{"id":3336,"date":"2022-11-14T11:00:20","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T10:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nettop.guru\/wordpress\/?p=3336"},"modified":"2022-11-22T10:12:23","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T09:12:23","slug":"building-bridges-and-finding-balance-in-diversity-a-higher-education-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nettop.guru\/wordpress\/building-bridges-and-finding-balance-in-diversity-a-higher-education-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"4. Building Bridges and finding balance in diversity: a higher education perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Working<\/span> smarter<\/span> means<\/span> working<\/span> and <\/span>learning<\/span> with<\/span> and from <\/span>people<\/span> with<\/span> diverse <\/span>perspectives<\/span> and skills.\u00a0<\/span> But<\/span> bring<\/span>ing<\/span> th<\/span>ese<\/span> difference<\/span>s<\/span> to a <\/span>work<\/span> setting<\/span>,<\/span> may<\/span> mean<\/span> we<\/span> face<\/span> negative <\/span>discrimination<\/span>.<\/span> T<\/span>h<\/span>is<\/span> can<\/span> makes <\/span>us<\/span> feel<\/span> vulnerable.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Promoting<\/span> the<\/span> acceptance<\/span> and <\/span>tol<\/span>e<\/span>rance<\/span> for<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>diversity<\/span> is <\/span>necessary<\/span> to <\/span>build<\/span> an <\/span>effective<\/span> workplace<\/span> community<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Stavanger<\/span>,<\/span> a<\/span>s a<\/span> unique<\/span>ly<\/span> multinational<\/span> town<\/span>, <\/span>has <\/span>diveristy<\/span>, <\/span>equity<\/span> and <\/span>inclusion<\/span> high<\/span> on<\/span> many<\/span> organisational<\/span> agenda<\/span>s<\/span>. <\/span>In <\/span>four<\/span> episodes <\/span>of<\/span> Kafe Sosial<\/span>, <\/span>we<\/span> explore<\/span> how<\/span> different <\/span>organisations<\/span> in <\/span>the<\/span> region <\/span>view<\/span> and <\/span>im<\/span>p<\/span>lement<\/span> this<\/span> agenda. <\/span>We<\/span> share<\/span> these<\/span> persp<\/span>e<\/span>ctives<\/span> to <\/span>build<\/span> bridges <\/span>between<\/span> our<\/span> organisations<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span> learn<\/span> across<\/span> sectors<\/span> and to <\/span>do <\/span>things<\/span> better<\/span> together<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/span>In our first episode<\/span>, we hear a university perspective.<\/span> Prof Sarah Hean <\/span>from the University of Stavanger<\/span> talks to Prof Maryan Ko<\/span>e<\/span>hler<\/span>,<\/span> University of <\/span>Denver, <\/span>Colorado<\/span> about what diversity means in hig<\/span><\/span>her education and what universities can do to <\/span>promote diversity, equity and inclusion in<\/span> our staff and student community.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Maryan is <\/span>an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado<\/span> with a Doctorate in Education (<\/span>Ed.d<\/span>) from Durham University, UK. <\/span>She sp<\/span>reads<\/span> her working life between the US and <\/span>Stavanger, Norway.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0

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Det \u00e5 <\/span>jobbe<\/span> smartere<\/span> betyr<\/span> \u00e5 <\/span>jobbe<\/span> og<\/span> l\u00e6re<\/span> med <\/span>og<\/span> fra<\/span> mennesker<\/span> med <\/span>ulike<\/span> perspektiver<\/span> og<\/span> ferdigheter<\/span>. <\/span>Samtidig<\/span> kan<\/span> det <\/span>f\u00f8re<\/span> til<\/span> negativ<\/span> diskriminering<\/span> der vi <\/span>kan<\/span> f\u00f8le<\/span> oss<\/span> s\u00e5rbare<\/span>. Det <\/span>blir<\/span> viktig<\/span> \u00e5 <\/span>fremme<\/span> aksept<\/span> og<\/span> toleranse<\/span> for <\/span>mangfold<\/span> for \u00e5 <\/span>bygge<\/span> et <\/span>effektivt<\/span> arbeidsmilj\u00f8<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>
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I fire <\/span>episoder<\/span> av<\/span> Kafe Sosial <\/span>vil<\/span> vi <\/span>utforsker<\/span> hvordan<\/span> ulike<\/span> organisasjoner<\/span> i<\/span> regionen<\/span> ser <\/span>p\u00e5<\/span> og<\/span> arbeider<\/span> med <\/span>diskriminering<\/span>. <\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>I <\/span>v\u00e5r<\/span> f\u00f8rste<\/span> episode <\/span>vil<\/span> Prof. Sarah Hean <\/span>fra<\/span> Universitetet<\/span> i<\/span> Stavanger <\/span>snakke<\/span> med Prof Maryan Koehler, University of Denver, Colorado om <\/span>hva<\/span> mangfold<\/span> betyr<\/span> i<\/span> h\u00f8yere<\/span> utdanning<\/span> og<\/span> hva<\/span> universiteter<\/span> kan<\/span> gj\u00f8re<\/span> for \u00e5 <\/span>fremme<\/span> mangfold<\/span>, <\/span>likeverd<\/span> og<\/span> inkludering<\/span> i<\/span> ansatte<\/span>– <\/span>og<\/span> studentmilj\u00f8<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0

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Maryan er <\/span>adjunkt<\/span> ved<\/span> University of Denver, Colorado med <\/span>en<\/span> doktorgrad<\/span> i<\/span> utdanning<\/span> (<\/span>Ed.d<\/span>) <\/span>fra<\/span> Durham University, <\/span>Storbritania<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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EXTRA READING<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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https:\/\/www.eudiversity2022.eu\/european-diversity-month-2022\/<\/a><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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University makes major push for diversity without considering race, gender in admissions<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Sarah Hean, Professor<\/span> Institute of Social Work, <\/span>University<\/span> of Stavanger<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Maryan Koehler, Professor, <\/span>Graduate School of Social Work, <\/span>University of<\/span> Denver,<\/span> Col<\/span>o<\/span>rado<\/span><\/span>\u00a0

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<\/span>Sarah Hean University of Stavanger, Norway<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n