Inclusive Language Matters in Global Education. Making it the Norm, Not the Exception

22 Global Inclusion Conference Concurrent Session

In decolonizing our minds and the international field, it’s really important to look at the language that we use in global education. The language we use affects the ways we interact with our students and ourselves as colleagues. We invite you to explore the way language is often used when working with students and colleagues of the global majority. How do our conscious and unconscious biases impact our work? This session will examine how we can actively move away from deficit model language and move towards making inclusive model language the norm.

Presenters:

• Lewis Gibson – Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao
• Christina Thompson – Barcelona SAE/COMPEAR Global Education Network
• Kory M. Saunders – AIFS Abroad

Interculturalization at Home through a Global DEIBJ Perspective

2022 Global Inclusion Conference Concurrent Session

Too often campus DEI efforts are limited to US domestic issues focusing on our home students with little attention to about 1 million international students. However, it is our responsibility to expand traditional diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and justice (DEIBJ) efforts to include the international communities and perspectives. At Michigan State University (MSU), we intend to include the structural, systematic, social, academic, and interactional aspects at a local, national, and global level. The global DEIBJ vision adds gravity to domestic diversity efforts and better represents the way global diversity is becoming an impetus agent that needs to be woven into the fabric of HEIs at all levels to be effective. Global DEIBJ prepares faculty and students to go abroad while promoting the inclusion of internationals.

Presenters:

• Anjam Chaudhary – International Studies and Programs, Michigan State University
• Ashley Green, PhD – International Studies and Programs, Michigan State University
• Tina Alonzo – Office of the Executive Vice President for Administration, Michigan State University

Transformative Exploration of Storytelling to Promote Diversity and Inclusion in Global Education

2022 Global Inclusion Conference Concurrent Session

Throughout all of history, people around the world have used storytelling to share ideas, traditions, and knowledge. Acknowledging the diversity of communication styles, cultural context, and language, we recognize storytelling, itself, as a universal practice that builds connectedness and mutual understanding. Storytelling empowers the students, faculty, and staff who make up the institutions to engage in the critical dialogue as part of a comprehensive strategy for diversity and inclusion within global education. During this session, we will explore how universities can develop experiences to optimize programmatic and institutional outcomes in global education. We will present a case study and offer best practices to universities looking to incorporate storytelling into their strategic planning efforts.

Presenters:

• David L. Simpson, PhD – Wentworth Institute of Technology
• Catlin Wells, JD – Wentworth Institute of Technology

Discussions on DEI and Global Competence: Conflict and Navigating the Gray

2022 Global Inclusion Conference Concurrent Session

Does your department or organization have a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and you work with partners or providers around the world who’s cultures or societies hold opposing political stances or beliefs related to DEI? In this session, we’ll invite you to get uncomfortable, review a few case studies where our organization had to navigate between being culturally sensitive and remaining committed to our values and mission of promoting peace and social justice in the world. We know there is wisdom in the room at this conference, we will create a learning space as we find ways to navigate across differences, educate on diversity issues across cultures when necessary and find ways to live and work together more authentically and fruitfully.

Presenters:

• Molly Stern – AFS
• Sean Reilly – AFS