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The Truth of It All: Bias and YouJavon Brame, MA Dean of Students
Jennifer Husum, MAAssociate Dean of Students for Equity and Compliance
Introductions and Agreements
Our Time Together
1. What is implicit and unconscious bias, intersectionality, and cultural
sensitivity? (20 minutes)
2. Case Study Discussion (30 minutes)
3. Owning Our Biases (20 minutes)
4. Final questions, comments. (5 minutes)
Agreements•Listen actively and respect others when they are talking.
•Speak from your own experience instead of generalizing.
•Respectfully challenge one another by asking questions, but refrain from personal attacks.
•Focus on ideas.
•Participate to the fullest of your ability and disclose at your comfort level.
•Give yourself permission to not know.
•Monitor your air space.
Implicit/Unconscious BiasAlso known as implicit social cognition, implicit bias refers to the attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner.
● pervasive● related but distinct mental
constructs● do not necessarily align with our
declared beliefs● favor our own ingroup● malleable
(Kirwan Institute, 2015)
Implicit/Unconscious Bias in Practice
Anchoring or Anchor Bias - Seeing the case for what it is.
Confirmation Bias - of course that’s true.
“Like Me” Bias - And in some cases not like me bias.
IntersectionalityThe interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViDtnfQ9FHc
Intersectionality in PracticeAvoid Assumptions.
“People with intellectual disabilities are the victims of sexual assaults at rates more than seven times those for people without disabilities.” (NPR, 2018)
Systemic Concerns.
“In the 2013–14 academic year, 4.2 percent of Colgate’s students were black. According to the university’s records, in that year black male students were accused of 50 percent of the sexual violations reported to the university, and they made up 40 percent of the students formally adjudicated.” (The Atlantic, 2017).
Cultural SensitivityCultural sensitivity is being aware that cultural differences and similarities between people exist without assigning them a value – positive or negative, better or worse, right or wrong.
Integration: People who are at this stage of cultural sensitivity are able to shift easily from one cultural frame of reference to another. They develop empathy for other cultures.
“In general, the more ethnocentric orientations can be seen as ways of avoiding cultural difference, either by denying its existence, by raising defenses against it, or by minimizing its importance. The more ethnorelative worldviews are ways of seeking cultural difference, either by accepting its importance, by adapting perspective to take it into account, or by integrating the whole concept into a definition of identity.”
Milton Bennett, Developmental Model of Cultural Sensitivity, 1993
Cultural Sensitivity in Practice
Know the lingo. Get some. Put your P in the V. Shag. Nail. Go for a Ride. Going down. and on and on and on…
One Size Fits All. Nope.
Trauma and Non-verbals.
DiscussionScenario
Share Out
Pitfalls in Coordinating and Investigations
Case Study Questions1. Why do you think that local law enforcement and community agencies
do not regard the safety of LGBTQ victims of domestic violence, stalking
and dating violence as a priority?
2. How do you think intersectionality had an impact on this case? Why?
3. What are the considerations you would have as the Title IX Coordinator
and the Title IX Investigator for this case?
4. What biases should be considered when investigating this case? What
biases would you need to overcome to properly investigate this case?
5. How do you address support services for both the complainant and the
respondent?
Building a Culture of Respect
“Own your biases, don't be owned by them.”
Abhijit Naskar
Identifying Your Own Bias
1. Have Humility 2. Nurture your Curiosity 3. Understand microaggressions
Addressing Your Own Bias1. Become aware - what are
types of bias. 2. Explore your triggers -
stress, certain identities, fatigue, hunger
3. Slow down -4. Ask for feedback
Combating of Your Bias in Investigations
○ Acknowledgement. ○ Plan and Review Your Questions. ○ Remember Your Role. ○ Don’t Go it Alone. ○ Argue the Other Side. ○ Review Past Investigations.
Owning our Biases-Impact
“You have no side other than the integrity of the process.”The 7 Deadly Sins of Title IX Investigations, (ATIXA 2016)
ReferencesHenry, Michael, J.D. et al (2016). The Seven Deadly Sins of Title IX Investigations. ATIXA.
Oppenheimer, Amy (May 2012) The Psychology of Bias: Understanding and Eliminating Bias in Investigations. Retrieved: https://amyopp.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Psychology_of_Bias_May_2012.pdf
Shopiro, Joseph (January, 2018) The Sexual Assualt Epidemic No One is Talking About. Retrieved: https://www.npr.org/2018/01/08/570224090/the-sexual-assault-epidemic-no-one-talks-about
Tombros Korman, Allison et al (september 2017). Institutional Responses to Sexual Violence What Data From a Culture of Respect Program Tell Us About the State of the Field.
Yoffe, Emily (september, 2017). The Question of Race in Sexual Assault cases. Retrieved: https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/09/the-question-of-race-in-campus-sexual-assault-cases/539361/
Dabbah, M. (2018, May 18). What is Cultural Sensitivity? Discover Definition & Theory. Retrieved February 7, 2020, from https://redshoemovement.com/what-is-cultural-sensitivity/
“Understanding Implicit Bias.” Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, The Ohio State University, 2015, kirwaninstitute.osu.edu/research/understanding-implicit-bias/.