Bias in the Context of Academic Reviews for AAAs, Assessors, and Members of Committees (Online)

If your plans change after you register, please email vpfal.prof.dev@utoronto.ca. 

Session Leaders:

• Maydianne Andrade, University Professor, Biological Sciences, UTSC and Founder and Co-Chair of Co-Chair of the Toronto Initiative for Diversity & Excellence (TIDE)
• Bojana Stefanovic, Professor, Medical Biophysics, Temerty Faculty of Medicine
• with support from Alison Keith, University Professor & Director, Jack Humanities Institute

This workshop is intended for Provostial, SGS, and Decanal assessors; members of any committee that involves peer assessment (e.g., search, PTR, tenure, continuing status); as well as Deans, Principals, Chairs, and Directors. Please note that we are unable to accommodate staff, students, post-docs, sessional lecturers, or clinicians at this session.

The goals of this session are to:

• Provide you with the tools to identify bias
• Introduce you to some practical strategies to help you interrupt bias in the moment
• Discuss what a unit might consider/discuss/put in place to help mitigate bias in academic review processes and assessments

Pre-work: The Office of the Vice-Provost, Faculty & Academic Life recommends that all search, tenure, continuing status review, and promotion committee members, faculty on PTR committees, and assessors review these the online Unconscious Bias Modules before attending this session (unless you have previously attended TIDE’s Unconscious Bias 101 and 102 talks)

Please note: Registered attendees will receive the Teams link a day or two prior to the session.

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