by Rena Seltzer | Nov 20, 2024 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Workplace Challenges
To say that the past year has been a difficult time in higher education in the U.S. is an understatement. There were protests that ignited intense disagreements over how universities should respond to situations in Israel and Palestine; congressional hearings that...
by Rena Seltzer | Sep 11, 2022 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Time Management, Workplace Challenges
My clients from historically marginalized groups frequently express frustration at carrying heavier service and advising loads than their white and/or male counterparts. Research validates that there is an inequitable distribution of tasks that don’t “count” for...
by Rena Seltzer | Dec 9, 2020 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Work-Life Balance, Workplace Challenges
Even as we hear good news about a vaccine on the horizon, Covid-19 cases are surging across North America and Europe. Although no one is spared from pandemic-related stress, many of the parents with whom I work are at their wits’ end as they struggle to keep up...
by Rena Seltzer | Aug 14, 2020 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Ijeoma Oluo, author of the NYT bestseller So You Want to Talk About Race, tells us, “The beauty of anti-racism is that you don’t have to pretend to be free of racism to be an anti-racist. Anti-racism is the commitment to fight racism wherever you find it, including in...
