Belonging is not a Buzzword

Categorized: Campus Life, Diversity

In the ever-evolving landscape of the college environment, the concept of belonging has emerged as a critical element in fostering…

Measuring the Greatness of Your Community

Categorized: Diversity

The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members. – Coretta Scott King  How…

3 Things to Add to Your DEI New Year’s Resolution

Categorized: Diversity

It’s a new school year and many institutions have committed themselves to strengthening their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts…

Game Your Brain – Control Your Biases

Categorized: Diversity

I have implicit biases, lots of them, and so do you! The absolute first thing we should recognize about implicit…

Elephants & Onions: Peeling Back the Layers

Categorized: Diversity

For so many of us, diversity is often the Elephant in the room. We notice differences, we see differences, and…

Doing the Work of Nuance

Categorized: Diversity

Nuance is “a subtle distinction or variation.”  Effective communication between people that are joined by a mutual endeavor can ensure…

Are You an Intentional Ally?

Categorized: Diversity

We Absolutely Matter

Categorized: Diversity

Watch this important message from Sam Hyun about the AAPI Community and why the Absolutely Matter. 

Higher Education’s DEI Effort: Are colleges and universities performing structural changes or just being performative?

Categorized: Diversity

Recently, the country watched Nikole Hannah-Jones engage in a battle with UNC Chapel Hill’s board of trustees over approving tenure…

Voices of African Americans: The One Thing White People Can Do To Be More Inclusive

Categorized: Black History, Black Lives Matter, Diversity

In early June, I launched an ambitious podcast, Being the Dot. The goal of Being the Dot was to discuss…

Disrupting Complicity

Categorized: Diversity

By: Tara Fuller Complicity (noun): involvement with others in a crime or in another activity that is wrong.* I often…

I Am Authentic

Categorized: Authenticity, Diversity, LGBTQ+ Issues

By: Jared Sampson No one should ever be denied basic human rights because of the color of their skin, religion,…

Being black in white spaces

Categorized: Diversity, Social Justice

Being black in predominantly white spaces can be complicated for African Americans at different ages and stages in life. The…

Hitting the core challenges of culturally-based greek organizations

Categorized: Diversity

I have been working with students for years and every semester there is something new they feel they need to…

Elephants and Onions workshop

Categorized: Communication, Diversity, Social Justice

Motivating students to embrace diversity and peel back the layers of social justice. For many campus communities, diversity is the…

Yeah… but

Categorized: Communication, Diversity, Social Justice

How often do you make excuses for your daily actions? Do you often look back on your actions or reactions…

Improve your intake process and continue to build your organization’s legacy

Categorized: Community Building, Diversity

You want to have the best organization on campus, but are you taking the right steps to make that happen?…

Elephants and Onions: A Training That Goes Beyond Diversity

Categorized: Diversity

Each year, new students come to campuses from every walk of life, and your Student Life community must respond in…