Training
As stated in its Notice of Nondiscrimination, Smith College is committed to maintaining a diverse community in an atmosphere of mutual respect and appreciation of differences.
The purpose of the Bias Response Team is to support the college’s efforts to maintain an inclusive campus climate by establishing a mechanism by which it responds to bias incidents. The Bias Response Team is not a mechanism for investigative or disciplinary action. However, it enables the college to track bias incidents, collect aggregate data, identify educational responses, and connect individuals affected by bias incidents with supportive resources.
Training programs on the following topics are available from OEI or coordinated by OEI. Please fill out this intake form and an OEI staff person will contact you about how we can support your needs.
- Equity and Inclusion at Smith for New Hires (link coming soon!)
- Inclusion and Identity Trainings:
OEI Staff can tailor a session to meet the needs of your group or department, but does offer several types of sessions:- Systems of Oppression
- Identity Exploration
- Intersectionality
- Power and Privilege
- Allyship
- Trans Inclusion
- Classism in the Workplace/Classroom
- Anti-Racism and Racial Justice
- Access by Design: Inclusive Teaching
Correction: ODS does NOT send accommodation letters to faculty; they are shared with students and it is the students' responsibility to bring them to faculty. - Culturally Responsive Communication
- How to Use the Calling In C5 Framework
- Bias Awareness and Action
- Microaggressions and Repair
- Microaffirmations
- Cross-Class Dialogues
- Inclusive Hiring
- Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual Misconduct
OEI Staff can tailor a session to meet the needs of your group or department, but does offer several types of sessions:- Discrimination and Harassment for Students
- Disability law and policy
- Bystander Intervention
- Sexual Harassment and Sexual Misconduct for Students
- Discrimination and Harassment for Employees
- Equal Opportunity in the Workplace
- Sexual Harassment and Sexual Misconduct for Employees
- Co-Facilitation
- Tips for Inclusive Leadership
- Responsible Reporting
- Bias Response
- Affirming Identity for Trans and Nonbinary Community Members
- Pronouns: Affirming Identity
- Access by Design: Inclusive Teaching
Correction: ODS does NOT send accommodation letters to faculty; they are shared with students and it is the students' responsibility to bring them to faculty. - Bias Awareness and Resistance for Student Staff
- Workplace Harassment Prevention