Introduction:

In the wake of George Floyd’s murder, White faculty in our department began to express the desire to gain a greater understanding of structural racism and racial inequity. To facilitate this learning, support allyship, and mitigate the emotional labor and taxation that frequently falls on faculty of color to respond to these appeals, we developed AWARE (Allies Welcomed to Advance Racial Equity), a faculty seminar series primarily designed for and led by a majority White faculty to tackle the topics of structural racism, Whiteness, and Anti-racist action.

Methods:

We developed a 6-session seminar series, identifying 5 White faculty as lecturers and a cadre of Black and White volunteer facilitators, to lead 60-minute sessions comprised of lecture, facilitated small group reflection, and large group sharing, that reviewed key topics/texts on structural racism, Whiteness, and Anti-racism.

Results:

Attendance ranged from 26 to 37 participants at each session. About 80% of faculty participated in at least 1 session of the program. The majority of participants (85%) felt “more empowered to influence their current environment to be more inclusive of others” and were “better equipped to advocate for themselves or others.” Most (81%) felt “more connected to their colleagues following completion of the program.” Ultimately, faculty thought highly of the program upon completion with 26/27 (96%) stating they would recommend the program to a colleague.

Discussion:

We offer a reproducible model to improve departmental climate by engaging in the shared labor of educating our colleagues and communities about structural racism, Whiteness, and Anti-racism to create a point of entry into reflection, dialogue, and deliberate actions for change.

中文翻译：

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欢迎盟友参加推进种族平等 (AWARE) 教师研讨会系列：项目设计和实施

介绍：

在乔治·弗洛伊德（George Floyd）被谋杀之后，我们系的白人教员开始表达希望更深入地了解结构性种族主义和种族不平等的愿望。为了促进这种学习，支持盟友，并减轻经常落在有色人种教师身上以回应这些呼吁的情感劳动和税收，我们开发了 AWARE（欢迎盟友促进种族平等），这是一个教师研讨会系列，主要设计并由多数白人教师来解决结构性种族主义、白人和反种族主义行动的主题。

方法：

我们开发了一个 6 节研讨会系列，确定 5 名白人教师作为讲师和一批黑人和白人志愿者促进者，领导 60 分钟的会议，包括讲座、促进小组反思和大小组分享，审查关键主题/关于结构性种族主义、白人和反种族主义的文本。

结果：

每次会议的出席人数从 26 到 37 人不等。大约 80% 的教师参加了至少 1 节课程。大多数参与者 (85%) 感到“更有能力影响他们当前的环境以更加包容他人”，并且“更有能力为自己或他人辩护”。大多数人 (81%) 感觉“在项目完成后与同事的联系更加紧密”。最终，教师在完成该项目后对该项目给予了高度评价，26/27 (96%) 表示他们会将该项目推荐给同事。

讨论：

我们提供了一个可重复的模型，通过参与教育我们的同事和社区关于结构性种族主义、白人和反种族主义的共同工作来改善部门气氛，以创建一个进入反思、对话和深思熟虑的变革行动的切入点。