Join the post-election Q&A call: Strategies for dealing with emerging classroom dynamics

College of Education faculty and graduate students can join this call from the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity.

We have received numerous requests for a discussion of post-election stress and ways that under-represented faculty can cope with emerging classroom dynamics. So we’ve invited your favorite guest expert on race in the classroom to provide an open Q&A session. Bring your questions and concerns for professor Chavella Pittman 2-3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8.

About the facilitator:

Chavella T. Pittman, PhD, is an associate professor of sociology at Dominican University. She is a faculty development coach who nurtures effective faculty with strategies for efficient course planning, contextualized teaching evaluations, and inclusive college classrooms.

Her research interests include interpersonal oppression (e.g., race, social class, religion, gender, sexual orientation) and higher education. Her publications include “Multicultural Education and Social Justice Actions” (Intercultural Education, 2009), “Race and Gender Oppression in the Classroom: The Experiences of Women Faculty of Color with White Male Students” (Teaching Sociology, 2010), and “Exploring How African-American Faculty Cope with Classroom Racial Stressors” (The Journal of Negro Education, 2010).

The University of Georgia has new institutional membership with the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity. This is an independent center dedicated to helping faculty make successful transitions throughout their academic journey. National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity programs and services help faculty increase writing productivity, maintain work-family balance, and create broad networks of collegial support on their campus. However, this is not just a resource for new faculty. The center can be a useful resource for professional development, and many tenured faculty find the Monday Motivator and webinars to be particularly beneficial.

Because of our institutional membership, faculty and graduate students can join for free. Please share this broadly in your departments. The National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity is not just a resource for diversity, equity, and inclusion, it truly is a faculty development tool!