• Title: Turning the Conversation to Whiteness
• Date and Time: July 1, 2020 @ 12:00
• Turning the Conversation to Whiteness: Session Three Video
• Turning the Conversation to Whiteness: Session Three Presentation (pdf)

This teach-in is the third in a three-part series that focuses on systemic racism in the U.S. This session create space to:

• Understand the social construction of Whiteness
• Explore the ways Whiteness shows up for us as individuals
• Deconstruct Whiteness at a systemic level issue
• Address audience questions

Dr. Kyle Dodson

Dr. Kyle Dodson is the CEO of the Greater Burlington YMCA. Formerly the Director of Multicultural Student Affairs at Saint Michael's College in Burlington, Vermont, and then principal of Lee Academy, a public elementary school in Dorchester, MA and Director of the Center for Service and Civic Engagement at Champlain College in Burlington. Dodson has a doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy studies from the University of Vermont, an MBA in Finance and Management from Columbia University, as well as, a History degree from Harvard University.

Paul Marcus

Paul Marcus is a white anti-racist activist, educator and consultant.  He is the Lead trainer at Community Change, Inc. in Boston, MA, an organization where he served as Executive Director for 16 years. His own journey has led him to continually examine the limitations of the ideological lenses he carries with him as a straight, white, male in a society that structurally privileges people with those identities. Foundational to all of his work is making visible the systemic reality of racism and other forms of oppression – you can’t challenge something if you don’t know it exists. He taught “History and Development of Racism in the U.S.” at Boston College for 16 years and “Dynamics of Racism and Oppression” at the Simmons School of Social Work.

Christa Hagan-Howe

Christa Hagan-Howe (she/her and they/them pronouns) works as a Diversity Educator in the Center for Cultural Pluralism. In her role, she provides training, workshops, and consultations around diversity and social justice for the staff and faculty of UVM. In addition to her work at UVM, she also has a passion for online learning and teaches social justice courses for Champlain College Online.

Dr. Wanda Heading-Grant

Dr. Wanda Heading-Grant is the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at The University of Vermont (UVM). Throughout her leadership she has established programs and policies fundamental to the advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion  Her wealth of professional experience and volunteer involvement on the boards of numerous non-profit organizations and civil rights committees have earned her a reputation as a cultural architect able to build and sustain real and lasting change. Dr. Heading-Grant is a Clinical Associate Professor in the College of Education and Social Services and a member of the graduate faculty at UVM.

• Title: Cops, Courts, and the Criminal Justice System
• Date & Time: June 24, 2020 @ 12:00
• Cops, Courts & the Criminal Justice System: Session Two Video
• Cops, Courts & the Criminal Justice System: Session Two Presentation (pdf)

This teach-in is the second in a three-part series that focuses on systemic racism in the U.S. This session create space to:

• Explore systemic racism in the criminal justice system & the disproportionate impact on Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) communities 
• Examine biases and assumptions that lead to an unjust criminal justice system
• Address audience questions

Dr. Stephanie Seguino

Dr. Stephanie Seguino is a Professor of Economics at the University of Vermont, Research Associate of the Political Economy Research Institute, and a Fellow of the Gund Institute for the Environment. Prior to obtaining a Ph.D. from American University in 1994, she worked as an economist in Haiti in the pre- and post-Baby Doc era. Her research explores the relationship between intergroup inequality by class, race, and gender, on the one hand and economic growth, and development on the other. At the local level, she conducts research on racial disparities in policing and co-authored Driving While Black and Brown in Vermont (2017), a study of racial disparities in Vermont policing. Stephanie is past president of the International Association for Feminist Economics and is currently president elect of the Association for Social Economics. She is Associate Editor of Feminist Economics and the Review of Keynesian Economics. She has been an advisor or consultant to numerous international organizations including the World Bank, United Nations Development Program, the Asian Development Bank, and US AID, and publishes regularly in a number of economic journals, including World Development, Journal of Development Studies, and Feminist Economics.

Dr. Alec Ewald

Dr. Alec Ewald is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Vermont, teaching courses in constitutional law and American politics. His current research focuses on restrictions accompanying criminal convictions, often called “collateral consequences.” He is author of The Way We Vote: The Local Dimension of American Suffrage (Vanderbilt University Press, 2009), and co-editor of Criminal Disenfranchisement in an International Perspective (Cambridge University Press, 2009). His work has been published in Law & Social Inquiry, Social Science Quarterly, the Yale Law Journal Online, the Wisconsin Law Review, and the Columbia Human Rights Law Review, among others.

Paul Suk-Hyun Yoon (he/him/his pronouns)

Paul Suk-Hyun Yoon serves as Senior Advisor for Strategic Diversity Assessment & Research in the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and he serves as Vice-Chair of the President’s Commission for Inclusive Excellence. In addition to his work at UVM, Paul is also a Partner with CQ Strategies, LLC a local consultancy that helps organizations become more culturally proficient through training, education, resources, and on-going support.

• Title: What is Systemic Racism
• Date & Time: June 17, 2020 @ 12:00
• What is Systemic Racism: Session One Video
• What is Systemic Racism: Session One Presentation (pdf)

• Exploring the four levels of racism
• Explaining systemic racism
• Addressing Audience Questions

Dr. Sherwood Smith

Dr. Sherwood Smith (he/him/his pronouns) serves as Senior Executive Director for Diversity & Engagement in the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. As a faculty member in the Department of Leadership & Developmental Sciences he teaches developmental classes on culture, ethnicity and prejudice. As Director for the Center for Cultural Pluralism (CCP), he coordinates and provides professional development for faculty and staff on issues of cultural and social justice. In addition to his work at UVM, he is also a founding Partner with CQ Strategies, LLC a local consultancy that helps organizations become more culturally proficient through training, education, resources, and on-going support.

Christa Hagan-Howe

Christa Hagan-Howe (she/her and they/them pronouns) works as a Diversity Educator in the Center for Cultural Pluralism. In her role, she provides training, workshops, and consultations around diversity and social justice for the staff and faculty of UVM. In addition to her work at UVM, she also has a passion for online learning and teaches social justice courses for Champlain College Online.

Paul Suk-Hyun Yoon

Paul Suk-Hyun Yoon (he/him/his pronouns) serves as Senior Advisor for Strategic Diversity Assessment & Research in the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and he serves as Vice-Chair of the President’s Commission for Inclusive Excellence. In addition to his work at UVM, Paul is also a Partner with CQ Strategies, LLC a local consultancy that helps organizations become more culturally proficient through training, education, resources, and on-going support.