Inclusive Leadership Learning Cohort 2024: Session 1 "Inclusive Leadership, With or Without Title or Authority"

Offering nine unique sessions, the primary goal of the Inclusive Leadership learning cohort is to prepare graduate students with inclusive leadership skills that they can apply now and in the future. Leaders with this skillset can help build and sustain inclusive cultures at every level within our institutions, organizations, and communities. Inclusive leadership training is both critical for individual leadership development and essential for building a collective movement to support lasting structural change. Graduate students will create a personal definition of inclusive leadership and a plan for applying those skills in ways that make a difference in various spheres of influence and professional contexts.

In addition to expert facilitator-led sessions, prominent guest speakers and DEI leaders from various industry and academic contexts will share personal stories, practical strategies, and ways they promote individual and collective action.

Session 9: "Capstone Presentations & Certificate Ceremony"
November 19
Location: Friend Center 006

At the final session of the learning cohort, graduate students will present their capstone projects and inclusive leadership action plans. Graduate alumni mentors and campus partners will join in the celebration of learning, and certificates of completion will be awarded. 

Offering nine unique sessions, the primary goal of the Inclusive Leadership learning cohort is to prepare graduate students with inclusive leadership skills that they can apply now and in the future. Leaders with this skillset can help build and sustain inclusive cultures at every level within our institutions, organizations, and communities. Inclusive leadership training is both critical for individual leadership development and essential for building a collective movement to support lasting structural change. Graduate students will create a personal definition of inclusive leadership and a plan for applying those skills in ways that make a difference in various spheres of influence and professional contexts.

In addition to expert facilitator-led sessions, prominent guest speakers and DEI leaders from various industry and academic contexts will share personal stories, practical strategies, and ways they promote individual and collective action.

Session 8: "The Role of Inclusive Teaching & Mentorship in Inclusive Leadership"
Topics:
November 12
Tentative Location: Louis A. Simpson B60ABC
(Guest Facilitator TBA)
Topics:
- Virtuous Cycle of Inclusive Teaching and Mentorship
- Pedagogical Approaches for Inclusive Teaching
- National Academies of Science & Medicine (NASEM): The Science of Effective Mentoring
- National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity Mentorship Map

Course syllabus, modules, reading materials, and reflection assignments are on Canvas.

Offering nine unique sessions, the primary goal of the Inclusive Leadership learning cohort is to prepare graduate students with inclusive leadership skills that they can apply now and in the future. Leaders with this skillset can help build and sustain inclusive cultures at every level within our institutions, organizations, and communities. Inclusive leadership training is both critical for individual leadership development and essential for building a collective movement to support lasting structural change. Graduate students will create a personal definition of inclusive leadership and a plan for applying those skills in ways that make a difference in various spheres of influence and professional contexts.

In addition to expert facilitator-led sessions, prominent guest speakers and DEI leaders from various industry and academic contexts will share personal stories, practical strategies, and ways they promote individual and collective action.

Session 7: Developing & Assessing Effective DEI Initiatives
October 29 (Facilitators: Shawn Maxam and Kimberly Tiediken, HR)
Carl A. Fields Center MPR 104
Topics:
- Accountability and continuous improvement
- Multi-pronged approaches to assessment
- Best practices in industry and academia

Course syllabus, modules, reading materials, and reflection assignments are on Canvas.

Offering nine unique sessions, the primary goal of the Inclusive Leadership learning cohort is to prepare graduate students with inclusive leadership skills that they can apply now and in the future. Leaders with this skillset can help build and sustain inclusive cultures at every level within our institutions, organizations, and communities. Inclusive leadership training is both critical for individual leadership development and essential for building a collective movement to support lasting structural change. Graduate students will create a personal definition of inclusive leadership and a plan for applying those skills in ways that make a difference in various spheres of influence and professional contexts.

In addition to expert facilitator-led sessions, prominent guest speakers and DEI leaders from various industry and academic contexts will share personal stories, practical strategies, and ways they promote individual and collective action.

Session 6: Becoming an Ally & Bystander Intervention
October 23 (Facilitator: Travis Tucker, Jr., Assistant Dean of Diversity and Inclusion
Director of the Carl A. Fields Center for Equality & Cultural Understanding)
Carl A. Fields Center MPR 104
Topics:
- Strategies for individually and collectively disrupting bias
- Exploring methods of allyship
- Identifying opportunities for bystander intervention

Course syllabus, modules, reading materials, and reflection assignments are on Canvas.

Offering nine unique sessions, the primary goal of the Inclusive Leadership learning cohort is to prepare graduate students with inclusive leadership skills that they can apply now and in the future. Leaders with this skillset can help build and sustain inclusive cultures at every level within our institutions, organizations, and communities. Inclusive leadership training is both critical for individual leadership development and essential for building a collective movement to support lasting structural change. Graduate students will create a personal definition of inclusive leadership and a plan for applying those skills in ways that make a difference in various spheres of influence and professional contexts.

In addition to expert facilitator-led sessions, prominent guest speakers and DEI leaders from various industry and academic contexts will share personal stories, practical strategies, and ways they promote individual and collective action.

Session 5: Social Change Model and Understanding Implicit & Explicit Bias
October 15 (Farheen Choudhary and John DeLap)
Carl A. Fields Center MPR 104
Topics:
- Social Change Model of Leadership Development
- Harvard Project Implicit (IAT)
- Identifying Bias within Systems & Structures
- Improving communication and collaboration across diverse teams by fostering an environment of mutual respect and trust

Course syllabus, modules, reading materials, and reflection assignments are on Canvas.

Offering nine unique sessions, the primary goal of the Inclusive Leadership learning cohort is to prepare graduate students with inclusive leadership skills that they can apply now and in the future. Leaders with this skillset can help build and sustain inclusive cultures at every level within our institutions, organizations, and communities. Inclusive leadership training is both critical for individual leadership development and essential for building a collective movement to support lasting structural change. Graduate students will create a personal definition of inclusive leadership and a plan for applying those skills in ways that make a difference in various spheres of influence and professional contexts.

In addition to expert facilitator-led sessions, prominent guest speakers and DEI leaders from various industry and academic contexts will share personal stories, practical strategies, and ways they promote individual and collective action.

Session 4 "Inclusion & Belonging, Valuing Difference"
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Julis Romo Rabinowitz A17
Topics:
- Supporting intersectional identities and multigenerational workplaces
- Understanding Social Identity and History of Discrimination within the U.S. context
- Inclusive Innovation

Course syllabus, modules, reading materials, and reflection assignments are on Canvas.

Offering nine unique sessions, the primary goal of the Inclusive Leadership learning cohort is to prepare graduate students with inclusive leadership skills that they can apply now and in the future. Leaders with this skillset can help build and sustain inclusive cultures at every level within our institutions, organizations, and communities. Inclusive leadership training is both critical for individual leadership development and essential for building a collective movement to support lasting structural change. Graduate students will create a personal definition of inclusive leadership and a plan for applying those skills in ways that make a difference in various spheres of influence and professional contexts.

In addition to expert facilitator-led sessions, prominent guest speakers and DEI leaders from various industry and academic contexts will share personal stories, practical strategies, and ways they promote individual and collective action.

Session 3: Inclusive Leadership & Intercultural Competence
September 24 (Farheen Choudhary will co-facilitate with Professor Joy Schneer, Ryder University)
Carl A. Fields Center MPR 104
Topics:
--The importance of intercultural competence in inclusive leadership in an ever-expanding global context across all sectors
--An overview of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) and guide to interpreting individual survey results

Course syllabus, modules, pre-reading materials, and reflection assignments are on Canvas.

Offering nine unique sessions, the primary goal of the Inclusive Leadership learning cohort is to prepare graduate students with inclusive leadership skills that they can apply now and in the future. Leaders with this skillset can help build and sustain inclusive cultures at every level within our institutions, organizations, and communities. Inclusive leadership training is both critical for individual leadership development and essential for building a collective movement to support lasting structural change. Graduate students will create a personal definition of inclusive leadership and a plan for applying those skills in ways that make a difference in various spheres of influence and professional contexts.

In addition to expert facilitator-led sessions, prominent guest speakers and DEI leaders from various industry and academic contexts will share personal stories, practical strategies, and ways they promote individual and collective action.

Session Two: Inclusive Leadership Requires Emotional Intelligence
September 17 (Guest Speaker: Farah Harris)
Julis Romo Rabinowitz A17
Defining & Honing Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
Barriers to Practicing Emotional Intelligence
Cultivating Compassion, Empathy, and Trust
Leadership and Self-regulation

Course syllabus, modules, reading materials, and reflection assignments will be on Canvas.