The current U.S. administration's use of funding as leverage has significantly impacted higher education, pushing institutions to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. This includes restrictions on course content, program offerings, and hiring practices, leading to a chilling effect on academic freedom and the very well-being of faculty. This panel will explore the profound professional, personal, and academic pressures faced by faculty whose identities belong to (or intersect across) racially and ethnically minoritized communities, women and gender-minoritized peoples, people with disabilities, and LGBTIQ+ peoples. In this challenging climate, many colleagues feel unwelcome and unsafe. We will provide a crucial platform to illuminate these lived experiences and discuss strategies for resistance, resilience, and advocacy, aiming to safeguard the future of inclusive scholarship, teaching, and learning -- within and outside institutions of higher education.
| Mary Jo Iozzio | mary.jo.iozzio@bc.edu | View |