Join the Equity, Inclusion, & Action Committee at two important AERA Sessions in Toronto!

A Call for Bold Leadership: Disrupting Inequities that Cause and Stem from Trauma in our Schools and Communities

Division A Vice Presidential Session #2
Date: Sunday, April 7, 9:55-11:25am 
Location: MTCC, 200 Level, Room 201D

Abstract: We are living in times where our educational institutions, both K-12 and higher education, and communities are increasingly experiencing traumas such as mass deportations, detainment, and separation from families, teen suicide stemming from LGBTQ+ discrimination and gender violence, police shootings and an inequitable justice system, displacement and homelessness from natural disasters, race-based trauma, and gun violence in schools. Trauma intersects with history, culture, race, gender, ability, sexuality, language, and location and disproportionately affects those who are most marginalized. In this interactive session, we will have a panel discussion followed by small group critical conversations about ways we can disrupt inequities causing and stemming from trauma in our K-12 schools, communities and in higher education so that we can begin to heal by building critical systems of support that are community-centered and justice-oriented. 

Chair:
Dana Thompson Dorsey
 
Participants:
Lolita Tabron, Moderator
Lisa Bass
Rebeca Burciaga
Susan Faircloth
Decoteau Irby
Cheryl Matias

Early and Mid-Career Mentoring for Equity-Focused Faculty: Navigating the Promotion and Tenure Process and Authenticity

Division A EIA Session
Date: Monday, April 8, 8:00-10:00am 
Location: MTCC, 200 Level, Room 201D

Abstract: Given the current political and social climate in which we live, engaging in social justice work as a faculty member in the field of education is more critical than ever before. However, larger institutional reward systems often reflect hegemonic values, privileges, and power structures, which means this work is not always easy, acknowledged, valued, or supported in academia. This interactive mentoring session is geared towards faculty who want to gain insights from senior scholars on how to successfully navigate academia while also pursuing a social justice research agenda and/or engaging in scholar activism through their teaching, research, and service. The session will focus on exploring questions such as: How do I stay true to my commitment to social justice and equity and still appeal to grant funders? How can I increase my scholarship impact through both traditional and non-traditional outlets? How can I organize my equity-focused work so that it is more likely to be recognized and rewarded in the promotion and tenure process?

Chairs:
Dana Thompson Dorsey
Lolita Tabron
 
Participants:
David DeMatthews
Mark A. Gooden
Julian Vasquez Heilig
Sonya Douglas Horsford
Ann Ishimaru
Zeus Leonardo
Gerardo R. López
April L. Peters
Jim Scheurich