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Inclusive Excellence Learning Plan

Login Instructions

The links below will take you to the Academic Impressions website to access the listed training. The trainings are free to access for all Academic Impressions members. All CCRI employees are Academic Impressions members. When on the Academic Impressions webpage, click "Login" and input your CCRI login credentials to access the course material for free. 

If you have any questions about login or accessing training materials, please email [email protected]

Course Selection

Learning Session Learning Outcomes
Cultural Humility: A Framework to Mitigate Personal Bias - Academic Impressions
  • Suspend judgement and be curious about other people’s perspectives and backgrounds 
  • Ask questions to aid you in reflection about your own beliefs and behaviors  
  • Interpret your interactions with others 
  • You will also explore barriers that might perpetuate your assumptions about others and prevent you from developing this practice 
Implicit Bias in Higher Education
  • Define implicit bias and understand the research behind implicit bias
  • Understand how implicit bias shows up in the context of higher education  
  • Hear examples of implicit bias
  • Learn how to respond to someone’s implicit bias
  • Identify multiple techniques to increase awareness and interpret your own implicit biases
Gender Identity & Sexuality in Higher Education
  • Define key concepts related to LGBTQ+ communities like sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression   
  • Identify common barriers in higher education for LGBTQ+ students 
  • Implement recommended practices to foster an intentionally LGBTQ+ inclusive environment 
  • Reflect upon your own identities as they relate to gender and sexuality 
White Privilege in Higher Education
  • Define race and white privilege 
  • Reflect upon your own identities as they relate to race and white privilege 
  • Identify strategies to recognize and confront white privilege in yourself, others, and systems and structures within higher education 
Socioeconomic State (SES) and Class in Higher Education
  • Define SES/Class and intersectionality
  • Understand SES/Class in the context of higher education
  • Understand implications for not considering SES/Class in your work
  • Debunk myths about SES/Class
  • Shift your thinking about SES/Class
  • Reflect on your own SES/Class identities
Student Disability in Higher Education
  • Define ableism and learn specific ways to interrupt your own assumptions, biases, and beliefs about persons with disabilities  
  • Become more aware of your language that can be hurtful or insensitive and exclude or target students with disabilities
  • Understand and name the disparities often faced by persons with disabilities
  • Identify and learn specific ways to be an effective advocate/ally for persons with disabilities. 
Intersectionality in Higher Education
  • Develop an understanding of the historical context and definition of intersectionality
  • Identify and explore how your own intersecting identities shape your professional practice
  • Be able to implement strategies to build more inclusive learning environments that help your students and colleagues thrive
Allyship in Higher Education
  • Define allyship and understand what it is and what it is not 
  • Reflect on considerations for becoming an ally
  • Understand common mistakes made by allies
  • Reflect on your own social identities to become an ally for others
Inclusive Leadership: Understand Your Intersecting Identities to Better Serve Others
  • Understand where your social and political position of power comes from and how it can influence your leadership in productive and counterproductive ways
  • Align the values of different groups across the organization and operate as a truly inclusive leader
  • Explore how your social identities–including age, gender, race, sexual orientation, and others–shape your position of power or privilege as an inclusive leader