Writing Your Diversity Statement for the Job Market

Friday, November 3, 2023
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM

 

This workshop is a webinar ONLY – please do not come to the CTE office.

 

To attend the webinar, log-in as a guest at 2023-2024 GTA Programming. This is a Blackboard Collaborate Session.

The webinar starts at 11:45 a.m. and we kindly request participants to enter the webinar at least 15 minutes prior to the start time and no later than 11:50 a.m. 


Details

Faculty job postings regularly request a diversity statement, in addition to teaching and research statements. These written essays from job applicants help faculty search committees identify candidates who have the skills, experience, and/or willingness to engage in activities that enhance campus diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts.

How do you approach writing a diversity statement? What should it say? What can be included - research, teaching, and service experiences and activities, or values, views, and future goals? What are search committees looking for, and what if you haven't experienced any issues personally? This workshop will help guide you in exploring your personal experiences and help you determine what to emphasize and include in your statement. You will learn what aspects of faculty life and academia contribute to an institution's DEI mission, and how best to illustrate your personal commitment to such DEI goals using the various facets of your own experiences.

This is a working webinar, requiring that you do some reflective writing in advance of the workshop, so that the workshop can include individual writing, group discussion, and feedback. Participants will leave with an outline of their statement and guidance to continue crafting it.

You DO have a story to tell. Learn how to write a Diversity Statement that stands out!


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Facilitator


Michelle L. Hardee
Program Manager, Graduate TA Training
Center for Teaching Excellence


Michelle L. Hardee is the program manager for graduate student teaching assistant training and professional development in the Center for Teaching Excellence. She received her Ph.D. in marine science from the University of South Carolina and a master's from Grice Marine Laboratory at the College of Charleston. Throughout her 19-year teaching career, Michelle has been actively involved in marine science education and teacher training. She taught throughout her graduate program, as an instructor at Coastal Carolina University and as an adjunct professor of geology at the College of Charleston and is currently an instructor in the Marine Science Program at UofSC. She is a staunch advocate of all graduate students and of the critical need that GTAs develop pedagogical knowledge and professional skills for any future career pathway.