Equity Institute

Equity Institute: Workshops for DEIJ

Engage deeply with diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) content in a supported learning community.

Offered by Equity Labs in partnership with the Center for Professional Development, the Equity Institute is a series of 6 diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) upskilling workshops that are applicable across industry and experience. Course content will fall into four thematic categories: intrapersonal, interpersonal, epistemic, and institutional. These themes are informed by research-backed sociocultural change theory. Asynchronous course materials and synchronous workshops will incorporate theories and strategies on how to identify, evaluate, and create equitable and inclusive workplaces. Each workshop covers a different topic and will include a variety of discussions and activities.

This course will require both cognitive and emotional commitment from participants. The time needed will vary for each person as reading, reflective writing, and processing time.

Workshop Topics

• Critical Reflexivity
• DEIJ Literacy
• Empathetic Learning
• Centering and Decentering
• Generative Conflict
• Anti-Oppressionist Ethos

Learning Outcomes
You will learn to:

• Engage deeply with diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) content as it relates to personal growth, interpersonal relationships, and systems level change
• Develop skills to identify, evaluate, and implement equitable and inclusive practices
• Strengthen critical thinking skills about the intersection DEIJ and workplace culture
• Compile a portfolio of reflections, completed activities, and resources to support ongoing DEIJ learning
• Build a learning community with fellow participants

Course Format & Schedule
Thursdays: July 10, 17, 24, 31, August 7, 14
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM MT (Live Online via Zoom) + 2 hours/week of asynchronous pre/post assignments
Six weeks – 24 total hours

Certificate Information
Participants will earn a non-credit certificate at the completion of the program from Equity Labs and the Center for Professional Development. In order to receive a certificate, participants must attend 4 out of 6 classes and complete the final project. The final project will ask each participant to create an ethos statement. Each week of class will focus on a different section of the ethos statement that will result in a final completed project.

Cost: $650

Enrollment & Access to Course Content
Enrollment for this course will close on July 3, 2025 to ensure facilitators can prepare for the correct number of participants. Students can expect to have access to course content in Canvas, DU’s online learning platform. Information about how to access course content will be sent to students after enrollment. Content will become available on July 7, 2025 or the day after enrollment, whichever is later. Access to course content will remain available to enrolled students for one year past the final session date.

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