…Queen’s University’s plans to hire six students as “dialogue facilitators.” Their job will be to intervene in conversations they overhear among students in dining halls and common rooms in which topics of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, disability and social class are discussed. The facilitators, says Patrick Deane, the university’s academic vice-president, are supposed “to serve their peers … in difficult or sensitive discussions” and foster “a spirit of mutual respect and understanding …”
See Secret police on campus. H/T The Last Prussian.
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Gollios
November 27, 2008
5:35 am
From: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 3:55 PM
To: Faculty Staff and Students
Subject: Bias Incident Protocol
Over the summer University leaders developed a Bias Incident Protocol and formed a Bias Response Team (BRT).
The Protocol was developed after consultation with the President’s cabinet, University Police, student leaders, and other institutions that have implemented similar policies. The BRT includes University administrators and student leaders.
Bias incidents include acts that mock, degrade, threaten, or assault others where the motivation for the act is based on differences such as race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, ability status, nationality, or religion. When bias incidents occur in our community, they undermine the safety and inclusion of the learning environment that we work so hard to create at the University of XXXXXXXX. The Bias Incident Protocol is designed to protect that safety and inclusion by ensuring two things:
A clear and simple mechanism for reporting bias incidents
The formation of a Bias Response Team (BRT) to coordinate institution-wide responses to bias incidents
To report bias incidents, students, faculty, and staff should contact University Police immediately by calling XXX-XXXX, or anonymously, using Silent Witness (http://oncampus.XXXXXX.XXX/administration/police/witness.htm). Non-emergency incidents can also be reported directly to me by email or phone.
Once an incident is reported, we will convene the Bias Response Team when an incident is likely to affect the University community. The BRT will develop a response appropriate to each incident including investigating, responding to, and communicating information about all aspects of the incident in a timely and transparent manner. Core members of the BRT are listed below:
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B
November 27, 2008
10:14 pm
Queen's is such a brand name...admin is super concerned regarding their 'whiteness' and the effect on reputation...I suppose they though their reputation could be massaged away using this approach....oh the irony.
ronald patterson
November 28, 2008
10:57 pm