Thirty years ago, Professor Bill Simmons (architect of the American Cultures/AC requirement at UC Berkeley) asked “what could be so important? He was rhetorically positioning the teaching, learning and reflections on race in American life, at the heart of what would become the AC requirement (the only campus graduation requirement). Today, that same question still holds significance, and increasingly is the subject of intense debate from city hall, to governor’s mansions, to school boards. What is “up”...
This Carcerality and Advising Panel serves as an introductory conversation on the connections between carceral logics (how the institutions of prisons and practices of imprisonment inform our daily lives, work, and relationships) and advising at the university. This panel will offer reflections from staff on-campus who are collaboratively imagining interventions to the status quo while conversations about abolition continue to grow throughout our communities.
Excited and anxious about our transition to fall semester? Overwhelmed about the change that lies ahead and unsure about how to start planning? This session is designed to support the advising and student services community in strategizing about the future. Panelists will discuss processes, tools, strategies, principles, values to ground your logistical planning. We won’t have all the answers but we will offer you some great questions to guide your thinking!
As this unprecedented semester nears its end, our students are facing very challenging decisions, in addition to navigating complex issues around family, basic needs, well-being, and academics. We are being called upon to assist students through these difficult decisions which are unlike any we have faced before. Please join us as we think together as a community about how best to support our students. We will grapple with some challenging student scenarios and learn from each other and our panel of...
This session will introduce core concepts, policies, and practices to assist advisors in understanding and engaging trans and nonbinary identities and communities. The workshop will provide attendees with practices to create gender inclusive spaces to support trans and nonbinary students.
Topics Covered:
Core concepts and definitions Policies & practices impacting trans and nonbinary communities Creating affirming spaces - Inclusive practices and...
This interactive session/workshop provides an overview of stereotype threat and how it impacts student engagement and success. We will introduce strategies, such as wise criticism, that can mitigate stereotype threat in your interactions and promote a greater sense of belonging. We will provide you with opportunities to apply these strategies through small breakout sessions and whole group dialogues.
This workshop is based on a module from Berkeley's new Equity-Oriented Advising and Coaching model.