MIZZOU COMMUNITIES
Faculty Community
The following programs and resources are provided to help faculty and instructors create an inclusive classroom where all students are engaged, feel comfortable participating in classroom discussions and are encouraged to discover different perspectives and respectful of the instructor and each other.
In the Classroom
- Promoting an Inclusive Classroom: A guide for faculty, GIs and TAs
- Intellectual pluralism
(Office of the Provost) - Religious holidays and suggested accommodations
- Working with students with disabilities
- Sample syllabus statements for ADA and intellectual pluralism
- Diversity-intensive course requirement—Proposed changes to the General Education program to include a diversity-intensive course requirement.
Faculty Development and Training Programs
- Difficult Dialogues—The MU Difficult Dialogues program is designed assist faculty in understanding controversial and divisive issues in the student body and help them empower students to express opposing views respectfully and in the spirit of open-mindedness. Program activities provide an environment in which differing views are defended, heard, and considered by those who hold conflicting ideas and values across cultures.
- Cultural Competency and Leadership Development Program—A program of the Chancellor's Diversity Initiative, this program delivers customized professional development sessions, workshops and coaching for faculty, staff and students to become culturally-competent leaders. To request training, contact Noor Azizan-Gardner at 573-882-6282 or Azizan-GardnerN@missouri.edu.
- Equity and Hiring Training and Consultation—The MU Equity Office offers customized training and consultation on effective strategies and best practices for faculty search committees as well as training on equity issues such as sexual harassment and hostile workplace. To request training, contact the MU Equity Office at 573-882-9069 or equity@missouri.edu.
- Safe Space Training—Participants in the training learn about the challenges of homophobia, campus resources, and how to be supportive to members of the LGBTQ community. At the conclusion of the training, participants have the option to display a Safe Space symbol as a signal to LGBTQ individuals that they maintain a safe and affirming environment.
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