Culture, Engagement, and Impact Blog

The DEI Committee will be hosting three Roundtable Discussion Events following the topics of three of the DEI Foundational Trainings. SubCommittee #3 has created LMS Courses for each of the trainings which can be references ahead of each of the discussions.

SubCommittee 5 within the DPHS DEI Committee addresses the integration of DEI principals into teaching and learning at DPHS. This work includes: integrating DEI principals into the admissions committee process, establishing the BRIDGE Program to link students from marginalized groups with DPHS faculty and training programs, conducting a gap analysis of the first-year Master's program curriculum and implementing study findings, creating resource lists, and offering trainings/orientations for trainees. 

SubCommittee 4 within the DPHS DEI Committee clarifies the steps to report experiences or observations of microaggression or discrimination. This subcommittee has developed a Reporting Structures Infographic with live links to resources and a process to provide two-way feedback between supervisors and direct reports, faculty, and staff. This subcommittee has also started centralizing the DPHS DEI Committee's metrics and evaluation processes.

SubCommittee 3 within the DPHS DEI Committee addresses the lack of knowledge on foundational DEI principles. This subcommittee focuses on organizing DEI educational offerings, including the DEI Foundational Series.

The DEI Committee would like to invite you to a Virtual Happy Hour/Pride Musical Bingo event in celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride month!

We have curated a playlist of LGBTQ+ artists, spanning through the years and across different genres to test your knowledge of LGBTQ+ music. LGBTQ+ artists haven’t always been as visible as they are today, but that doesn’t mean they weren’t always there – and always a vital part of pop music and the cultural fabric, and we want to celebrate that and so much more with you! Join us on June 25, 2021, at 4:00 - 5:00pm.

One of DPHS' Master's students, Aikya Soni, presented a mixed-methods analysis of inclusive pedagogy. The presentation was created as part of the first-year population health sciences' curriculum. View Aikya's presentation.

 

The May newsletter features Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Bystander Intervention Training opportunities, New & Former DEI Committee members, key dates in May & June, Ways to Celebrate Pride Month, Mental Health Awareness Month, Jewish American Heritage Month, and Announcements. Read the full newsletter!

The DPHS DEI Committee welcomes you to come as you are to this informal Connection & Conversation event. During which we will gather and discuss the events of the past month, including but not limited to: the eleventh and twelfth transwomen being killed by violent means so far this year; the anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s unjust death; the increase of hate crimes and harassment towards Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, including the Atlanta mass shooting which killed six women of Asian descent; and the protests sparked from Sarah Everard’s kidnapping and death.

We would like to express our strongest solidarity with the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. We denounce these repeated, horrific and racist attacks against our AAPI friends and family, and in particular yesterday’s violent attack against Asian Americans in Atlanta,Georgia. We are committed to addressing racism and xenophobia within DPHS and fostering a climate of diversity, equity, and inclusion in our department and across Duke. Everyone deserves to feel safe in their homes, communities and workplace.

Recognizing all that has happened in the month of March and during the past year, our March 2021 Newsletter celebrates International Women’s Day (March 8th) and Women’s History Month. The newsletter also includes resources and ideas on how to celebrate and take time for meaningful conversations with each other, friends, and family. Read  the full newsletter!