When: February 23, 2024 at 3:30-5:00 pm.
Where: Bryan Building Room 128
Refreshments to follow the Panel Discussion. Students, Faculty , and Staff are welcome!
This session will provide you with information on the types of issues BIPOC students face, coping strategies for maintaining physical and emotional well-being, best practices for offering help, and available resources. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions.
Dismantling Oppressive Systems: Building Just Communities Dates: July 26-29, 2021. Pitt’s 2021 Diversity Forum, Dismantling Oppressive Systems: Building Just Communities, is online, free, and open to all. This year’s forum sessions and workshops will engage and equip participants with the knowledge, skills and resources to identify sources of systemic oppression, … Continued
Dr. Yarnecia Dyson (NCSU) and Dr. Naomi Hall-Byers (of Winston Salem State University and the Principal Investigator on an NSF Grant), are conducting a study that is focused on understanding interpersonal aggression and factors that contribute to violence among Black/African American college students. They are currently recruiting for *virtual* private one-on-one … Continued
Dr. Stephanie I. Coard, Associate Professor and Director of the African American Families Strengths and Strategies Lab will be the INAUGURAL Speaker for our Series, “Bringing a Race Equity Lens to Health and Human Sciences”. In the company of her student lab members, they will facilitate a discussion on their RACE TALK Project. … Continued
“Racism is a public health crisis,” according to a May 2020 statement from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). This means that racism — whether unintentional, unconsciously, or concealed — has affected Black Americans’ access to equal and “culturally competent” health care. Read More
Topic: “Realizing Nonviolent Resilience” Time and Date: Tuesday, February 9, 4:00 PM- 5:30 Zoom: https://uncg.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrd-mprD0vE9anns6glF1qANsaGSdAjYZ4 Join the Peace and Conflict Studies Department for a Colloquial series discussion of the October 2020 release of Realizing Nonviolent Resilience: Neoliberalism, Societal Trauma, and Marginalized Voice (New York: Peter Lang,2020), edited by UNCG Professor, … Continued
Through generous support from Dean Mattacola’s Office, the UNCG School of Health and Human Sciences is now a Silver Sponsor for the 9th Annual Faculty Women of Color in the Academy Conference hosted by Virginia Tech! This conference is a unique educational and professional opportunity for indigenous and women of color in … Continued
In the School of Health and Human Sciences, we remain committed to actively engaging in challenging those systems that engage in systemic and structural racism and violence against those who are marginalized, disenfranchised, and oppressed. Our dedicated and experienced minority faculty are nationally and internationally recognized.
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