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The Office of Institutional
Diversity and Equity (IDE), the Office of Pluralism and Leadership
(OPAL), and the Tucker
Foundation are bringing back workshops on socioeconomic class to Dartmouth
this April. Open to all interested employees, the workshops explore how
people's family backgrounds, incomes, and financial security can affect their
interactions with one another.
Hosting the workshops is part of the Economic Equity Initiative, a project
sponsored by IDE, OPAL, and the Tucker Foundation. The goal of the initiative,
which also includes a 12-person working group, is to increase conversations on
the Dartmouth campus about differences in social and economic class. The
workshops are run by Class Action, a national organization dedicated to raising
consciousness about class and its impact on relationships, organizations,
institutions, and culture.
"People really enjoyed the workshops last year, so we're pleased to
have them back," says Giavanna Munafo, associate director for training and
educational programs in IDE. In anonymous surveys following the workshops last
year, one employee wrote, "The physical demonstration about the growing
gap between rich and poor powerfully opened my eyes," while another wrote,
"The workshop inspired me to think more about how I can address class
issues in my work on campus."
The first workshop, on Monday, April 9, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., is a
full-day introductory program. The second workshop on Tuesday, April 10, from
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., is for employees who participated last year, or who
completed the full-day program on April 9. To participate, register with IDE at
646-9196 by April 4.
By STEVEN J. SMITH
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