Lead a Diverse Workforce

Since change is often hard, creating a diverse working and learning environment may be difficult. These trainings show why it's worth it and ways to handle some common challenges.

Learning Opportunities

  • Leveraging diversity

    Leveraging diversity

    "Leveraging Diversity: Challenges and Opportunities." Explore the practical and theoretical aspects of leading in a diverse and complex work environment and the challenges facing universities and society.

    "Leveraging Diversity: Part II." Explore new concepts and practical examples of how to apply strategies for improving the campus climate and the interaction of diverse communities.

    Audience: Faculty, staff
    Format: In-person course, offered by the Office of Human Resources
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  • Unconscious bias

    Unconscious bias

    The Power and Impact of Unconscious Bias and Micro Messages for Employees: Understanding the challenge of unconscious bias is important in a diverse, rapidly changing and complex society. Learning to recognize decisions based upon unconscious bias is essential. This three and one-half hours course will help staff members understand the components of unconscious bias and micro-messages. Participants will have an opportunity to discuss key terms, develop appropriate strategies for addressing micro-inequities and micro-aggressions and emphasize our individual role in building an inclusive environment.

    Audience: Faculty, staff
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Lectures

  • Academic courses

    Academic courses

    Cultural and ethnic diversity is one of the major defining characteristics of intellectual as well as community life at Princeton, and a wide range of courses in the Princeton curriculum offer students the opportunity to analyze cultural diversity and cross-cultural encounters. The majority of the courses listed focus directly on racial and ethnic identity and diversity in the United States; a smaller number deal more broadly with cross-cultural encounter within and beyond the Americas.
    Audience: Students

  • Campus lectures and discussions

    Campus lectures and discussions

    Regular events and lecture series provide opportunities to learn about identity, inclusion and cultural competencies. The Fields Center, Women*s Center, LGBT Center, Davis International Center and Office of Religious Life program calendars are great places to start. The central Public Events Calendar has additional items from around campus.
    Audience: Faculty, staff, students

  • Costs and benefits of diversity

    Costs and benefits of diversity

    In this 45-minute video, "The Costs and Benefits of Diversity on College Campuses," Professor Scott Page of the University of Michigan shares research about the benefits of diversity for effective problem-solving and innovation.
    Audience: Faculty, staff, students
    Format: Video, offered by the University
    More Information: Watch the video.

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