Combating Acquiescence in the Academy
Demetrius Colvin is the Director of the Resource Center at Wesleyan University. His virtual workshop will provide a dialogic space for program participants to discuss the ways in which institutional and internalized racism and classism impacts their relationship with their employers and how they navigate their roles on campus.
***Registration is free, however donations are encouraged via Venmo: @Demetrius-Colvin***
In order to be as inclusive as possible, and recognizing that many of you may be grappling with reduced or eliminated professional development budgets, we are committed to ensuring that these events remain free of charge for the current moment. However, we do want to honor Demetrius -- and his time and expertise -- so if you are able, please do express your appreciation by contributing to Demetrius directly using the Venmo account above.
Demetrius Colvin earned his BA in international studies from Case Western, and his M.Ed. in counseling from the University of Maryland College Park. Currently, he is the Director of the Resource Center (RC) at Wesleyan University. His role is to maintain a centralized location on campus that recognizes and celebrates diverse and underrepresented identities and create meaningful avenues for both privileged and marginalized individuals and groups to learn together about privilege and intersectionality, and actively contribute to equity on campus. Prior to Wesleyan, Demetrius worked at Macalester College, where he was the Assistant Director of the Lealtad-Suzuki Center for Multicultural Life. He also previously worked as the coordinator of the Multicultural Resource Center at Amherst College.