Tufts Inclusive Education Series (TIES)
[For Faculty, Staff, and Students]
The Tufts Inclusive Education Series is a workshop and dialogue series designed to equip all Tufts community members with the knowledge and tools needed to mitigate various forms of bias. These educational workshops offer a unique opportunity to deepen our understanding of discrimination while learning practical steps to advocate for positive change. The following are the goals for the educational workshops:
- Provide introductory education sessions on the history of bias related to specific identities.
- Provide actionable steps faculty, staff, and students can take to mitigate behaviors rooted in bias on campus.
- Provide context for how all forms of hate are interconnected and intersectional.
- Encourage faculty, staff, and students to bring a greater sense of curiosity and empathy to their interpersonal relationships on campus.
This series is only an entry point for continued work in community with one another. To that end, following each workshop, our office will hold a dialogue opportunity for participants who engaged with the session to process what was learned and build understanding of their peers’ lived experiences related to the session. In this time, participants will be in dialogue with their peers who may hold different perspectives. These spaces will be structured, focused, and led by staff and/or faculty with experience facilitating dialogue across differences. This series will continue beyond this academic year to address additional forms of bias.
Program
Session 1: Tools and Strategies for Addressing Antisemitism
Session 2: Tools and Strategies for Addressing Anti-Palestinian, Anti-Arab, and Anti-Muslim Bias
Session 3: Tools and Strategies for Addressing Racial Inequity
Session 4: Tools and Strategies for Addressing Political Polarization
Session 5: Tools and Strategies for Addressing Transphobia