The Identity & Inclusion Series is a set of interactive workshops that focus on building a socially conscious and supportive campus community. Each workshop is open to all students, faculty and staff (unless noted to be student-only or staff-only sessions); accessible to a variety of prior engagement levels; and facilitated with warmth by the members of the Multicultural Affairs team. Sign up for one or many!
Accessibility needs can be specified on the registration form. You can also email multicultural@columbia.edu.
Spring 2025 Workshops
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Identifying Unconscious Bias in PracticeWednesday, February 12, 1:00–3:00 p.m. | Through presentation, discussion, and interactive dialogue exercises, this workshop offers an overview of unconscious bias, the neural processes that guide our snap judgments. For those who have taken unconscious bias workshops with Multicultural Affairs before, this session will additionally feature exercises that help work through implicit assumptions that may be present in your work on campus. This workshop is appropriate for individuals and cohorts of all levels of experience. We encourage multiple colleagues from the same office to attend together, as this iteration of the workshop will focus on examining practices within your functional area. |
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CU Safe ZoneWednesday, March 5, 1:00–4:00 p.m. | CU Safe Zone is a training session that provides foundational knowledge needed to support and act in solidarity with LGBTQ+ communities at Columbia University. This campus-wide program was designed to educate and visibly identify students, faculty and staff who support the LGBTQ+ community; provide an overview of LGBTQ+ communities and some of the issues these communities face; and share various LGBTQ resources available to folks on campus. |
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Understanding Islamophobia and AntisemitismWednesday, March 26, 1:00–3:00 p.m. | Understanding Islamophobia and Antisemitism is an educational and interactive workshop. This session aims to provide a historical foundation for contextualizing the rhetoric behind modern-day iterations of anti-Muslim racism and racialization, as well as anti-Jewish oppression and discrimination. |
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Disability Justice & Planning Inclusive EventsWednesday, April 9, 1:00-3:00 p.m. | This workshop will introduce the 10 principles of disability justice, discuss disability as a community and social identity, and explore how we can center the experiences of students with disabilities in our work on campus. Participants will engage in discussions and activities that explore how we can apply the principles of disability justice on a broader level to planning events and programming that are inclusive and accessible to a wide range of students with different experiences and identities. |