the search bar.
Need Login Assistance? Email hrtraining@umbc.edu to set up your account and to help with login difficulties. UMBC faculty and staff accounts are set up within 1 month of hire.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Visit our UMBC SkillSoft page for information on UMBC’s curated role and topic-based certificate tracks as well as professional industry certifications that align with SkillSoft courses.