Fall Teaching Conference Plenary: Understanding Title IX as a Teaching Fellow

Date: 

Friday, August 14, 2020, 11:00am to 12:30pm

Location: 

Online

Seth Avakian, Program Officer for Title IX and Professional Conduct for the FAS
Danielle Farrell, Director of Student Services, GSAS

This session will address principles of professional conduct and classroom management for teachers as it relates to Title IX responsibilities and Harvard’s commitment to gender equity. We’ll discuss how one balances Harvard University’s commitment to the free exchange of ideas while maintaining a safe and healthy educational and work environment in which no member of the community is excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination in any University program or activity on the basis of their sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Participants will learn how to handle a disclosure of a potential violation of the sexual and gender-based harassment policy and participate in hypothetical scenarios based on real-life experiences of TFs.

This session is part of the Fall Teaching Conference, which is designed to prepare new and experienced graduate student teachers for their roles as Teaching Fellows in the FAS. Pre-registration is required. Learn more here.