Upcoming Events and Resources
Upcoming Events
Diversity in Literature Day
October 25, 2024
Click here to read about this event!
Families of Students of Color Gathering
October 29, 2024
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Thornton Dining Commons
Dinner will be offered in the buffet area.
Global Showcase
March 25, 2025
3:30-5:30 p.m.
Community Engagement
The National SEED Project
The National SEED Project (Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity), founded in 1987 by Dr. Peggy McIntosh, was first established as a seminar-style professional development opportunity for college and university faculty. After initial funding to support these efforts, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation provided additional funding to Dr. McIntosh to expand her work providing similar professional development opportunities for K-12 educators.
Through these monthly seminars, Collegiate faculty and administrators gain the necessary tools to create fair and just learning environments for all students. Likewise, faculty and administrators work to understand the intersectionality of their own social identities, which in turn helps to support students as they grapple with their own and the associated opportunities and barriers. Ultimately, these monthly seminars provide a safe space to examine their personal “records” as they work to strengthen their teaching and learning curriculum and practices as they apply to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Rosetta Lee is a frequent visitor to Louisville Collegiate School. Four years ago, she led guided student groups in Middle and Upper School and adult groups through the Parents Association-sponsored SPEAK Series. Last year, Ms. Lee returned to Collegiate to partner with the Board of Trustees Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategic Subcommittee. Since 2004, Ms. Lee has been a diversity speaker and trainer on various topics, including cross-cultural communication, identity development, and implicit and unconscious bias.
Brian Buford is the Executive Director for University Culture and Employee Success at the University of Louisville, Kentucky. With 34 years of service to the university, Brian has dedicated his career to building a campus community where all students, faculty, and staff feel welcome, safe, and included. Buford has been a frequent guest over the past six years, working to support and expand faculty and staff understanding of the LGBTQ+ community.
Wellness Webinar Series – Dr. Kevin Chapman
Wellness Webinar Series: Mitigating Race-Based Stress and Trauma in Students of Color: Being an Accomplice.
Dr. Kevin Chapman and Chelsea Mitchell from the Kentucky Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders (KY-CARDS)
Gilda’s Club of Kentuckiana
Gilda’s Club has partnered with DEI to create opportunities for student affinity groups to collaborate with diverse individuals from various backgrounds and experiences.
RESOURCES
Click below to read articles from Dr. Tiffany Bridgewater in The Bulletin on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Summer 2022 Summer 2021 Spring 2021 Fall 2020 Summer 2020
“This is not easy work…to talk about and look carefully at the way racism is pervasive in all of our lives. It’s uncomfortable and messy. I hope you’ll watch this timely conversation with Dr. Kevin Chapman and his team as they called upon us to be accomplices in the work of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Dr. Chapman reminded us that race-based stress is real and is happening here, in our Collegiate community. As a family, we were proud and grateful to be a part of the conversation initiated by the school. LCS parents, let’s keep showing up willing to learn, acknowledge mistakes, and commit to doing more so our students will see models of adults committed to a safe and just world.”
– Chenoweth Stites Allen ’88, P ’16, P’18, and P’21
NAIS Principles of Good Practice: Equity & Justice
Diverse Book Finder