Creating Space for Difficult Conversations & Opportunities for Cross-Cultural and Cross-Racial Conversations

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Part three of the Unlikely Allies in the Academy Series, hosted by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion for continued dialogue based upon the book "Unlikely Allies in the Academy: Women of Color and White Women in Conversation." This video features Dr. Theresa Torres, author of the chapter “A Latina Testimonio: Challenges as an Academic, Issues of Difference, and a Call for Solidarity with White Female Academics” and her colleague, diversity expert and independent scholar Lisa McCarty.

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Torres, Theresa & McCarty, Lisa February 23, 2017.

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  • Main Title: Creating Space for Difficult Conversations & Opportunities for Cross-Cultural and Cross-Racial Conversations
  • Series Title: Unlikely Allies in the Academy

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Part three of the Unlikely Allies in the Academy Series, hosted by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion for continued dialogue based upon the book "Unlikely Allies in the Academy: Women of Color and White Women in Conversation." This video features Dr. Theresa Torres, author of the chapter “A Latina Testimonio: Challenges as an Academic, Issues of Difference, and a Call for Solidarity with White Female Academics” and her colleague, diversity expert and independent scholar Lisa McCarty.

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  • 2017 UNT Equity and Diversity Conference, February 23, 2017. Denton, Texas

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Materials from the Equity and Diversity Conference hosted annually by the Division of Institutional Equity and Diversity at the University of North Texas.

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  • February 23, 2017

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Torres, Theresa & McCarty, Lisa. Creating Space for Difficult Conversations & Opportunities for Cross-Cultural and Cross-Racial Conversations, video, February 23, 2017; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1067486/: accessed May 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting University of North Texas.

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