Top Tips I’ve Learned From Fighting Bias

Equity expert Michael Lowe will offer insight into the dilemma of unconscious bias and tips he has learned from fighting bias. You will develop a heightened understanding and practical steps to eliminate this problem.

What You'll Learn

What are the most common forms of unconscious bias?
What are the daily repercussions of unconscious bias?
How can you continuously fight and overcome racial bias?
What role can organizations play in fostering equality?

Training Overview

Have you looked in the mirror about your own biases? Learn how to eradicate ingrained stereotypes to treat all people equally.

You don’t have to be racist to be biased. Ingrained stereotypes can affect your visual perceptions, behavior, memory, and attention. Once you realize when and how unconscious bias creeps into your daily interactions and decisions, you can eliminate it. As the nation reckons with racial equity issues, now is the time to learn how to fight back against harmful biases.

What are the most common forms of unconscious bias?
What are the daily repercussions of unconscious bias?
How can you continuously fight and overcome racial bias?
What role can organizations play in fostering equality?

Who Should Attend?

Business and nonprofit organization management
- CEOs
- Executive directors
- Presidents
- COOs
- CFOs
- Senior management
- Managers
- Human resources professionals
- In-house counsel
- Board members
- Diversity and equity officers
K-12 school stakeholders
- Superintendents
- Deputy, associate, and assistant superintendents
- Diversity and equity officers
- Directors of curriculum and instruction
- Personnel and human resources directors
- School board members
- Principals
- Vice principals and assistant principals
- Department chairpersons
- Teachers
- Other school staff members

Higher education stakeholders
- Presidents
- Chancellors
- Provosts
- Vice presidents
- Vice provosts
- Deans
- Associate and assistant deans
- Academic department chairpersons
- Faculty development staff
- Diversity and equity professionals
- Student affairs professionals
- Title IX coordinators
- Compliance officers
- Faculty
- Other school staff members

Expert Presenter

Michael Lowe

Chief equity officer for Shelby County Schools in Tennessee
Served as a regional superintendent and middle school principal in Memphis
Focuses on culturally responsive teaching and equity in student work
Bachelor of Science in elementary education from the University of Memphis
Education specialist and doctorate degree in leadership and instruction from Union University in Jackson, Tennessee

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"Favorite part: learning how to really define bias"

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