A noted author, academic leader and Columbia University’s provost will provide a keynote address to begin the CU Diversity Summit 2011 Feb. 4 at UCCS.
Claude M. Steele, provost, Columbia University and author of “Whistling Vivaldi: And Other Clues to How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do” will give the keynote presentation “Elevating Learning through Inclusive Teaching” to launch a day of engagement with approaches to engendering inclusive environments for learning across the campuses of the University of Colorado. The Diversity Summit will open at 9:30 a.m. in Berger Hall and continue until 3:00 pm.
“This year’s system diversity summit is designed to involve participants in considering how Steele’s research on stereotypes can inform our work to foster inclusive student success,” Kee Warner, associate vice chancellor for diversity and inclusiveness, said.
Limited space remains for faculty or staff interested in attending. To attend, contact Sue Myers, special assistant, Office of Academic Affairs, 255-3700 or visit www.uccs.edu/diversity/summit.
Steele is a professor of psychology who taught at the University of Utah, the University of Washington, the University of Michigan and Stanford University. He is recognized as a leader in the field of social psychology and for his commitment to the systematic application of social science to problems of societal significance.
Steele focuses on how the threat of falling into stereotypes based on social identity consistently inhibits people’s performance on tasks ranging from test-taking to athletic ability. This is true for people from a broad range of social backgrounds, but has particular importance for women and people of color in higher education. Steele and his colleagues have also systematically evaluated a variety of ways that stereotype threat can be counteracted in the educational environment.
He has published articles in numerous scholarly journals, including the American Psychologist, The Journal of Applied Social Psychology, the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. In 2010, he published “Whistling Vivaldi: And Other Clues to How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do.”
Steele will be joined by university leaders including President Bruce Benson, Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak, and representatives of all CU campuses.
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