Diversity & Identity Abroad

Diversity & Identity Abroad (webpage under construction) 

The Education Abroad Office is committed to celebrate and support the many identities of our students with access to high impact education abroad opportunities that enrich and expand their undergraduate education. It is vital to our mission to increase access to students are traditionally underrepresented in study abroad and support students from diverse backgrounds and identities.  The resources on this page encourage you to reflect on some of the different aspects that make up our identities, learn about host country norms that may impact your experience, and access tools to engage critically with your own identity development.

Intersectionality 
Identities regularly intersect, overlap and impact how you are treated by others. Thinking about these intersections can be helpful as students often go abroad with multiple identities, personal stories and histories.

• What Is Intersectionality Abroad?
  • IES Abroad-The Oxford Dictionary defines the concept of intersectionality as "The interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage."
    Consider all of the different aspects of your identity and imagine them as streets—simply put, intersectionality is the place where all of your identities meet. What are your identities? Take into account nationality, ethnicity, sexuality, gender, religious affiliation, etc.
• For more watch:
  • The urgency of intersectionality | Kimberlé Crenshaw
  • Navigating Identity & Diversity Abroad IES Abroad

Privilege & Allyship 
Allyship and privilege are connected. Recognizing your privilege empowers you to be an ally by advocating for greater justice, tolerance, and inclusion for peers who may feel marginalized in particular situations.
 

• Educate yourself by reading up on these issues:
  • Privilege, Power, and Difference by Allan G. Johnson
  • Beyond Guilt Trips by Anu Taranath
  • Being Mixed Race but Having White Privilege
  • Traveling While Brown: Journeys in Privilege, Guilt, and Connection

Explore the resources provided below. These resources will help you as you consider and prepare for your study abroad program, regardless of background or identity. Education Abro

ad recognizes that these resources do not exemplify every identify, if you have questions or would like further information related to an aspect of your identity that is not included below, please reach out to our Access & Inclusion Coordinator. 
       
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