Training/Professional Development

Best Practices in Inclusive Faculty Recruitment

We work with all members of search committees to better understand best practices in the practices for hiring. These are not specific only to understanding bias in the process and how to minimize the impact of bias but does include it. We review the hiring data...

Equity Committee

Created a department level equity committee to address issues/concerns at the departmental level

Workshops and Classes for Corporate and Executive Audiences in DEI Topics

School of Professional Studies-delivered training in business, management, and leadership classes that center on topics related to DEI in the workplace. The programs/courses are evaluated based on the number of participants served and based on participant feedback/...

Culturally Sustaining Teaching Certificate

A certificate program offered and administered by the School of Professional Studies. The certificate program addresses unconscious bias in the classroom and is delivered in partnership with UNC Charlotte Urban Education Collaborative and the Department of Middle,...

Professional Studies Scholarship and Fee Waiver Programs

The School of Professional Studies supports and administers scholarship programs to support adult learners in continuing their education. The Anne Spychala Family Charitable Foundation Scholarship for Women in Continuing Education supports women returning to higher...

Implementing Comprehensive Accessible Resources Equitably (ICARE)

In partnership with the Mental Health Research and Practice Lab and ARCHES, ICARE is an equity implementation science initiative focused on providing case management services on campus and in the community. ICARE will be student-run and operated and will allow...

Minority Behavioral Healthcare Business Owner Capacity Building

In partnership with Aspire Community Capital (https://aspirecommunitycapital.org/), the RASE (Race and Social Equity Academy) in the School of Social Work is focused on developing an ecosystem to promote racial and social parity with minority-operated nonprofit and...

RASE Fall Forum

Theme: Houseless Close to Home: Stories from Our Own Backyard The UNC Charlotte School of Social Work Race and Social Equity (RASE) Academy Fall Forum is hosted in collaboration with the Atkins Library. The purpose of this forum is to address racial and social...

Executive Director

Monthly affinity group lunches for students from underrepresented groups; A dedicated orientation for graduate students of color; a GRAD course, Topics in Diversity, offered each spring through the CGLL; GRAD course, Navigating Graduate School as a First Generation...