ARIE National Conference 2024
SAVE THE DATE
March 18-19, 2024
Johnson Center, Dewberry Hall
Fairfax, Virginia
Join us for a transformative experience where individuals from education, research, policy, and advocacy come together to support creating and maintaining communities that are more equitable and inclusive. We’re building on the work started by the more than 400 people who attended George Mason University’s first Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence (ARIE) Conference in 2022.
More details will be shared over the next few months.
This short video recaps the 2022 ARIE Conference.
George Mason University's first Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence (ARIE) Conference celebrated both the impact of research and the shared goal of shaping a more equitable future. Learn more about Mason's commitment to diversity at diversity.gmu.edu
Connect with us ahead of the 2024 ARIE National Conference.
The Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence Initiative
President Washington created the ARIE Taskforce in July 2020 to ensure Mason creates an inclusive and equitable campus environment in which every member of our community, without exception, is valued, supported, and experiences a sense of belonging. The outcomes of the ARIE Taskforce have led to the implementation of a larger institutional effort, aligned with our Inclusive Excellence Framework. Learn more about ARIE and the goals of the initiative and how you can get involved.
Ready to make change?
Commit to at least one action to advance anti-racism and inclusive excellence. »
Research
- View research as service
- Engage in Professional Development that further explores/examines anti-racist, inclusive and liberatory approaches
- A renewed commitment to research centered on inclusive excellence
- Continuously examine and interrogate systems to eradicate oppression
- Further support student exploration of systemic issues in their research
- View participants from an asset lens and not a deficit
- Review your current research/research agenda and identify one area that is or should be reflective of inclusive excellence
Service/Actions
- Advocate for minoritized populations in leadership positions
- Engage and/or lead difficult dialogues around systemic issues
- Continuously examine and interrogate systems to eradicate oppression
- Identify an organization or group that you can commit to serving with this year
Curriculum/Teaching
- Engage in Professional Development that further expires anti-racist, inclusive and liberatory approaches
- A renewed commitment to teaching centered on inclusive excellence
- Engage and/or lead difficult dialogues around systemic issues
- Review your courses and identify one area that is or should be reflective of inclusive
Get Involved, Advocate and Enact Change
Reading Resources for Equity and Action
Collections from the George Mason University Libraries' Anti-Racism, #BlackLivesMater, and Civic Action InfoGuide:
Photos from the event
