This season, think critically about which spaces are decorated for a holiday and how you can open conversations about the topic. Are you installing a Christmas tree in the office and playing Christmas music every day without thinking twice? Ask yourself the following questions when deciding whether to put up decorations or when you notice symbols in other spaces.
Elsa Ramesh and Hoai An Pham speak on the presence of microaggressions on campus, as well as the best practices to tackle them.
Alex Kime discusses the importance of dialogue around cultural appropriation and Halloween costumes.
IGR co-facilitators Bhoomika Gupta and Noah Bonello discuss their IGR journey and their excitement to shape a new cohort of students in their dialogue course.
IGR Public Statement Regarding the Middle Eastern/North African Identity Category
Ann Arbor, Michigan, December 7, 2017. We, the staff and faculty of The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR) at the University of Michigan (U-M), support the student-led drive to implement the Middle Eastern/North African (ME/NA) identity category on all official university documents that collect demographic information. This initiative is in line with IGR’s mission for building dialogue across social group identity.
