Breaking the Bias Habit Workshop Nov. 20
The ADVANCE Rising Tide Center at the University of Maine will host two sessions of the workshop, “Breaking the Bias Habit: Retaining and Advancing Excellent Faculty Through Bias Literacy,” on Nov. 20.
Two sessions, 9–11:30 a.m. and 2–4:30 p.m., will be held at the Wells Conference Center.
The workshop will provide the vocabulary for talking about and recognizing implicit gender bias, and will present evidence-based strategies to reduce the effect of implicit biases.
The event will be facilitated by Molly Carnes, co-director of the Women in Science & Engineering Leadership Institute (WISELI) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; and Jennifer Sheridan, executive and research director at WISELI.
Registration is required by Nov. 18. To register, for more information or to request a disability accommodation, contact the ADVANCE Rising Tide Center at risingtide@maine.edu or 207.581.3439. More about the center is online.