Grounding ourselves: anti-racism / Equity and Identity

Grounding ourselves in this moment (Aug 2023)

Academe Has A Lot to Learn About How Inclusive Teaching Affects Instructors (Pittman & Tobin, Chronicle of Higher Ed, 2022)

How to teach a good first day of class

[includes some really useful perspective not only on climate and content issues, but also on familiarizing yourself with the classroom space, what to wear and call yourself (with attention to gender and race), etc. (FYI: working at Macalester entitles you to a free subscription to the Chronicle of Higher Education; you have to follow their "subscribe" link and register through Macalester College)]

First Day of Class Activities that Create a Climate for LearningThere’s no discounting the importance of the first day of class. Here are a few novel activities for making the most of that first day.

What’s missing from the harm and trauma discourse (opinion)Recognizing the very real trauma many students from historically marginalized backgrounds bring to campus is not the same as coddling them, Nimisha Barton writes.