Academic Development Day

Once every semester, the College devotes a day to faculty discussions about relevant curricular issues and other faculty development activities.  If you have a suggestion for an Academic Development Day breakout session or keynote, please contact us.

Academic Development Day
Wednesday, April 18th
8:30 – 1:00

In response to students' calls for faculty to attend more critically to issues of diversity and inclusion in their classes, we have invited Stanford psychology professor, Geoff Cohen, to speak as the keynote for our spring Academic Development Day.

Professor Cohen will talk with us about what his and others' research on "stereotype threat" can tell us about the connections between classroom climate and academic performance, as well as what faculty can do to minimize the negative impacts of such threats.

Find the day's agenda here.  And download the slides from Professor Cohen's talk here.

Futher information about Professor Cohen's research interests can be found here and here. And follow the links below to some examples of his published work:

A question of belonging: Race, social fit, and achievement. (2007)

Cohen, G., Steele, C. M., & Ross, L. D. (1999). The mentor's dilemma: Providing critical feedback across the racial divide. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 25, 1302-1318.

Walton, G. M., & Cohen, G. L. (2003). Stereotype lift. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 39, 456-467.

Cohen, G. L. & Garcia, J. (2005). "I am us": Negative stereotypes as collective threats. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 89, 566-582.

Identity Threat and the Racial Achievement Gap (project funded by Russell Sage Foundation)