Making Exceptions
At our March 18, 2022 session, the group discussed how we make exceptions during the pandemic. What is the balance between sticking …
Simple Diversity Exercises
Simple exercises can help students understand the breadth of diversity. Many times, when we say “diversity,” students think we are only talking …
Trigger Warnings
On April 6, 2018, the Productive Discomfort cohort discussed trigger warnings. Below are some notes from that session: A limited background on …
Automated Responses
Sometimes it can be difficult to get students to pay attention to what is really happening. We have all be guilty of …
Setting Up Class
When seeking to create a classroom environment that will be safe for the discussion of difficult topics, it is important to spend …
Universal Design
faculty who embrace the universal design paradigm proactively design courses to address a student body that is increasingly diverse with respect to …
Responding to Campus Events
On Sept. 29, 2021, the Productive Discomfort cohort examined how to productively discuss campus events such as the the attack in College …
2020-2021 Examen
At the end of the 2020-2021 academic year, the productive discomfort cohort watched the 15-minute video Eyes to See: An Anti-Racism Examen …
Productive Discomfort: Calling In vs. Calling Out
The group discussed this video in which two professors reflect on an incident in which a student makes an anti-Semitic remark. The …