Opening EventLight hors d'oeuvres and refreshment will be servedKeynote AddressMicroaggressions and Classroom Cultures: A Research-informed Framework for Culturally Responsive Teaching and LearningKeynote SpeakerKarina Walters, Ph.D., M.S.W.Associate Dean for Research, Professor, and William P. and Ruth Gerberding Endowed Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of WashingtonDr. Walters draws on empirical data from her research on historical trauma and microaggressions in Native American and Two-Spirit communities to illuminate the nature and implications of contemporary microaggression distress. Translatng her findings to the educational context, her research underscores the critical importance of understanding and attending to microaggressive and historical trauma experience as a key element of ensuring successful educational experiences, not only for Native American students and other students of color but also strudents from other oppressed and marginalized groups.To RegisterVisit www.ssw.uconn.edu, click on Social Work Month Events and choose this event.General InformationThis event will be held at the University of Connecticut School of Social Work, 1798 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford CT 06117. Free and open to faculty, staff, alumni and the community. Please park in Area B on Trout Brook Drive. Visitors who park in unauthorized lots are subject to ticketing.If you need a reasonable accomodation due to disability, please contact Marilyn Cardone at 860-570-9157 or marilyn.cardone@uconn.eduMore information available at: http://www.ssw.uconn.edu Contact Information For further information regarding this event, please contact: Office of Outreach860-570-9129 sandra.g.lane@uconn.edu