CRLT Players sessions explore a range of topics related to advancing equity in higher education spaces. While the specifics change from session to session, all CRLT Players work contains topic-specific framing and/or research; a theatrical intervention; and facilitated participant discussion, exploration, and reflection on what individuals and institutions can do to meet the concerns raised in the session. Sessions vary in length but the majority are 90 minutes to 2 hours.
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7 into 15Several high-energy sketches prompt instructors to make their teaching more equitable. Learn More ▶ |
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Act for EquityAn asynchronous module introduces instructors to equity-focused teaching elements through short performances. Learn More ▶ |
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Chair's Role in Faculty MentoringThree perspective-shifting vignettes help participants explore how chairs can create a more positive climate for faculty mentoring. Learn More ▶ |
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Conflict in the ClassroomA theatrical case study depicting an eruption of conflict in a college classroom encourages reflection on instructor identity, ethos, and pedagogical choice. Learn More ▶ |
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Equity and Excellence in Tenure and Promotion PracticesThree scenes centered on research, teaching, and service generate discussion about bias and practices that promote a fair and equitable review. Learn More ▶ |
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Everything is Fine!: Mentoring to Support Graduate Student Mental HealthFour intersecting scenes between advisors and their advisees invite discussion on mentoring challenges and support opportunities for faculty who mentor grad students to develop their skills. Learn More ▶ |
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Facilitation Workshop: “Building Your Facilitation Technique Toolkit”A facilitator-led workshop generates reflection on participants’ responsibilities while facilitating and provides concrete tools to improve practice. Learn More ▶ |
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Facilitation Workshop: Practical Applications of Facilitation Techniques in Challenging Academic ContextsA facilitator-led workshop provides an opportunity for participants to consider various case studies related to challenging facilitation scenarios. Learn More ▶ |
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Faculty Advising FacultyA performance depicting the dissimilar experiences of two assistant professors with the same mentor prompts thought on what makes (in)effective mentoring at the faculty level. Learn More ▶ |
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Faculty Meeting: Navigating Departmental PoliticsA sketch about a department seeking a new faculty hire allows participants to discuss what practices negatively impact equitable recruitment/hiring and department climate. Learn More ▶ |
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How Do We Begin: A Historical Reckoning with Anti-Black Racism at U-MA rich play illuminating U-M’s complicated relationship to elitism and racial inequity prompts reflection on ways participants can pursue a racially just future. Learn More ▶ |
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It's in the Syllabus and Other First Generation College Student ExperiencesAn immersive, playfully disorienting play offers participants a complex view of a heterogenous group: students who are the first in their family to attend college. Learn More ▶ |
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Managing Mentoring: Cultivating Successful Mentoring Relationships in STEM LabsA set of shifting scenes in a lab group examine common challenges and productive possibilities for enhancing mentoring relationships. Learn More ▶ |
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Moving the Needle on Sexual Harassment SeriesThis series includes three sessions on the topics of shifting the conversation around sexual harassment, enacting your personal responsibility, and creating climates resistant to sexual harassment. Learn More ▶ |
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Shoulda, Woulda, CouldaA monologue showing the challenges of a faculty member trying to act for justice prompt thought on individual responsibility to promote equitable higher education spaces. Learn More ▶ |
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You Don't Belong HereA monologue focused on an alum’s complicated experience of non-belonging provides reflection opportunities on how communities can make systemic change. Learn More ▶ |
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