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Frames issues of equity faced in workforce development and career-focused academic programs and shares perspectives/suggested strategies for institutions to consider as they engage around efforts to improve outcomes for students.

Addresses how stereotyping students affects their perceived capabilities and it examines the effects on academic and professional performance. It also identifies practical applications of interventions to mitigate the impact of stereotype threat.

Focuses on the responsibility of helping Black and Hispanic-Latino students transition their innate strengths to career programs by creating conditions of belonging and psychological safety while teaching 21st century professional competencies.

Emphasizes job and role competency mapping and assessment, underscoring how corporations can provide data-driven guidance and development opportunities with an equity lens for students who are prospective workers.

Explores the cumulative effect of micro-aggressions on the student experience and review effective tools for reducing acts of subtle discrimination against others.

Frames the opportunity ecosystem and discusses how colleges can transform themselves into social engineers addressing opportunity gaps for individuals of color as they look to develop their careers, including what is required of the institutions and community leaders to meet the challenge.

Offers a framework and resources that will support design teams tasked with creating institutional transformation. Leveraging NCII’s experience, colleges will learn to identify and navigate challenges that may be barriers to achieving overall buy-in and positive outcomes for their students of color.

It is imperative for colleges and universities to understand the diverse hiring strategies of their employer partners. The intent of this session is to have a conversation on DEI hiring. Hear from college leaders and Bank of America Executives on diverse hiring strategies with small and large companies.

The student voice is critical to successful implementation of educational reform and school improvement. It helps educators, employers, and community leaders effectively prioritize what is most important to prepare our students for long-term success. It also goes a long way to increasing a student’s sense of belonging and empowerment. In this session we hear from students directly as they share their experiences, challenges, and other insights on their journey to academic and career success.

Maintaining student engagement continues to be a significant challenge for higher education leaders. This session will highlight ways to help students of color persist in college through obstacles of distraction, burnout, lack of resources, and diverse needs, enabling their long-term academic and career success.

Building inclusive, diverse and equitable college campuses provides an experience where all students can thrive and adequately prepare for a globally competitive workforce. In this session, learn about the research, resources, and tools of Excelencia in Education and United Negro College Fund - UNCF, two organizations dedicated to promoting policies and institutional practices that advance educational opportunities for students of color.

Describes how institutions and their leaders can create conditions for honest and actionable feedback to deliver quality programs.

Underscores the importance of employer partner engagement and sustainability. Offers perspectives on the college/employer relationship. Shares opportunities for college/employer collaborations in support of student success beyond pledges to hire and reaffirms the importance of employer-partner engagement and its ability to create shared success for all.

Employer engagement plays a critical role in the early identification and training of the skills students need to be successful. This session brings companies, colleges, and universities together to discuss how active partnerships can deliver diverse talent that meets employers’ needs. It also focuses on how higher education institutions can effectively partner with employers to ensure student career success.

The Academy at Bank of America provides access to free educational resources to help communities develop skills for career growth. During this replay you’ll hear from best-selling author Lisa Nichols on “Harnessing your power” and be introduced to techniques that will help you prepare for or transition into a career.