Episode Five: Addressing Faculty Power Imbalances with Dr. Denise Sekaquaptewa

You are chairing a search committee. A senior faculty member is forceful about their opinions in a way that is intimidating to the earlier-career committee members and shuts down discourse. Committee members seem uncomfortable. What can you do? In this episode of Advancing Faculty Excellence, we are joined by special guest Denise Sekaquaptewa, the Director of the ADVANCE Program. Dr. Sekaquaptewa thoughtfully illustrates how faculty can leverage the Eight Levers to Shift Climate for Respect and Inclusion so that faculty members of all ranks can contribute freely to departmental discussions, with confidence that their views will be respectfully considered.   Featured RISE Case Study: CCS #11 Addressing Faculty Power Imbalances   Speaker bio: Denise Sekaquaptewa serves as Director of the U-M ADVANCE Program, after having previously served on the STRIDE Committee and as the Associate Director for Research in ADVANCE. She is a University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor of Psychology. She received the Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award (2015), and the Sarah Goddard Power Award (2012) from the University of Michigan for her work on diversity-related issues.   Episode Resources: Disarming racial microaggressions: Microintervention strategies for targets, White allies, and bystanders. (Sue, et al..American Psychologist, 2019) Hierarchical microaggressions in higher education. (Young, K., Anderson, M., & Stewart, S., Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2015) Inclusive excellence toolkit. (Treviño, J., Walker, T., & Leyba, J., University of Denver, 2009) Eight Levers to Shift Climate for Respect and Inclusion. The Respect in Striving for Excellence (RISE) Committee. (2022, August) University of Michigan ADVANCE Program. Find a full episode transcript on the podcast website. Enjoyed this episode? Explore more case studies and resources at https://advance.umich.edu/rise/.   Credits:  Hosts: Mike Liemohn, Associate Director, Advance Program & Kelsey Arras, Communications and Project Specialist, ADVANCE Program Producer: Kelsey Arras, Communications and Project Specialist, ADVANCE Program Music: WP Norton & So Say We All! Production Support: Shapiro Library Design Lab