Training
Addressing issues like discrimination and bias and cultivating skills like cross-cultural communication and inclusive practices can be complex and, in some cases, require individualized, ongoing solutions. The Office for Equity and Inclusion uses its expertise to guide campus partners toward those solutions. For more information, please contact the office at oei@smith.edu.
General Training Programs
Training programs on the following topics are available from OEI or coordinated by OEI. Please fill out this intake form and an OEI staff person will contact you about how we can support your needs.
- Equity and Inclusion at Smith for New Hires (link coming soon!)
- Inclusion and Identity Trainings:
OEI Staff can tailor a session to meet the needs of your group or department, but does offer several types of sessions:- Systems of Oppression
- Identity Exploration
- Intersectionality
- Power and Privilege
- Allyship
- Trans Inclusion
- Classism in the Workplace/Classroom
- Anti-Racism and Racial Justice
- Access by Design: Inclusive Teaching
Correction: ODS does NOT send accommodation letters to faculty; they are shared with students and it is the students' responsibility to bring them to faculty. - Culturally Responsive Communication
- How to Use the Calling In C5 Framework
- Bias Awareness and Action
- Microaggressions and Repair
- Microaffirmations
- Cross-Class Dialogues
- Inclusive Hiring
- Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual Misconduct
OEI Staff can tailor a session to meet the needs of your group or department, but does offer several types of sessions:- Discrimination and Harassment for Students
- Disability law and policy
- Bystander Intervention
- Sexual Harassment and Sexual Misconduct for Students
- Discrimination and Harassment for Employees
- Equal Opportunity in the Workplace
- Sexual Harassment and Sexual Misconduct for Employees
Leadership-Focused Training
- Co-Facilitation
- Tips for Inclusive Leadership
- Responsible Reporting
- Bias Response
Online Trainings
- Affirming Identity for Trans and Nonbinary Community Members
- Pronouns: Affirming Identity
- Access by Design: Inclusive Teaching
Correction: ODS does NOT send accommodation letters to faculty; they are shared with students and it is the students' responsibility to bring them to faculty. - Bias Awareness and Resistance for Student Staff
- Workplace Harassment Prevention