Dean's Dialogue Series

CFANS Dean's Dialogue

Fall 2021 Be the Change: Can Land Grant Universities Overcome Their Racist History? A Journey featuring Ricardo Salvador

Ricardo Salvador continues on topics related to his previous Dean's Dialogue on the role of land grant universities in shaping today’s inequitable agricultural system.

April 2021 Disrupting the Cycle of Racism featuring Ricardo Salvador

This webinar features Ricardo Salvador, senior scientist and director of the Food & Environment Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, He discusses the role of land grant universities in shaping today’s inequitable agricultural system, touching particularly on the experiences of Native people.

February 2021 Dean's Dialogue: Panel Discussion on Disrupting the Cycle of Racism (Audio/visual coming soon)

This is a panel event to hear from featured speakers who will discuss a variety of topics on disrupting the cycle of racism, including disparate impacts of the pandemic on BIPOC students, faculty and staff, engaging students in dialogue about anti-racism in higher education, and more.

November 2020 Disrupting the Cycle of Racism in Higher Education with Patricia Izek

Patricia Izek speaks on the topic of "The Role of HR in Becoming an Anti-Racist Institution." She describes this topic further: "In this divided polarized world, we often look to our institutions to help us make sense of it all. Here at the University of Minnesota, I often hear, "let's diversify" and folks look to Human Resources to tell us how. In reality it is a much more complicated situation and it requires us to first look at ourselves. Come join us in this conversation as we explore how best to do that for us to then honestly look at what changes need to be made to move towards becoming an anti-racist institution."

October 2020 Disrupting the Cycle of Racism: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: A Systems Approach featuring Virajita Singh

Dean's Dialogues are an open exchange of ideas in an effort to understand each other's ideas about diversity. The goal of the dialogue is not necessarily to make a decision or reach consensus. Rather, the dialogue encourages everyone to learn about diversity in CFANS, explore new issues, and build deeper meanings on important topics.

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