Delphi Programs Page
Diversity-related upcoming Delphi Events:
Reframing Autism
Care Team U: Management of Student Crises
Other Faculty Development Events:
How Does It Feel To Be A Problem: BIPOC Faculty, Othering, and Mental Health Strategies for Empowerment
12:30 p.m. Microsoft Teams
“How Does It Feel To Be A Problem: BIPOC Faculty, Othering, and Mental Health Strategies for Empowerment” is an exploration of the challenges and unique experiences faced by BIPOC faculty, particularly in the context of “othering” and its potential impact on mental health. This workshop will touch on various experiences BIPOC faculty currently face in workplace culture such as legislation regarding DEI and collegiality of higher ed. This workshop hopes to serve as a welcoming space for constructive conversation and community.
Dr.
Ahmad R. Washington PhD, is an associate professor at UofL
with dual appointments in the department of Pan-African
Studies and the department of Counseling and Human
Development. He currently serves as the school counseling
program coordinator, where he works with pre-service school
counseling students as they prepare to transition into the
profession. Dr. Washington received his B.S. in psychology
from Francis Marion University, his M.A. in clinical
counseling from Webster University, and his PhD in counselor
education and supervision from the University of Iowa. Dr.
Washington’s primary research and pedagogical interests
within school counseling explore how hip-hop culture, as
texts, discourses and practices, represent salient and
constructive sites of fugitivity and refusal, particularly
for black students confronting and negotiating structural
anti-Blackness.
Dr.
Kaila Adia Story is an associate professor at UofL in the
departments of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies and
Pan-African Studies, as well as the Audre Lorde Endowed
Chair. She is also the co-creator, co-producer and co-host
of Louisville Public Media’s “Strange Fruit: Musings on
Politics, Pop Culture, and Black Gay Life,” a popular
award-winning, 8-year running podcast. Her research examines
the intersections of race and sexuality, with special
attention to Black Feminism, Black Lesbians and Black Queer
identity. Dr. Story was named as an LGBTQ+ community leader
and change maker as a part of NBC’s inaugural #Pride30,
Recently, Dr. Story was chosen as the 2022 Champion of Pride
for the state of Kentucky by The Advocate.
Register here: https://uofl.me/2024biopic-faculty