Category: DEI
The Words We Say Matter: Empowering Students in the Classroom
In these turbulent times, it can be a challenge to navigate classroom dialogue. What can I say? What can’t I say? How do I facilitate meaningful conversation? The facilitators will lead active conversations exploring strategies that support open dialogue in the classroom. Session PowerPoint *Note: To access the Zoom recoding, please use this passcode: kcS^WJ.8 […]
Oct 3, 2023
InnovatED Symposium Presentations 2023: Keynote on AI
The InnovatED Symposium included presentations on AI usage in education, inclusive classroom strategies, improving assessments and learner outcomes, techniques to improve engagement and learning, and incorporating simulation into curriculum.
Sep 28, 2023
Strategies for Adopting and Advancing Holistic Admissions Review
This workshop will present the role of holistic review in mission-based admissions. Attendees will gain practical strategies for how to identify the core values of their program for the balanced assessment of academic and non-academic attributes. Presenters will share tools for developing standardized prompts and rubrics for use across various assessment techniques, such as virtual […]
Sep 19, 2023
Carrying out the ITEACH Values: Supporting Your Students with Accommodations
Session cosponsored by UNMC Office of Faculty Development and Offices of Inclusion and Equity. Requests for accommodations in health sciences higher education have been on the rise. Often, accommodations are unfamiliar to faculty who have not yet had a student who has had accommodations in their courses. The implementation of accommodations often takes innovation, teamwork, […]
Aug 17, 2023
Equitable, Valuable, & Readable: How to Write An Outstanding Letter of Recommendation
Session co-sponsored by the UNMC Office of Faculty Development and Offices of Inclusion and Equity Letters of recommendation (LOR) serve an essential role throughout the academic physician’s career, from residency applications to faculty promotion. Many faculty writing these letters, particularly junior-level academicians, may have little information on what a letter should include or how they can […]
Mar 28, 2023
Examine the components of mattering and the critical role they play in improving health science education and the learning environment.
Mar 2, 2023
Holistic Review: One College’s Experience
During this one-hour session, presenters will share the process, outcomes and next steps resulting from the implementation of a holistic review model of admissions.
Jan 27, 2023
Postdoc Workshops: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
UNMC is dedicated to ensuring all individuals have a voice and feel respected and heard. We offer a variety of trainings to ensure you know your rights, as well as how to understand and appreciate diversity.
Jan 2, 2023
What Women Want: Mentoring Panel Discussion
Watch this panel discussion about the challenges women in medicine face and what can be done to remediate them.
Dec 13, 2022
Watch this session to explore systems that promote and challenge equity across faculty experience.
Oct 19, 2022
