Concern Gathering: The Role of Institutions in Addressing Racial Inequity
Virtual Engagement Events
November 17 - December 1, 2021
Ever find yourself holding back from engaging in conversation regarding a high-stakes issue on your campus, or even among those closest to you? With research indicating a nation evermore divided by political differences, it’s no wonder why.
To assist higher education stakeholders in having conversations across difference, NASPA is partnering with the Kettering Foundation to develop campus-based resources for dialogue and deliberation within and outside of the curriculum. We are seeking your input related to the topic of the role of institutions in addressing racial inequity. In the months of October through November, NASPA is offering an opportunity for you to tell us what you really think are the concerns and solutions for campuses to consider regarding challenging issues in higher education today. We are looking to gather data representative of the higher education and student affairs profession as a whole.
Based on thoughts shared during these sessions and at a few NASPA events a team of NASPA staff and volunteers will be creating a resource to assist campuses in facilitating dialogues on campus based on the topic of the role of institutions in addressing histories of oppression. Virtual sessions will be held during the following dates and times:
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Wednesday, October 20- 2:30pm-4:30pm ET
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Wednesday, October 27- 2:30pm-4:30pm ET
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Wednesday, November 3- 2:30pm-4:30pm ET
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Wednesday, November 10. -2:30pm-4:30pm ET
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Wednesday, November 17 -2:30pm-4:30pm ET
- Wednesday, December 1 -2:30pm-4:30pm ET (Just Added!)
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What is Concern Gathering?
The first step in the process of creating an issue guide is the practice of concern gathering. Concern gathering is the sharing of ideas and opinions related to a specific topic. It is an active session where you will listen to people who are affected by an issue and share your concerns, values, and ideas about the respective issue. These concern gathering sessions help us make sure that the issue guide we create represents authentic areas of concern and potential options to make a decision or to take a course of action related to the guide’s topic.
There are no right or wrong concerns and you don’t need to have any experience with the topic; you just need to be a member of a campus community and be willing to share your thoughts! This is our opportunity to listen to you.
About Dialogue and Deliberation
Dialogue and Deliberation are innovative processes that help people come together across differences to tackle challenging problems and conversations. In a time of extreme political partisanship and increased conflict between religious and ethnic groups, teaching, spreading, and supporting the skills of Dialogue and Deliberation are vital (National Coalition of Dialogue and Deliberation).
NASPA’s Project Page "Issue Guides for Deliberative Dialogue" includes our first and second issue guides in partnership with the Kettering Foundation, on Free Speech and the Inclusive Campus and Fraternity and Sorority Life along with resources to train moderators on how to conduct a forum so that every sector across the higher education community may participate. NASPA’s issue guide can be used for dialogue between students and practitioners, and cross-functionally across different departments and levels of leadership as well. Institutions that conduct a forum with the guide should make sure to fill out a program evaluation to ensure proper assessment of the tool and to inform future research. Please visit the project page linked above for more!
About the Kettering Foundation
The Kettering Foundation is a research institution invested in developing thought leadership through learning exchanges, to help answer the Foundation’s primary question: What does it take to make democracy work as it should?
Contact Information
Registration Issues/Questions:NASPA Main Office - (202) 265-7500
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Program Questions/General Information:Diani Ali- (202) 265-7500 ext 1241
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