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The Person You Mean to Be:
How Good People Fight Bias
What began as a simple practice among administrators became a District-wide event, as building principals, faculty, staff, and even members of the Board of Education read Dolly Chugh's 'guide to social change through personal transformation' in the summer of 2021.
Chugh is a Harvard-trained social psychologist and professor at NYU Stern School of Business. The evidence-based book examines her years of research in unconscious bias and its role in psychology, sociology, economics, and political science. She argues that even those who consider themselves 'good people' are susceptible to bias, and we should instead strive to be "good-ish," that is, people who are always growing, with a goal of becoming fully "good"
Through research, anecdotes, and personal stories, Chugh shares practical questions and advice for self-reflection, questioning, and growth.
Harvard Gender & Work Symposium
Dolly Chugh presents The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias at Harvard's 2019 Gender and Work Symposium.
Independent Schools:
Implicit Bias
Ms. Chugh discusses the implicit association test and how results can help show us all the associations that we have learned through the society around us and may or may not be what we consciously think about.
Author/Lecture Series
Professor Dolly Chugh and Stern graduate Jennifer Wynn (MBA '14) will discuss Professor Chugh's book, The Person You Mean to Be, which offers evidence-based advice on fighting inequality for yourself and becoming a better advocate for others.
Dr. Derrick Gay
Dr. Gay is an educator, activist, and consultant working across a broad spectrum of sectors on a range of topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. As the District's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion consultant, his work will focus on collaborating with students, teachers, parents, and the Board of Education via presentations and workshops. Additionally, Dr. Gay will also assist the District in our long-term planning efforts in this area.
Dr. Gay has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, Business of Fashion, The Huffington Post, El Tiempo Latino, NPR, The Brian Lehrer Show, and 60 Minutes. He is also a Forbes contributor.
Dr. Gay has also produced two TEDx Talks: "The Double-Edged Sword," which explores the irony that the word diversity often undermines diversity goals; and "Why Elephants Hold the Key to Success in the 21st Century," which explores the nature of racial discourse in the United States.
Dr. Gay is a proud graduate of Whitney Young Magnet High School; Merit School of Music; Oberlin College, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Columbia University, and The University of Pennsylvania.
Anti-Racist Strategies with Dr. Derrick Gay and Mirna Valerio
White Identity in Diversity Discourse with Dr. Derrick Gay and Dr. Natalia Petrzela
PBS Interview with Dr. Derrick Gay on Reframing Diversity
TEDxYouth Talk with Dr. Derrick Gay: The Double Edged Sword
Dr. Bryant Marks
Dr. Bryant Marks worked with faculty and parent groups last year in our Schools, and we are excited to invite him back for additional training this school year. Dr. Marks, Sr. is a minister, researcher, trainer, and award-winning educator. He has provided diversity, equity, and inclusion training for eighteen years. His personal and professional mission is to develop the knowledge, wisdom, and skills of others that will allow them to reach their full potential and live their lives with purpose and passion. Dr. Marks is the Founding Director of the National Training Institute on Race and Equity and is a professor in the Department of Psychology at Morehouse College. He served on President Obama’s Board of Advisors with the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans and as a senior advisor with the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Dr. Marks was a contributor/trainer with the Obama Administration’s My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) and 21st Century Policing programs. Dr. Marks has provided implicit bias training to individuals in education (K-12 and higher education), philanthropy, non-profits, local and federal government, and several other sectors.Dr. Marks holds a B.A. in psychology and a minor in economics from Morehouse College, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of Michigan. Dr. Marks conducts research and professional development in the areas of diversity and implicit bias, Black male psychology and development, the academic achievement of minority college students, innovations in STEM education, and personal passion and productivity.
Acknowledging and Managing Implicit Bias
The Hidden Bias of Good People
Implicit/Unconscious Bias in Human Services
Resume Bias: National Training Institute on Race & Equity
Scarsdale Teachers Institute Courses
Author Visit: Ken Liu,
The Paper Managerie
The Paper Menagerie, a magic realist story about a biracial American boy and his Chinese American mother, is the first piece of fiction to simultaneously win three of the world’s top speculative fiction literary awards (Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy). In this talk, author Ken Liu will discuss writing the story, various reader reactions to it, the complex process of interpretation through which every story becomes a joint creation of the reader and the writer, and how our self-narrative remains the most important battleground in our ongoing examination of structural racism in America. Time will be reserved for audience online Q&A with the author.
Classroom Libraries Supporting Diversity Equity & Inclusion: Easy Lessons in Windows, Mirrors, and Sliding Glass Doors
Author Visit: Joy Harjo,
Three-Term U.S. Poet Laureate
Joy Harjo, internationally renowned performer and writer of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation will discuss her trailblazing life and career, as well as her second memoir, Poet Warrior, in conversation with cultural historian Lori Rotskoff.
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