Diversity Training and Programs

We offer a variety of training programs and initiatives to support diversity and inclusion in the workplace, and encourage you to explore future events and view past recordings. 

Learn more about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at the University by visiting miami.edu/diversity or contact wei@miami.edu. If you have any questions about a specific DEI training session, please contact HR’s Talent & Organizational Development team at tod@miami.edu. To learn about upcoming events visit: hr.miami.edu/events. 

• A Conversation on Gender and Pronouns with Claire Oueslati-Porter Ph.D.

  This event will take place on Friday, June 2, from 10 am to 11:30 am.

  Interactive Virtual Sessions: Register via ULearn

  Change is often uncomfortable and can happen rapidly. Relying on assumptions can lead to mistakes, embarrassment, and anxiety. Gender pronouns such as he/him, she/her, they/them, are how we refer to the gender identity of ourselves and others. Using the correct pronouns are one way to demonstrate respect and support a diverse and inclusive culture of belonging.

  During this interactive session faculty and staff will hear from Claire Oueslati-Porter PhD., interim director of the Gender & Sexuality Studies Program and senior lecturer about gender, the significance and evolution of pronouns, and how to utilize pronouns effectively in the workplace.

• Inclusive Leadership: How to Build an Inclusive Environment

  Interactive Virtual Sessions: Register via ULearn 

  In this new session, we will discuss what it means to be an “inclusive leader” and how to become an advocate for change within the workplace. This interactive virtual session will empower and equip leaders to develop inclusive environments where everyone feels valued and respected.

• Vector Solutions (formerly Everfi) Training Courses: Managing Bias, and Diversity: Inclusion in the Modern Workplace

  On-Demand: Register via ULearn 

  The University has partnered with Vector Solutions (formerly Everfi) to provide the online training courses, Managing Bias and Diversity: Inclusion in the Modern Workplace. These courses support the University’s commitment to a culture of belonging and our values of diversity, integrity, responsibility, excellence, compassion, creativity, and teamwork. They will introduce you to the personal experiences and perspectives of individuals and the importance of valuing our differences and similarities. 

  The courses, in addition to being highly interactive and engaging, are based in research and best practices for communicating and maintaining healthy relationships with your colleagues.

• Diversity and Inclusion Interactive Theatre

  Interactive Virtual Sessions: Register via ULearn 

  Experience a dynamic learning modality that combines multi-dimensional human content with the drama of theatre while exploring skills to foster a culture of inclusion. Consider how traditional diversity dimensions impact the variety of concerns and reactions people are experiencing around work during COVID-19. 

• Creating a More Inclusive Environment: Understanding Our Unconscious Bias

  Interactive Virtual Sessions: Register via ULearn 

  Learn to lead sensitive conversations with empathy and apply behaviors that foster a more inclusive team culture. This new session will help us examine some of our biases and recognize how and where they may have developed during our life experiences. We will use customized case studies for practicing this approach and learn some actions to address them. 

• Moving from Ally to Accomplice: Building Our Capacity for Authentic Connection

  Interactive Virtual Sessions: Register via ULearn

  This workshop will take you through a journey of deconstructing what it means to be an ally, and how to authentically show up for others while navigating common feelings of self-doubt and “imposter syndrome”. Weaving in personal anecdotes and storytelling, you will learn key historical facts, and begin to explore the true meaning of allyship and how it has been used in modern social justice movements.

• Cooking and Conversation with Chef Alain Lemaire

  This event took place on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Click here to view the recording.

  May is Haitian Heritage Month – an annual celebration of history, culture, and pride. Join award-winning chef Alain Lemaire and explore Haiti’s vibrant culture through engaging conversation, delightful cooking, and delicious food!

  Using the universal language of food, attendees learn how to prepare authentic Haitian recipes and experience an enlightening cultural immersion with our guide, Chef Alain Lemaire, Co-Owner and Executive Chef of Sensory Delights Catering, and a native of Port-au-Prince Haiti.

• Negotiation and Worldview: Practices and Tips

  This event took place on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Click here to view the recording.
  
  We are often in situations in the workplace when we need to interact with others who hold different identities and perspectives from ours. We can frame these differences as worldviews. Some worldviews are more compatible with the one we hold, and others are more challenging.
  
  

Dr. Beth Fisher-Yoshida, Executive Coach and Professor of Professional Practice and Program Director of the Master of Science in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution program at Columbia University, shares her research and insights on some of the influences that shape our worldviews, and subsequently, how we interact, communicate, and negotiate with others. She also covers some basic framing of negotiation and tips on how to develop more self-awareness in preparing for future negotiations.

• Shifting the Narrative Indigenous History & Contemporary Culture of US

  This webinar took place on Thursday, Apr. 13, 2023. Click here to view the recording

  Learn how to be a supportive ally to Indigenous people and enhance your knowledge of Indigenous US history. The goal of this session is to recognize the contributions of Indigenous people on the present US culture, and understand how history doesn’t remain in the past – it’s happening now.

• Commemorating Black History Month: Leadership Insights Panel

  This webinar took place on Friday, February 24, 2023. Review the 2023 Black History Month recording.

  

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  Review the 2022 Black History Month event recap or recording.

  Review the 2021 Black History Month event recap or recording.

• FAAST Facts: Get the Details About This Free Assistive Technology Program

  This webinar took place on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Click here to view the recording.

  Learn about the FAAST team at the UM campus and how to access their services. The goal of this webinar is to increase the awareness of accessibility resources and their benefits made available through FAAST.

• Mindset, Momentum & Institutional Change with Brian Buford Executive Director University Culture & Employee Success at the University of Louisville

  This webinar took place on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. Click here to view the recording.

  Hear from Brian Buford, Executive Director for University Culture & Employee Success at the University of Louisville on how he turned obstacles into treasures and leveraged his mindset to reframe situations and create a compelling vision and strategy for what an inclusive and welcoming campus can be. Learn how success can be a circular journey when approached with intention and can deliver exceptional results in unexpected places.

• Disability in the Workplace Awareness Month

  October is Disabilities in the Workplace Awareness Month at the University. Read more.

  Learn about the resources available at UM and how you can support an inclusive environment for people with disabilities.

• A Conversation on Gender and Pronouns

  This webinar took place on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. Review the 2022 Conversation on Gender and Pronouns event recording.

  Gender pronouns such as he/him, she/her, they/them, are how we refer to the gender identity of ourselves and others. Using the correct pronouns is one way to demonstrate respect and support a diverse and inclusive culture of belonging.
  
  During this interactive session, hear from Claire Oueslati-Porter PhD., interim director of the Gender & Sexuality Studies Program and senior lecturer about gender, on the significance and evolution of pronouns, and how to utilize pronouns effectively in the workplace.

  

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  Review the 2021 Conversation on Gender and Pronouns event recording. The recording is from the session that was held on June 29, 2021.

• I Am A Filipino: And This Is How We Cook with Chef Nicole Ponseca

  This event took place on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Review the 2022 event recording.

  

  Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month through the lens of Filipinos, the Latins of Asia.
  
  Using the universal language of food, attendees will learn a classic and simple Filipino dish, make a refreshing beverage, and attend an enlightening cultural immersion with our guide, noted restaurateur, chef, and James Beard finalist, Filipina American Nicole Ponseca.
  
  At the end of this event, she hopes you’ll learn more about the Filipino community, the second largest Asian group in the United States.

• Honoring Women's History Month: Visionary Women Panel

  This webinar took place on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Review the 2021 Visionary Women Panel event recap and recording. 

  

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  Review the 2021 Visionary Women Panel event recap and recording. 

• Commemorating Native American Heritage Month

  This webinar took place on Tuesday, November 30, 2021. Click here or the image below to view the recording.

  

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