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The Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching is pleased to announce the second edition of the roundtable discussion series: A Seat at the Table: Centering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Learning and Teaching. This edition will again bring together a faculty cohort to discuss topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in teaching and learning (e.g., facilitating difficult dialogues). During these roundtable discussions, participants will engage in dialogue with fellow attendees on selected readings as well as share their personal thoughts, questions, insights, and experiences with engaging in DEI work in higher education. The selected readings for this installment of the series are relatively advanced. Therefore, we recommend participants have some previous engagement in and/or exposure to DEI work (e.g., participation in the first edition of the roundtable series, attended other DEI workshops, panels, etc.). The Seat at the Table series aims to create awareness about the importance of fostering inclusive classrooms and learning environments and to provide a space in which individuals can work together to further their understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Participation in the roundtable series is limited and enrollment will occur on a first-come, first-serve basis. Participants are expected to attend all 4 roundtable sessions on February 12th, February 19th, February 26th, and March 2nd. Registration will close Monday, February 10th. After we have reached the maximum number of participants, interested colleagues may be placed on a waitlist.