What is it about?

The Bystander Intervention program that we developed was aimed at teaching faculty to recognize gender and race bias in faculty interactions and provide faculty with practice to effectively intervene to reduce bias in such instances. The program provided many opportunities to practice a variety of interventions during role plays and impromptu performances. Participants in the program were significantly more likely to be confident in responding to biased incidents and to more often report implementing an action in response to bias than were a comparison group of non-participants. Foreign born faculty's confidence to intervene and acts to intervene increased significantly as well.

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Why is it important?

This work was an extension of programs developed by National Science Foundation ADVANCE programs that aimed to increase the number of women and minorities in science. This particular program was developed to provide skills training to faculty that would improve the departmental and institutional climate for women and minorities in science.

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We found that participation by 60% or more of departmental faculty was necessary to promote change in departmental practices or policy. The facilitation team was very gratified by the large number of attendees that said this was the most engaging workshop they had ever attended. Hundreds of faculty vaoluntariily attended the one day, 8 hour workshop after hearing positive reviews from colleagues. We were very disappointed when diversity training became illegal in Florida and the program was discontinued.

Dr. Suzanna M Rose
Florida International University

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This page is a summary of: Effectiveness of a Bystander Intervention Training Program to Interrupt Gender and Race Bias Among U.S and Foreign Faculty, Innovative Higher Education, December 2024, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s10755-024-09765-x.
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