Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging for Students Online Course
Which of the following examples illustrates allyship?
>> A student on the events committee notices all the members of the committee are also White. He suggests they include people of different backgrounds when planning the next event. An Indian American student runs for a leadership position for the Black Student Union. Both A and B Neither A nor B
Which of the following actions illustrate inclusive behavior?
Avoid making assumptions about someone's identity, their interests, or their beliefs. Recognize opportunities that you have to speak up, and use those to help amplify the voices of people who may not. Surround yourself with people who are different from you, whether in identity, educational background, culture, or interests, to open you up to experiences and views that widen your perspectives. >> All of the above
How can diversity and inclusion help create a healthy, positive campus environment?
Diversity and inclusion does not help create a healthy or positive campus environment. Diversity and inclusion gives people from marginalized identity groups unfair advantages on campus. >> Diversity and inclusion exposes students to people from different backgrounds, thus enriching the overall campus experience. All of the above
Why might diversity and inclusion be essential to success in your future career?
I may have colleagues who have a different backgrounds than I do I may have a supervisor who has a different background than I do I may have clients or other people that my career requires me to serve that have a different backgrounds than I do >> All of the above
You're at a party with friends and you notice that a mutual friend is making fun of your Jewish roommates' religious headwear. What is a respectful way to address their comments?
Ignore it. Your roommate can defend themself if they're upset. Publicly accuse them of being antisemitic. >> Pull them aside later to educate them on why their comments may have been offensive. None of the above.
_____________ describes the set of advantages that a group gains when another group is stereotyped, stigmatized, or otherwise oppressed.
Multiple Identities Bias >> Privilege Power
Which of the following is not an example of an "-ism" or "phobia?"
Refusing to use the preferred pronouns of a roommate who is transitioning A college advisor insisting that a female student study nursing instead of engineering because nursing will be easier for her as a woman Purposely excluding a classmate in their 40s from your study group of classmates in their early 20s >> A professor including a braille textbook on a list of require class materials for students who may be non-sighted
Which of the following actions is an example of self care?
Taking a break from social media Taking a walk outside to get fresh air Working out to relieve stress >> All of the above
You've enrolled in a history course this semester and notice the experience of the LGBTQIA+ community was not taught to you before your undergraduate studies. Why might this be?
There wasn't enough time in high school to cover LGBTQIA+ perspectives in history before coming to college. This probably wasn't an intentional or deliberate decision to exclude LGBTQIA+ perspectives and stories from history classes. >> History is frequently told through the lens of those in charge rather than those from marginalized identity groups. None of the above
You've been invited to a costume party this weekend and you're deciding what to wear. You have a great idea for a costume but you are concerned about cultural appropriation. Which of the following strategies could help you make the right decision about your costume?
Wear it no matter who will be at the party -- it's not that serious. Wear it, but only if people from the culture you're worried about appropriating won't be present at the party. >> Research online to educate yourself on whether or not it's appropriate to wear as a costume. None of the above