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2020
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Supporting Students

Teaching Rhetorical Empathy to Practice Principles of Community

This presentation will introduce rhetorical empathy, a new theory put forth in Dr. Lisa Blankenship’s 2019 work, "Changing the Subject: A Theory of Rhetorical Empathy." We will discuss how teaching this concept in classrooms across disciplines can help create more equitable learning environments.

Our live presentation will include break-out sessions to identify marginalized populations within various disciplines and discuss how we can communicate across differences using the strategies of rhetorical empathy. When taught in various classrooms, rhetorical empathy strategies can help enhance the Principles of Community and promote allyship among faculty, students, staff, and our overall campus culture.

Other Symposium videos:

2020
We're Not the Same: An Autoethnographic Analysis of the Realities of Race | 2020 Diversity Symposium

Presented by Stephanie Zee, Mitchell Holston, and Jen Dawrs

2023
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Understanding, Preventing, and Supporting Around Microaggressions

Presented by Naomi Nishi

2023
BIPOC Student Organization’s View on How to Approach Mentor/Mentee Relationships

Presented by Dr. Shane Kanatous, Melissa Morado

2020
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