Abstract
Purdue Institute for Racial Equity (PIRE) was created in response to student and faculty demands for professional development that embeds equity in Purdue University’s campus community. PIRE recognizes the need for professionals in higher education to grapple with issues of race and equity in new and explicit ways. Thus, the PIRE curriculum addresses racial bias in everyday settings in higher education; works with both faculty and graduate students to identify the impacts of systemic bias on student outcomes; as well as develop principles and measures that interrupt bias in interactions with students and with other faculty and staff. PIRE’s central goal is to integrate and embed equity-minded practices throughout the Purdue landscape. In the session, the PIRE team will briefly share the story of PIRE’s launch, the obstacles this innovation faced at a mid-west PWI, and data from the assessment of PIRE’s sessions so far. These include post-module reflections, and quantitative and qualitative results from a third-party survey conducted with 25 award winning faculty who participated in PIRE’s 6-part “Inclusive Pedagogy” pilot. In sharing the survey outcomes, the team reflects on the overall strengths and weaknesses of PIRE’s workshops; how we promoted active engagement in a virtual environment; participant feedback about the value of learning about inclusive pedagogy in a multi-disciplinary cohort; as well as plans for revision and future directions of PIRE.
Presenters
Megha AnwerAssociate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Belonging & Provost Fellow, Purdue University, Honors College, Purdue University, Indiana, United States Nastasha Johnson
Associate Professor, Purdue University, Purdue University, Indiana, United States Christopher Munt
Director of Inclusive Excellence, Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging, Purdue University, Indiana, United States
Details
Presentation Type
Theme
Education and Learning Worlds of Differences
KEYWORDS
Inclusive Pedagogy, Professional development workshops, Faculty and student success
