Although educational equity is a fundamental pillar of the American education system, school districts are struggling to ensure their students feel included, safe, and supported. This is in large part ...

Cultural competence has become a familiar phrase in medical education and admissions. Medical schools emphasize it in mission statements, applicants often reference it in essays, and interviewers ...

How effective am I at working across cultural differences? Do others see me as culturally competent? One of the key frameworks of the Navigating Difference workshop, the Developmental Model of ...

Classrooms and schools across the United States are becoming more diverse. Approximately 51% of all public elementary and secondary school students in the U.S. are nonwhite. However, teachers from ...

For students preparing to participate in a globalised society, cultural competence has emerged as a crucial ability. With the ability to navigate diverse societies characterised by differences in ...

As the poet, activist, and librarian Audre Lorde teaches us: “it is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.” But how exactly do ...

3 tenets for developing cultural competency in schools Leila Nuland June 4, 2018 Here are some ways your district can help students feel included, safe, and supported Click to share on X (Opens in new ...

Be present, attentive and compassionate in patient interactions. Practice respectful engagement and clear communication, checking for understanding. Be reflective and expand beyond cultural competence ...