Microaggressions in the Classroom is a training program that provides resources to support BIPOC and international instructors of record/graduate teaching assistants in addressing microaggressions in the classroom. The training program includes an individualized needs assessment of BIPOC and international GAs; modules that contain information about microaggressions, implicit bias, hate bias, etc., and different solution plans to those issues; as well as the customized impact evaluation of individuals who have completed the program. This training program was designed to deepen the awareness of microaggressions among BIPOC and international communities and to advocate for solidarity among all communities to promote diversity and inclusion in the higher education system. Jiawen is completing her second Fellows cohort this fall. Conducting usability tests for the resource site, Jiawen will invite five users to evaluate the site for the features and functions that need to be improved and receive approval for updates.
Leadership
Jiawen Zhang, Ph.D. student Department of Communication