SXSW EDU 2021

Black Women in the Academy: A Seat that Serves All

Description:

The purpose of this conversation is to highlight the need and opportunity for doctoral programs to employ a universal design approach that integrates culturally relevant social support for Black women. An educator, a historian, and a chemist will converse about their experiences as Black women securing mentorship, finding community, and combatting imposter syndrome while pursuing their doctorates, illustrating how connection based on common experiences facilitates healing.


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Takeaways

  1. Participants will be able to describe academia’s existing limits in optimally supporting Black women and consequently other students.
  2. Participants will be able to witness how connections based on common experiences — ie. being a Black woman with a doctorate — can facilitate healing.
  3. Participants will be able to gather ideas of how to employ universal design principles in designing culturally responsive, doctoral programs.

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Organizer

Ijeoma Kola, Founder, Cohort Sistas


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