Hi Amy, If such a policy gets developed - I'd love to see the definition for microaggressions. We've been down in the weeds with some similar definitions (for bullying and other mean-spirited behaviors). And, it seems fairly easy to label an act as a microaggression after the event, but I've found developing a useful definition to be very difficult, especially for multicultural and international students who might view a situation quite differently.
Please keep us posted. Thanks! Rebecca Rebecca Goodwin Deardorff Director of Rules Coordination Office of the President Box 351210 Seattle, WA 98195 206-543-9219 www.washington.edu/rules [http://www.washington.edu/marketing/e-communications/wsignature.gif] From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Smith, Amy E Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 7:04 AM To: Association of College and University Policy Administrators Subject: [acupa-l] Microaggression Policy Dear ACUPA members, Our Vice Provost for Diversity & Equity is interested in developing a policy that would prohibit microaggressions on campus. Has such a policy been discussed or developed on your campus? I would be interested in any information you can share. Thank you, Amy Amy E. Smith, M.S.E. Director, Policy Office Office of the Provost The University of Kansas Tel. +1 (785) 864-4906 | Fax. +1 (785) 864-4463 Email [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> | Web www.policyoffice.ku.edu<http://www.policyoffice.ku.edu> ATTN: Please be aware that when you respond to an ACUPA-L e-mail, the reply will be distributed to the ENTIRE list of members. If you do NOT want to send an e-mail to everyone, please reply directly to the individual who initiated the query (their e-mail address appears in the "From" line of their original e-mail). If you wish to remove yourself from the ACUPA e-mail list, please go to the following website and complete the form. We will remove you from the list within 24 hours, during normal business hours. http://www.acupa.org/MembershipForm_Discontinue.html If you have questions about the ACUPA e-list, please contact Jamie Parris at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]?subject=ACUPA%20e-list%20assistance> or 607-255-6837.
