The UToledo Office of Diversity and Inclusion has created a website dedicated to racial equity to serve as a resource for faculty, staff and students.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the core values of The University of Toledo is diversity,\u201d said Malaika Bell, program manager in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. \u201cIt is not enough, however, to state that we value diversity. We must also strive toward an inclusive and equitable campus environment.\u201d<\/p>\n
The racial equity webpage<\/strong><\/a> will further that mission by serving as a resource for campus community members.<\/p>\n The site offers a comprehensive racial lexicon<\/strong><\/a> to make sure everyone is on the same page with frequently used words and phrases.<\/p>\n \u201cAs a campus of higher education, we must come to a shared understanding on how these common terms should be used,\u201d Bell said. \u201cThis list will help us continue the conversation by ensuring the quality of the dialogue on race is strengthened.\u201d<\/p>\n A faculty toolkit<\/strong><\/a> features links to articles, podcasts, videos, films, TV shows, books, organizations and other resources.<\/p>\n \u201cThis toolkit will give faculty members information they need to better understand the University\u2019s dedication to anti-racism and demonstrate the opportunities for growth and change in our diverse and inclusive institution,\u201d Bell said.<\/p>\n In addition, racial equity trainings<\/strong><\/a> will be available. The first course is titled Getting Comfortable With Talking About Race. Once employees complete three modules, they will become a diversity ambassador and receive a sticker to display.<\/p>\n \u201cThe diversity ambassador sticker shows students and colleagues you are someone they can turn to for support and understanding with issues related to racism,\u201d Bell said.<\/p>\n Bell invites faculty, staff and students to check out the racial equity webpage<\/strong><\/a> to see the resources that are available.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will continue to update and enhance this site to reflect our ever-changing world,\u201d Bell said. <\/p>\n To make suggestions or for more information, email diversity@utoledo.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The UToledo Office of Diversity and Inclusion has created a website dedicated to racial equity to serve as a resource for faculty, staff and students. \u201cOne of the core values of The University of Toledo is diversity,\u201d said Malaika Bell, program manager in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. \u201cIt is not enough, however, to …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60518"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60518"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60520,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60518\/revisions\/60520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}