CEHD student services staff present at Overcoming Racism conference

CEHD Student Services advisers Faustina Cuevas and Tracey Hammell presented at the 2015 Overcoming Racism: Vigilance Now! conference at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul. Cuevas and Hammell’s presentation — “Microaggressions: Did that just really happen?” — examined microaggressions’ role in society and their effect on people. Cuevas and Hammell discussed what steps can be taken to understand and limit microaggressions in our own way of being as well as creating awareness of microaggressions with others. Using case studies and lived experiences, they also facilitated a discussion with attendees to engage in a meaningful dialogue.