Education

• Education is key to deconstruct racial narratives
• Use multiple and diverse examples 
• Establish ground rules for interaction
• Examine your assumptions
• Create an inclusive work environment/classroom
• Ensure a complete, whole narrative that conveys the experiences of all – not just the majority 
• Model inclusive language
  • Practice and use correct pronouns
  • Take correction with grace and humility
• Learn and use students’ names and CORRECT pronunciation (practice), perhaps learn the story behind their name
• Examine your curriculum for multiple perspectives, full narrative, diverse, and real cases
• Set fairness as intentional goal
• Be mindful of low ability cues (e.g., “Sure, I’ll be happy to help you with this. I know girls have trouble with math”)
• Provide accommodations for students with disabilities
• Don’t ask people to speak for/represent an entire group
• Don’t speak for a group you do not have expertise and/or experience in
• Practice inclusive classroom behaviors
• Meet people where they are, empathize and engage
• Reflect on how invested you are in the wellbeing of the class/group the whole
• Do not express, reinforce or police ‘the norm’  
• Focus on connection, NOT difference

Holistic Review Resources

• Association of American Medical Colleges | Holistic Review
  • Holistic Considerations in Light of the Intersections of Covid-19, Racism, and Inequality
  • Admissions Officer Interviews in Response to Covid-19, Racism, and Inequality
  • Holistic Review Primer for Admissions Officers
  • Holistic Review Primer for Program Directors
• Employing Noncognitive Variables in the Admission and Retention of Nontraditional Students | Dr. William Sedlacek | University of Maryland at College Park
• Toward Holistic Review in Graduate Admissions | University of California, Davis

Article

• America’s schools are more diverse than ever. But the teachers are still mostly white.
• Combating Racism and Discrimination in and through Education
• Pressure: A Commentary on the Black Physical Therapy Student Experience
• Racial Equity Report Cards

Self-talk: Set or reset yourself

• I can be uncomfortable to make all students comfortable.
• I want to be inclusive and have much to learn. 
• Correction and error will help me get to my goal of inclusivity. 
• This is not about me and my intent. 
• Am I in a learning posture? Or defending something (what?)? 

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