Making Diversity Work: Institutional Viability and Capacity
Webinar Details & Objectives
This presentation will align the dimensions of the Inclusive Excellence Ecosystem for Academic Nursing to assist nursing schools with organizing and guiding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts.
Objectives:
- Describe the dimensions of the Inclusive Excellence Ecosystem for Academic nursing.
- Discuss the diversity imperative as necessary, similar to technology, if institutions are to be successful in a pluralistic society.
- Discuss key areas for building capacity and effective strategies.
Speakers
Daryl G. Smith, PhD
(Retired) Senior Research Fellow and Professor Emerita
Claremont Graduate University
Dr. Daryl G. Smith is Senior Research Fellow and Professor Emerita of Education and Psychology at Claremont Graduate University. Among other published work, she is an author or co-author of Diversity’s Promise for Higher Education: Making it Work (3rd edition), Diversity in Higher Education: Emerging Cross-national Perspectives on Institutional Transformation, Building Institutional Capacity for Diversity and Inclusion in Academic Medicine, Achieving Faculty Diversity: Debunking The Myths, Interrupting The Usual: Successful Strategies for Hiring Diverse Faculty, Organizational Learning a Tool for Diversity and Institutional Effectiveness. Prior to becoming a faculty member, she also served as a college administrator in planning, evaluation, student affairs. She has served as an evaluator and consultant to numerous professional organizations and campuses across the country and to foundations such as the James Irvine Foundation, the Haas Jr. Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Pew Charitable Trusts, and The Hewlett Foundation. Smith was a Fulbright Senior Specialist in South Africa in 2010 and 2012.
Patricia K. Bradley, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence
Associate Professor
Villanova University
Dr. Patricia K. Bradley is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence at the Fitzpatrick College of Nursing (FCN) at Villanova University. She earned her BSN from Temple University, and her MSN and PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and is a leading expert in psychiatric mental health nursing. Dr. Bradley’s current work focuses on diversity, equity, and inclusion, fostering cultural humility in students and healthcare providers, and eliminating health inequities. Her research and service activities represent her commitment and contribution to ensuring a “voice for the voiceless” and to developing a culture of trust with vulnerable populations who lack access to address their concerns. Dr. Bradley is a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing and serves as Chair of the Academy’s Cultural Competence & Health Equity Expert Panel. She is a member of the AACN’s Diversity Equity and Inclusion Leadership Network (DEILN) and a member of the Diversity Tool Kit Workgroup. In addition to being the FCN’s Chief Diversity Officer, she is co-chair for the college’s Inclusive Excellence Strategic Planning Workgroup.
Pricing and CE Credit
This webinar is free to deans, faculty, staff and students from AACN member schools of nursing. All non-member audiences will be required to pay a $59 webinar fee.
Continuing Education Credits
Eligible attendees may receive one continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hour for participating in this webinar. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is an accredited CNE-provider by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.