We are in a time of heightened attention to issues of racial discrimination and inequity throughout our society and in higher education. Although the issues and problems being highlighted are anything but new, events of the last several months challenge us to reflect on how many established practices and unexamined assumptions unnecessarily work against inclusiveness and reproduce inequity.
We stand with President Holloway in our commitment to a beloved community.
Messages from President Holloway:
From President and Chancellors: Affirming Our Asian Community
Statement from President and Chancellors on the Breach of the U.S. Capitol
We Thank and Honor Our Veterans
Resources for an Uncertain Time
With Mellon Foundation Grant, A New Institute for Racial Justice
In Pursuit of Excellence: Our Commitment to Equity
New Senior Vice Presidents to Advance Our Mission
Rutgers Will Defend and Support Our International Students
Message from President Jonathan Holloway
And, Rutgers community Speaks Out for Racial and Social Justice
If you are aware of hate incidents on campuses or places that have been made unsafe due to expressed bigotry and other unacceptable and insensitive acts, please report them using the Bias reporting system.
Resources
We also want to share a few resources that we have found especially helpful and relevant in spurring reflection and suggesting concrete steps instructors can take, often right away, in their work with undergraduates. We invite you to engage with these resources, explore the numerous excellent links embedded in them, and share them with your colleagues. We will be adding additional resources to this list.
We recognize that many instructors have made these issues a central part of your teaching, mentoring, and pedagogical thinking for a long time and we value that work. Thank you for all that you have already done, and for all that you will do moving forward. We see this as small step in a conversation that must, and will, continue for a long time to come.
Below please find a list of resources. Our team looks forward to working with you and your colleagues as you reflect and incorporate these best practices.
Please read this longer piece by Dean Susan Lawrence on our evolving thinking about the choice between synchronous and asynchronous remote instruction: document Musings on Asynchronous and Synchronous Remote Instruction and Online Courses by Susan E. Lawrence (194 KB)
pdf Our Students are Feeling Overwhelmed (676 KB)
There are a number of especially helpful links within this article:
Leveraging the Neuroscience of Now
Why We Should Stop Grading Students on a Curve
Driving Up or Dialing Down Competition in Introductory STEM Courses
Inclusive Teaching (from CBE-Life Science Education)
How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive: Advice Guide
Eight Actions to Reduce Racism in College Classrooms
Direct link to the rubric which provides a checklist/rubric of 8 research-based equity issues that, in particular, affect online learners.
How Teachers Are Changing Grading Practices With an Eye on Equity
