The Joyful Journey: Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scholar Professional Development Series (Spring 2025) - Writing Your Diversity or Inclusion Statement for the Academic Job Market

Date & Time

Monday, 3 March 2025 - 11:00am to Monday, 3 March 2025 - 12:00pm

Location

Online

Organizer

Center for the Integration of Teaching, Research, and Learning

 

This online event is designed to guide individuals on how to effectively write a diversity statement as part of an academic job application – a document outlining a commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). We will focus on highlighting past experiences and future goals in creating an inclusive environment, particularly in academic settings. This is the fifth event in our eight-part series “The Joyful Journey: Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scholar Professional Development Series.”

Speakers

Preston Cumming, Professional Development Lead, Center for Teaching & Learning, University of Colorado Boulder

Event Schedule

This online event meets on Monday, March 3 at 11pm-12am Gulf Time / 3-4pm Atlantic / 2-3pm Eastern / 1-2pm Central / 12-1pm Mountain / 11am-12pm Pacific.

Audience

This event is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers looking for an introduction to fundamental academic professional development topics.

Accessibility

If you have access needs, please let us know what they are. Contact Kate Diamond (kdiamond3@wisc.edu), who is supporting this workshop, to let us know how we can help you have a successful experience. In addition to meeting individualized needs, we will also take measures throughout the workshop to support accessibility for all our students:

  • Enabling live captioning in synchronous sessions
  • Incorporating multiple modes of interaction into synchronous sessions

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