The Center for Cultural Pluralism Seminars
The Center for Cultural Pluralism has organized the following series of special seminars to engage our community in awareness, understanding and meaningful actions. The first at 5pm on Sept 17th is free and open to the public with three experts discussing microaggression. The three sessions on September 18th from 9-12pm require registration. Free to UVM faculty, staff and students.
Discrimination in a New Package, Microaggressions:
How to Understand Indirect Bias in Our Lives
Date: Thursday, September 17, 2009
Time: 5pm-6:30pm
Place: Memorial Lounge, Waterman Building
This program shares the most current research on microaggressions and its impact on marginalized communities/cultures. It will provide a forum to discuss the best practices for addressing microaggressions from multiple viewpoints and situations. Furthermore, we will bring together the following experts to discuss the issues:
David Rivera: Therapist, multicultural researcher and doctoral candidate in counseling psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University. He has degrees from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Wyoming. The bulk of his professional experience is in higher education administration, including multicultural affairs, academic and career advising, and counseling center work.
Nicole Watkins: Multicultural researcher and therapist, academic advisor, and doctoral candidate in the psychological counseling program at Teachers College, Columbia University. She has an extensive background in student development, including work in student affairs, academic advisement, vocational counseling, program administration, and student leadership development.
Kevin Nadal: Professor, psychologist, performer, activist, and author who received his doctorate in counseling psychology from Columbia University in 2008. He is an assistant professor of psychology and mental health counseling at John Jay College of Criminal Justice- City University of New York.
This program is open to the public. Please call (802)656-8833 for more information.