Monday, June 24, 2024
2:00 – 3:30 pm ET

Face Opposition, Sustain Your Efforts & Continue Doing Great Work

In higher education, students want action. But DEI workers are exhausted, leading to an exodus and a chilling effect on progress. We need resilient tactics to keep pushing for justice.

DEI work faces a barrage of daily challenges that can be trying for even the most seasoned professional. Join us on June 24, 2024 when our expert presenter - Rhonda I. Fitzgerald, the Executive Director for Sustained Dialogue Campus Network – will provide strategies for setting boundaries and practicing self-care, drawing from interviews with 50 DEI practitioners and students at 14 schools.

Learn tried and tested practices that will help you face opposition, find meaningfulness and merriment in your work, develop a mutually motivating team, and maintain mental and physical well-being as a key part of shared work culture. Be able to sustain your efforts and continue doing the great work you do.

Topics Covered

Gain crucial, actionable takeaways that will help you:

• Become familiar with key archetypes and establish boundaries, recognizing that not everyone is an ally.
• Use tools from community organizing to make work manageable and clear.
• Be a role model in setting healthy cultures.
• Focus on meaning, mental and spiritual health, and building a crew.
• Embrace this challenging time as a part of the work – tap into tools to approach this the same way our predecessors have and remember that, “You’ve got this!”

Presenter

Rhonda I. Fitzgerald is the Executive Director for Sustained Dialogue Campus Network.
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