John Singer, PhD: Black Male Athletes’ Education Matters: What’s College Sport Got to do with It?
When: Monday, 4/8 @ 6-7:50pm
Where: 001 Upham Hall
Description: Dr. John Singer will present a talk on his research, which identifies “intersections between race, gender, sport, and education…and diversity and social justice matters in sport organizations, with an emphasis on historically underrepresented and marginalized groups.

Chinese Skit Competition
When: Tuesday, 4/8 @ 6-8pm
Where: Leonard Theatre Peabody Hall
Description: The Confucius Institute and the Department of German, Russian, Asian, and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures is co-hosting this event for Chinese language students, where they will act out skits and demonstrate their Chinese fluency.

Valeria Luiselli: Asylum Under Siege: Nations, Borders, and Refugees in the Age of Global Migration
When: Wednesday, 4/10 @ 5:30pm
Where: 1000 Farmer School of Business
Description: Working as an interpreter for Spanish-speaking children in the New York City Immigration Court, Valeria Luiselli realized that rather than just translating 40 questions on an intake questionnaire, she was “providing triage to a humanitarian emergency.” She will be presenting a talk related to her book entitled “Tell Me How it Ends: An Essay in 40 Questions.”

Kate Welling Lecture: Intelligent Lives
When: Wednesday, 4/10 @ 7pm
Where: 152 Shideler Hall
Description: The first part of this event includes a screening of a film called Intelligent Lives, which details the lives of three young adults with intellectual disabilities. After the film, the night’s host will lead a Q&A.

Dr. Mich Nyawalo: “I’m Muslim Don’t Panic”: Responding to French Islamophobia through Hip-Hop
When: Thursday, 4/11 @ 5:30-7:30pm
Where: 040 Irvin Hall
Description: Dr. Mich Nyawalo will present a talk entitled “I’m Muslim Don’t Panic”: Responding to French Islamophobia through Hip-Hop.

Please remember that next week is our very own Diversity & Inclusion Celebration Week, with programming all week and our two workshops on Friday. The associated (public) events are also included below and denoted with **.

Screening of One Day at a Time**
When: Monday, 4/1 @ 3pm
Where: PSY 343
Description: For the first event of the Department’s Diversity and Inclusion Celebration Week, Unidos will present a screening of a TV episode detailing the lives of a modern day Cuban-American family. The episode focuses on what it means to identify as Latinx in the wake of micro-aggressions and hateful comments.

LGBTQ+ Allyship Workshop**
When: Tuesday, 4/2 @ 1-2pm
Where: PSY 134
Description: This is the second event of the Department’s Diversity and Inclusion Celebration Week. Hannah Thompson will host this workshop, where participants will learn the importance of using inclusive language, gain empathy, build cultural respect, and explore ways to create a more inclusive environment.

Coffee with ABPsi**
When: Wednesday, 4/3 @ 9:30-10:30am
Where: PSY 130
Description: In the third event of the Department’s Diversity and Inclusion Celebration Week, members of the Association of Black Psychologists will host a coffee conversation about adversities individuals from diverse backgrounds face on college campuses.

How to Have Difficult Conversations**
When: Wednesday, 4/3 @ 1-2pm
Where: PSY 328
Description: In the fourth event of the Department’s Diversity and Inclusion Celebration Week, Pankhuri Aggarwal and Natalee Price will host a workshop on how, when, and why faculty, staff, and students should have explicit conversations about the impacts privileged and marginalized identities have on power differentials in academia.

César Chávez Day – Transforming America
When: Wednesday, 4/3 @ 5-9pm
Where: 212 MacMillan Hall
Description: The theme of the César Chávez Day Celebration is “Transforming America: Civil disobedience, social change, and environmental justice.” A reception begins at 5:45, followed by film screening of Dolores, who was an equal partner in co-founding the first farm worker union with César Chávez. After the film, a panel discussion will take place, featuring Miami students and professors.

Healthy Masculinities Workshop**
When: Thursday, 4/4 @ 11am-12pm
Where: PSY 134
Description: In the fifth event of the Department’s Diversity and Inclusion Celebration Week, Miami’s Men and Masculinity Committee will host an introduction to masculinity, with a specific focus on the complexities of college-aged men.

Ain’t I a Woman: My Journey to Womanhood
When: Thursday, 4/4 @ 8-11pm
Where: Hall Auditorium (101 S. Campus Ave)
Description: Laverne Cox is the first openly transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in an acting category, and in addition to her career, she is a prominent equal rights advocate. Laverne Cox will share an “empowering message of moving beyond gender expectations to live ore authentically.” This is event is free but ticketed.

Diversity Teach-In**
When: Friday, 4/5 @ 3-5pm
Where: PSY 125
Description: In the final event of the Department’s Diversity and Inclusion Celebration Week, Marie Parsons, Annika Goldman, Alejandro Trujillo, and Sarah Dreyer-Oren will present talks on Modifying Intergroup Anxiety, Ageism and Mental Health, Confronting Racist Incidents on a College Campus: Who Should Respond and Why, and Culture and Help-Seeking: Collecting Cross-Cultural Data at Miami.

Asian Cultural Festival
When: Friday, 4/5 @ 5-7pm
Where: Oxford Uptown Park
Description: The Asian American Association is hosting this event to allow the community and Miami students to learn more about the diverse Asian countries. There will be free food, prizes, and performances.

Racial Legacies and Learning
When: Monday, 3/18 @ 6-9pm
Where: Hamilton Campus, Harry T. Wilks Conference Center
Description: Dr. Karla Scott, from Saint Louis University, will present a talk related to her research on and advocacy for “giving voice to the lived experiences of Black women.”

Women’s Journeys, Women’s Voices: The Refugee Experience in America
When: Tuesday, 3/19 @ 10-11am
Where: Middletown Campus, Johnston Hall 142
Description: “Come and listen to the experiences of local women who started their journey in the United States as refugees. Following the presentations, a light lunch will be served for guests and participants.”

Holocaust and Genocide Education Council Tabling
When: Tuesday, 3/19 @ 10am-3pm
Where: the Outdoor Seal
Description: Students for Israel at Miami and Hillel: Association of Jewish Students will host this tabling event, where attendees can stop by the table and learn what the Holocaust and Genocide Education Council is doing this year.

Women’s History: Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
When: Wednesday, 3/20 @ 12-1pm
Where: Middletown Campus, Gardner-Harvey Library Room 124
Description: “An autobiographical account of how the author, a botanist, found a sanctuary in science, and the disappointments, triumphs, and exhilarating discoveries of scientific work.”

Hamentashen Pass Out
When: Wednesday, 3/20 @ 12-3pm
Where: Armstrong
Description: Hillel: Association of Jewish Students will be passing out Hamentashens and teaching about the Jewish holiday, Purim.

Carmen Miranda: Bananas is my Business
When: Wednesday, 3/20 @ 5:30-7:30pm
Where: Middletown Campus, Johnston Hall 111
Description: This event will feature an “award-winning documentary about the life of 1940s film star and inspiration for the Chiquita Banana logo.”

Tools for Respect, Dialogues, and Diversity (part 1 of 2)
When: Thursday, 3/21 @ 2:30-4:30pm
Where: 320 Laws Hall
Description: “This two workshop series…will build skills in facilitating respectful and productive dialogues across diverse people and diverse topics.” Note that this workshop will feature members of our Department, including Jen Green, Kathryn Smith, and Deborah Wiese. Also note that registration is limited to the first 20 registrants. Register here.

The department’s third annual Diversity and Inclusion Teach-In is on Friday, April 5th from 3-5PM in Room 125. This event is a unique opportunity to learn about and discuss important issues facing our department, campus, and society. I encourage you to attend and spread the word! This year’s event will feature four presentations and discussions on the following topics:

• “Modifying Intergroup Anxiety” – Marie Parsons
• “Ageism and Mental Health” – Annika Goldman
• “Confronting Racist Incidents on a College Campus: Who Should Respond, How, and Why” – Alejandro Trujillo
• “Culture and Help-Seeking: Collecting Cross-Cultural Data at Miami” — Sarah Dreyer-Oren

Dr. Abby Ferber will be on campus for two days next week to give a public lecture (included in Lauren’s weekly roundup) as well as some other programming specifically for faculty. Dr. Ferber is a Professor of Sociology and Women’s and Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado, and Co-founder and Director of the Matrix Center for the Advancement of Social Equity and Inclusion. The Center is the home of The Knapsack Institute: Transforming Teaching and Learning, and the international journal Understanding and Dismantling Privilege, the first and only journal dedicated to examining privilege. Her presentations and workshops include:

Becoming More Inclusive Educators; Tuesday, March 12, 1:15-2:35 – Lunch in UPH 351, Talk in UPH 361 (for Faculty)
Description: This workshop will examine common problems in the classroom, that faculty are often unaware of, but impact already vulnerable and marginalized students. We will examine tools and strategies to create more inclusive classroom environments, no matter what the subject of the course is. We will briefly discuss proactive measures, implicit bias, stereotype threat and microaggressions, which consist of the indignities, disrespect and hostilities that individuals, who belong to marginalized groups face, on a daily basis.

Civil Dialogue and Respect in the Classroom and Beyond: Problems and Solutions; Tuesday, March 12, 2:50-4:10 – UPH 364 (Workshop for Faculty and Administrators)
Description: As social discourse becomes increasingly divisive, it is essential that faculty and administrators understand the complex issues, develop proactive solutions to create civil dialogue in the classroom and on campus, and to provide students with the skills they need to communicate and treat others with respect, even those they most disagree with. In addition, it is essential that we examine strategies that protect our most vulnerable students and faculty, and provide support as they navigate these dynamics.
4:30-6:30 Reception SHRIVER-Main Floor What We Must Remember: A Call to Action

Why Bring Disability into the Curriculum? Wednesday, March 13, 8:30-9:30am – Breakfast in UPH 351, Talk in UPH 365 (for Faculty)
Description: Do you teach about race, gender, or other oppressed groups? Disability is a latecomer to Intersectionality discourse, or the interplay of multiple oppressions, but is relevant to teaching any classes that deal with one or more forms of oppression or privilege. Disability studies is an exciting field that has exploded in the past two decades, and much of the literature in disability studies is intersectional. However, many of us who use the concept of Intersectionality do not include disability, or include it only as term. We will examine concrete examples that demonstrate the importance of including disability more fully in order to really understand these other systems of inequity.

Myths and Misconceptions About White Privilege; Wednesday, March 13, 1:15-2:35 – Lunch in UPH 365 (for Faculty and Students)
Description: White privilege has increasingly entered public discourse and become a divisive and controversial subject. The term has been used and misused in partisan political media. We will examine the definition and concept of white privilege rooted in scholarship, as well as the most common myths and forms of resistance faced in talking about white privilege. Finally, we will explore some methods for responding to these misconceptions.

Dr. Richard Southall: The NCAA Collegiate Model of Athletics: Institutional Racism in an Amateur Disguise
When: Monday, 3/11 @ 6-7:50pm
Where: 001 Upham Hall
Description: Dr. Southall will present a talk as part of the Penny Lecture 2019 series on Race, Sport, and Social Justice.

Further than Falafel: Israeli Dinner and Discussion
When: Tuesday, 3/12 @ 6-7:30pm
Where: 1086 Armstrong
Discussion: Hillel: Association of Jewish Students and Students for Israel at Miami will host a free dinner where attendees will discuss the topic of “What is going on with Israel’s April 9th elections?”. All opinions, backgrounds, and viewpoints are welcomed.

Women’s Read-In/Makerspace
When: Wednesday, 3/13 @ 10am-5pm
Where: King Library, third floor (CDS/room 303)
Description: “The Women’s Center and University Libraries are partnering to celebrate National Women’s History Month with a Women’s Read-in/MakerSpace. The event offers presentations on various aspects of women’s ‘herstory’ as well as creative workshops including vision boards, yarn crafts, button making, rock wrapping, book binding, zine making, and more.”

Hate and Hate Speech Lecture
When: Wednesday, 3/13 @ 4:30pm
Where: 152 Shideler Hall
Description: “As part of the Sherry Corbett Memorial Lecture Series, this afternoon lecture will examine the difference between free speech, hate speech, and academic freedom.” The lecture will also include “discussion on possible responses to this increasingly tense and hostile conflict.”

Safe Zone 101 Training
When: Thursday, 3/14 @ 1-3:30pm
Where: Armstrong Student Center room 2078
Description: Safe Zone 101 trainings are open to students, faculty, and staff, and provide attendees with more information about LGBTQ-inclusive language, being an ally to the LGBTQ community, and resources available for LGBTQ people on campus. Register for the training here.

Deliberate Dining
When: Thursday, 3/14 @ 5-7pm
Where: Marcum Center (951 E Withrow St)
Description: Hillel: Association of Jewish Students is hosting this dinner that is “bringing people of all different faiths together.”

White Day Party
When: Thursday, 3/14 @ 6-8pm
Where: 226 Upham Hall
Description: The Japanese Culture and Language Club is hosting this event to celebrate the White Day Japanese holiday. The celebration will include chocolates, crafts, and a movie screening.

Wil Haygood: The Tigers Who Taught Us Something About Justice
When: Monday, 3/4 @ 6-7:50pm
Where: 001 Upham
Description: Wil Haygood, the author of several books, including The Butler: A Witness to History, will present a talk as part of the Penny Lecture series on Race, Sport, and Social Justice.

Celebrating Global Sisterhood
When: Wednesday, 3/6 @ 4:30-6pm
Where: Shriver Center Heritage Room
Description: This event will bring “together individuals from the Miami and Oxford community in the celebration of diversity and the accomplishments of women around the world.” The event is free but registration is required.

Intellectuals in Revolution: Cuban Cultural Guerrilla Wars
When: Thursday, 3/7 @ 5-7pm
Where: 212 MacMillan Hall (Great Room)
Description: A review of documentary En Un Rincon Del Alma/In One Corner of the Soul (by Jorge Dalton) by Cuban film critic Roberto Madrigal. This documentary follows a conversation with exiled Cuban writer Eliseo Alberto Diego in Mexico City in 2010.

Japanese Culture and Language Club Cooking Night
When: Friday, 3/8 @ 6-9pm
Where: Armstrong Student Kitchen (2055 A)
Description: Join the Japanese Culture and Language Club to make and eat a Japanese meal.

Family Style Shabbos Dinner
When: Friday, 3/8 @ 7-8pm
Where: Chabad, 650 S Campus Avenue
Description: Chabad Jewish Student group at Miami University invites everyone—regardless of background, knowledge, or affiliation—to attend a candle lighting and Shabbos dinner.

Penny Lecture: Billy Hawkins
When: Monday, 2/25 @ 6-7:50pm
Where: 001 Upham Hall
Description: Dr. Billy Hawkins will present a talk entitled “Making America Great Again: Inhibiting the Conversion of Athletic Capital into Political Capital.” Dr. Hawkins is a scholar in sociology of sport and cultural studies, sport management, and sport for development.

Further than Falafel: Would a two-state solution work?
When: Tuesday, 2/26 @ 6-7:30pm
Where: 1086 Armstrong
Description: Students for Israel at Miami and Hillel: Association of Jewish Students are hosting this free dinner, where the dinner conversation will center around whether a two-state solution would work. All opinions, backgrounds, and viewpoints are welcome.

Denice Frohman Poetry Performance
When: Tuesday, 2/26 @ 7-8pm
Where: 152 Shideler Hall
Description: “Denice Frohman is an award-winning poet, educator, and performer from New York City. She is a Canto Mundo Fellow, former Women of the World Poetry Slam Champion, and National Association of Latino Arts & Cultures grant recipient.”

Bill Doan: Frozen in the Toilet Paper Aisle of Life
When: Wednesday, 2/27 @ 7:30-9pm
Where: Oxford Community Arts Center
Description: Bill Doan will perform his monologue and graphic novel where he “creates drawings as receptacles of his anxiety.”

Japanese Arts and Crafts Meeting
When: Thursday, 2/28 @ 6-7pm
Where: 226 Upham Hall
Description: The Japanese Culture and Language Club is hosting a fun night of calligraphy, origami, and other Japanese traditional arts and crafts.

Family Style Shabbos Dinner
When: Friday, 3/1 @ 7-8pm
Where: Chabad, 650 S Campus Avenue
Description: Chabad Jewish Student group at Miami University invites everyone—regardless of background, knowledge, or affiliation—to attend a candle lighting and Shabbos dinner.

Black Life at PWI
When: Friday, 3/1 @ 6-8pm
Where: 053 Shideler
Description: Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority are hosting a discussion on what life is like for black students and faculty.