Diversifying professional encounters: Addressing microaggressions and hierarchies in collegial relations (S8.12)

15:30 – 16:30 BST, 10 September 2026 ‐ 1 hour

Room: Castle 1, Crown Plaza Hotel, Ground floor

Session

✅ Included for all participants
💬 Fishbowl (conversational)
💡 Academic advising | Diversity, equity and inclusion

 

Egalitarian dialogue and mutual collaboration are expected among higher education professionals. However, faculty and staff from different backgrounds attest to how seemingly 'civil' interactions can mask prejudice and structural and interpersonal inequalities. This session will discuss how inequalities translate into microaggressions and prejudice, and we will provide lessons on awareness raising and intercultural communicative competencies.