2022 NYCLSA: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Student Success

Arendale, D. R. (April 2022). [Video, 73:09]. Moving forward with diversity, equity, and inclusion: Changing the culture of postsecondary education. New York College Learning Skills Association. https://youtu.be/_t-q52E0-YQ University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy https://hdl.handle.net/11299/228968

These resources accompanied a webinar by David Arendale shared with the New York College Learning Skills Association delivered on April 8, 2022. < > = web links

<Power Point slides for webinar> These are the PowerPoint slides that I used during the webinar to share information and prompt discussion among participants. Participants are highly encouraged to download the slides in advance since I will be moving quickly through them, highlighting information and web links for deeper dives. The major resources that I referenced during the talk are provided below through web links. < >

Readings for Discussion Breakout Groups:

<Tinto, How to improve student persistence and completion>

<CCSJ, Antiracism glossary> Focus on examples of the following glossary terms: ally, diversity, equity, inclusion, microaggression, and structural racism as they apply to a classroom, learning center, tutoring, and student-led study group.

Digging Deeper with the Topic:

<Colleagues of Color for Social Justice> This writing group is focused on the intersection of race and social justice with publications and media involving learning assistance, developmental education, and the broader field of postsecondary education. It is composed of 50 educators who are persons of color.

<Annotated Bibliography> These dozen publications deal with the topic of “belonging” with student-led peer study groups.

<Antiracism Policies and Practices for Student-Led Study Groups> More than a dozen peer study group program managers created this practical guide to best practices.

<List of Practices Related to Belonging> This document was created by Australian student study group leaders and program administrators at a conference in 2019

<PAL Podcast> The Peer Assisted Learning Podcast features ten-minute interviews with student leaders of SI-PASS and other peer learning programs. The students describe their experiences as study group leaders and the impact on them personally and their future vocational plans.

<Peer Guides> Guide to Course-based Learning Assistance is a 120-page guide to student-led study groups. It was created by more than fifty managers of learning group programs from around the world. It identifies best practices for a dozen areas of policies and practices for effective small group study programs.

<YouTube Channel> Access and equity program YouTube channel.

<Web Page> Educational Opportunity Association Education Practice Clearinghouse. These practices were created by GEAR UP and TRIO programs across the nation.

<Syracuse University Campus-Wide Diversity Office> <Syracuse University Whitman School of Management> Diversity and Inclusion Resource page. <DEI Defined> Statement by the Dean includes definitions for DEI and more <Glossary of Diverse Terms> Large glossary related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

<Calvin and Hobbes> "An Ending and a New Beginning" is a short story that begins after the comic strip ended. If you are a big fan, have a Kleenex. Really.