Student Life Professional Development Conference: Identity, Wellness, & Work: Visioning Our Authentic & Well Selves View Other Sessions

Jay Smiley, Hall Director for Residence Education

With increased activism across college campuses, higher education professionals have been made more aware of marginalized identities feeling unsafe at their respective universities. To provide more welcoming and inclusive environments, student affairs professionals should be aware of their own biases as well as how to facilitate educational conversations among students. In this session participants will be able to: identify what microaggressions are, reflect on how microaggressions negatively affect the students we serve, and strategies to minimize the impact of microaggressions.