Please join Kennesaw State University Center for African and African Diaspora Studies as they welcome Dr. Krishauna Hines-Gaither for their spring conversation series, “Let’s Talk with Dr. Krishauna Hines-Gaither.”
During the first event in the series, you will gain the skills to practice culturally responsive pedagogy. Gloria Ladson-Billings (1995), a forerunner in theorizing culturally responsive pedagogy, defines the term as the “dynamic or synergistic relationship between home/community culture and school culture” (p. 467). In other words, how do we bring the cultures of our students into the classroom so that learning is relevant, relatable, and transformative? This workshop focuses on Black college students (but is applicable to K-12).
About the Speaker
Dr. Krishauna Hines-Gaither serves as the Associate Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Guilford College in Greensboro, NC. She holds a Ph.D. in Cultural Studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She has worked in the field of diversity for over 15 years. Before becoming an administrator, Dr. Hines-Gaither was a college professor for almost two decades. She taught Spanish, (Afro)Latin American Studies, African Diaspora Studies and Women and Gender Studies. She is a frequent speaker, trainer and scholar on a variety of topics related to inclusion. Dr. Hines-Gaither has been quoted in national publications, and she is a leading diversity consultant to top rated U.S. and international companies. Dr. Hines-Gaither is also a popular blogger at Cup of Diversity.com.
Upcoming events in this series include:
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How to navigate difficult dialogues on sensitive topics
Date: Tuesday, March 2
Time: 3:30 – 5 p.m.
As our world engages in difficult dialogues on a national scale, the classroom often becomes a microcosm of current events. Educators who work with diverse students online or in face-to-face settings must have tools in their repertoire for engaging difficult dialogues. In this workshop, you will gain hands-on strategies to incorporate, facilitate, and manage content related to racial tensions, social identity, and current events.
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Intersectionality
Date: Wednesday, March 17
Time: 3:30 – 5 p.m.
Building on the foundational work of Kimberlé Crenshaw, this workshop examines the foundations of intersectionality in terms of multiple identities, and also intersectional failures. This workshop will also incorporate strategies for building networks of solidarity across differences, and activism from an intersectional lens.
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Black women and women of color’s strategic voice: How to be heard when no one is listening
Date: Tuesday, March 30
Time: 3:30 – 5 p.m.
Black women are often silenced and made to feel invisible in the workplace, and in other spaces. This workshop examines institutional structures in terms of power dynamics. Gain tangible tools and strategies for how Black women can come from the margin to the center. Learn how to get to the table, and how to maximize your space once there. These tools will be advantageous for women of color in general.
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Stereotype Threat
Date: Wednesday, April 14
Time: 3:30 – 5 p.m.
Coined by psychologist Claude Steele, stereotype threat is the tendency to perform down to people’s expectations of a social group. In other words, people perform not based on their abilities, but based on how others perceive them, especially marginalized people. This workshop unpacks the concept of stereotype threat, its counterpart the imposter syndrome, and offers strategies for how to combat them.
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Dimensions of Oppression (Personal, Interpersonal, Institutional, Systemic, Cultural)
Date: Tuesday, April 27
Time: 3:30 – 5 p.m.
This workshop presents the five dimensions of oppression and offers examples of each, as well as strategies for combating them. Many individuals are not equipped to combat oppression because they have failed to name it. Some are fighting the wrong fight. They may be attacking an issue on an interpersonal level, that really needs an institutional response. Powerful change can happen when there is a systematic understanding about the inner workings of the dimensions of oppression.
From the archive:
Dr. Krishauna Hines-Gaither serves as the Associate Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Guilford College in Greensboro, NC. She holds a Ph.D. in Cultural Studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She has worked in the field of diversity for over 15 years. Before becoming an administrator, Dr. Hines-Gaither was a college professor for almost two decades. She taught Spanish, (Afro)Latin American Studies, African Diaspora Studies and Women and Gender Studies. She is a frequent speaker, trainer and scholar on a variety of topics related to inclusion. Dr. Hines-Gaither has been quoted in national publications, and she is a leading diversity consultant to top rated U.S. and international companies. Dr. Hines-Gaither is also a popular blogger at Cup of Diversity.com.