The UMass Lowell (UML) Making WAVES team developed a robust, faculty-led, interactive Bystander Training Program. Faculty Equity Leaders worked with WAVES to design the original UML-specific interactive workshop. Participants in the open enrollment workshops come from EVERY STEM department and ALL colleges. Participant testimonials demonstrate promising feedback.

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97% of participants endorsed the value of the workshop and indicated that they recommend the workshop to their colleagues

So far, 97% of participants endorsed the value of the workshop and indicated that they would recommend this workshop to their colleagues.

Post-workshop evaluations have showed positive results:

  • 84% of participants agreed that they have the skills to support a faculty member who is being treated disrespectfully.
  • 85% of participants said that they would say something to a colleague who is acting disrespectfully to another colleague.
  • 86% of participants said that it is their responsibility to intervene when they notice subtle bias.

These results indicated that after attending the workshops, participants overall not only were able to notice microaggressions, but they also knew how to intervene and were willing to do so.

  • 84%

    have skills to support a faculty member who is being treated disrespectfully.

  • 85%

    would say something to a colleague who is acting disrespectfully to another colleague.

  • 86%

    say it is their responsibility to intervene when they notice subtle bias.