Workshops, Events, Continuing Education

Workshops, events, and continuing education offer an opportunity to engage with others in a structured way to learn more about diversity, equity and inclusion. Experiences may be offered in person or as live virtual webinars; visit each page to learn more about the delivery method.

General Concepts

• Office of Diversity and Inclusion DEI Education Program
  • DEI Foundations
  • Social Identity 101
  • Microaggressions 101 
  • Microaggressions 102
  • Microaggressions and Me
  • Microinterventions
  • Navigating Difficult DEI Conversations
  • Practice Makes Progress: Microintervention
  • Practice Makes Progress: Navigating Difficult DEI Conversations
• CFAES Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Webinars
  • Identity, Power, and Privilege
  • Intro to Intersectionality
  • What’s All The Hype? An Introduction to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Implicit Associations, Insidious Assumptions: Unintended Manifestations of Bias in Everyday Life
  • Stand Up, Speak Out: How to Interrupt Bias by Being an Active Bystander
  • Introduction to Microaggressions: Small Actions That Have a Big Impact
  • When Good Intentions Backfire: Understanding the Impacts of Common Microaggressions
  • Difficult Conversations: How to Talk About Anything
• “That’s Not What I Meant:” Not-So-Smart things Well-Intended People Say in the Workplace – BuckeyeLearn (in-person course)
• Transforming Workplace Culture: Identifying and Addressing Implicit Bias in the Workplace – BuckeyeLearn (in-person course)
• President and Provost’s Diversity Lecture and Cultural Arts Series - Office of Diversity and Inclusion  
• REACH Suicide Prevention Training - The Ohio State University Suicide Prevention Program
• Recovery is Spoken Here - Student Wellness Center
• Glenn College MAPS Programs
  • Did I Hear That? Strategies for Responding to Microaggressions and Bias
  • Cultural Competence: Privilege and Positionality
  • Inclusive and Anti-Bias Writing Practices in Public Service
  • Anti-Racism 101
  • Understanding Privilege and Positionality for Social Change
• Student Education and Empowerment Workshops – Center for Belonging and Social Change
  • Center for Belonging and Social Change 101
  • Who Am I?
  • BuckAlly Dream Intro
  • P.O.P Off: Power, Privilege and Oppression
  • Intro into Intersectionality
  • Microaggressions 101
  • Speak Up
  • BuckAlly Dream Advocate
  • Fostering Inclusive Organizations and Spaces
  • Black Lives Matter: A Conversation Around Culture and Community in White Spaces
  • Racialization and Its Impacts on Asian American Identities
  • LGBTQ 101
  • Pronouns 101
  • Trans 101
  • Safe Zone
  • Creating LGBTQ Inclusive Classrooms
  • Disability 101 and Accessibility
  • Disability: Foundational Terminology and Frameworks
  • Disability Justice
  • Understanding Antisemitism 
     

Identity-Specific Topics

Ability and Disability

• Diversity and Ability - Glossary
• Diversity and Ability - YouTube Channel
   

Age

• California Department of Aging: Equity in Aging Resource Center - Ensuring Equity in Aging webinar series
• Glenn College MAPS Programs
  • Navigating a Multi-Generational Workplace

Faith

• Religious Holidays, Holy Days, and Observances - Office of Academic Affairs
• University Interfaith Council
   

Gender and Sexual Identity

• College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Webinars
  • Who Am I?
  • Gender Demystified: Creating Inclusive Spaces for People of All Genders
  • The Language of Inclusion: Pronouns and Other Gendered Words
• Events at the Women’s Place – Ohio State  
• Glenn College MAPS Programs
  • Gender Identity and Expression in the Workplace
  • Empowered Women’s Leadership
  • Professional Presence for Women: Navigating Career Challenges & Opportunities
• Campus Women's Groups - Employee Resource Groups
   

Race, Ethnicity and National Origin

• COVID-19 and Anti-Asian Racism: Impacts, Historical Oppression, Action - Office of Diversity and Inclusion  
• We’re Not Your Model: Dismantling the Asian Model Minority Myth - Office of Diversity and Inclusion  
• Glenn College MAPS Programs
  • Cultural Competence: Race and Racism
• OLÉ - Organization of Latine/Hispanic Employees - Employee Resource Group
   

Social Class

• Human Rights Careers: Free Courses on Tackling Poverty and Economic Injustice  
  • The Challenges of Global Poverty
  • From Poverty to Prosperity: Understanding Economic Development
  • Poverty & Population: How Demographics Shape Poverty
     

Veterans

• America’s Warrior Partnership
• DAV Local and National Events 
   

Continuing Education Opportunities

The following are formal educational opportunities offered through Ohio State. For programs with associated costs, consider applying for a Staff Professional Development Grant or utilizing Faculty and Staff Tuition Assistance (applicable to academic courses billed through Ohio State’s tuition and fees process). 

• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Certificate – College of Arts and Sciences  
• DICE Certificate Program – Center for Belonging and Social Change
• Serving Veterans and the Families Certificate – College of Social Work
• CareLine Development Training Series – College of Social Work
• Courses offered through academic departments
  • African American and African Studies
  • Asian American Studies
  • Comparative Ethnic and American Studies
  • Disability Studies
  • Latino/a Studies
  • Sexuality Studies
  • Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• National Conference on Diversity, Race & Learning – Office of Diversity and Inclusion