** NOTE: You will need to register on the CIRTL website in order to sign up for this workshop (Go to: https://www.cirtl.net/ click sign up in the upper right corner, for institution choose Other). Description Reducing implicit bias and promoting diversity in STEM is a science and innovation, workforce, and economic imperative (OSTP & OPM, 2016). While the first three sessions of this CIRTLCast series laid the foundation for understanding implicit bias in STEM higher education, in this final session, we will discuss recommendations for interrupting and mitigating implicit bias. Recommendations will include concrete tips and strategies for future STEM faculty in all disciplines, levels, and roles within STEM. We will define and discuss key terms, such as intersectionality, positionality, and cultural responsiveness. Using Blackboard Collaborate, presenters will facilitate a discussion between speakers and participants based on their questions, comments, and experiences related to this issue. Guiding questions for this session include: • As a member of a minority or majority group, how does your identity and demographic reality impact how you address implicit bias? In what ways does intersectionality play a role in your approach to implicit bias? • For STEM instructors, what are some strategies specific to addressing “hot moments” (i.e., controversial, conflictual, and/or emotionally-charged dialogues) in the classroom? • In your experience, what key concepts, resources, strategies, or practices were most helpful for interrupting implicit bias? Were there any strategies omitted from this series that you would like to share? Reference Interagency Policy Group on Increasing Diversity in the STEM Workforce by Reducing the Impact of Bias, Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), & Office of Personnel Management (OPM). (2016). Reducing the impact of bias in the STEM workforce: Strengthening excellence and innovation. Washington, DC: OSTP. Event Schedule This online event takes place at 11:30AM - 12:30PM ET / 10:30-11:30AM CT / 9:30-10:30AM MT / 8:30-9:30AM PT on Monday, October 29. This event is part of the four-part CIRTLCast series "Addressing Implicit Bias in STEM." Registration This drop-in, online event is open to the public. Anyone is welcome to attend, but you must register in order to attend. Once you register, you will have access to the Blackboard Collaborate room where this online event will take place. Please register here as well as at the event webpage: https://www.cirtl.net/events/584 Following both workshops, email Erica Szeyller.1 to confirm that you attended both workshops for the full duration.