Virginia's Academic Library Consortium

Dr. Jazz Jackson, Chief Student Success, Equity and Inclusion Officer at Thomas Edison State University, facilitated the fourth discussion session, held on Tuesday, September 20th from 12 to 1:30 pm, on the topic of Recruitment and Retention.  Dr. Jackson guided attendees through a discussion of the July 26th presentation made by Dr. Offord, "Doing the Intentional Work to Recruit and Retain a Diverse Workforce." 

Dr. Jerome Offord, Jr., Harvard University Library’s inaugural Associate University Librarian for Antiracism, was the keynote speaker at the fourth speaker session in the series.  The session was held on Tuesday, July 26, 1:30-2:30 pm, and the title of Dr. Offord's talk was: "Doing the Intentional Work to Recruit and Retain a Diverse Workforce." A video recording and slides are available.

Dr. Jazz Jackson, Chief Student Success, Equity and Inclusion Officer at Thomas Edison State University, facilitated the third discussion session, held on Friday, April 29th from 12 to 1:30 pm, on the topic of Instruction.  Dr. Jackson guided attendees through a discussion of the March 30th presentation made by Dr. Kawanna Bright, “'Yes, it really is that critical': The challenges of addressing antiracism, diversity, equity, and inclusion through library instruction."

Dr. Kawanna Bright, Assistant Professor in the Department of Library Science at East Carolina University, was the keynote presenter for the third speaker webinar in VIVA's Anti-Racism Webinar Series, held on Wednesday, March 30th from 10 to 11:30 am. Dr. Bright’s talk was entitled: “'Yes, it really is that critical': The challenges of addressing antiracism, diversity, equity, and inclusion through library instruction." A video recording and slides are available.

Dr. Jazz Jackson, Chief Student Success, Equity and Inclusion Officer at Thomas Edison State University, facilitated the second discussion session, held on Friday, November 19th from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm, on the topic of LIS Faculty of Color and LIS Education.  Dr. Jackson guided attendees through a discussion of the October 21st presentation made by Dr. Renate Chancellor, "Social Justice: Moving From Awareness to Action in LIS," in an effort to move toward meaningful and attainable individual actions.

Dr. Renate Chancellor, Chair & Associate Professor in the Department of Library & Information Science at Catholic University of America, was the keynote for the second speaker webinar in VIVA's Anti-Racism Webinar Series, discussing the topic of LIS Faculty of Color & LIS Education. Dr. Chancellor’s talk “Social Justice: Moving From Awareness to Action in LIS” explored the broader historical context of the struggle for equity and inclusion in Library and Information Science. A video recording is available.

Dr. Jazz Jackson, Chief Student Success, Equity and Inclusion Officer at Thomas Edison State University,  facilitated the first discussion session, held on Friday, July 30th from 12-1 pm, on the topic of leadership.  Dr. Jackson guided attendees through a discussion of the framework presented by Elaine Westbrooks in the first speaker webinar of this series in an effort to move toward meaningful and attainable individual actions.

The first webinar took place on Thursday, February 25th and covered the topic of Leadership with a focus on leading at all levels of the library. Elaine Westbrooks, Vice Provost of University Libraries and University Librarian at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, gave the keynote talk, and there was a panel of librarians from VIVA libraries: David Heilbrun (GMU), Lisa Payne (JTCC), and Yasmeen Shorish (JMU).

"The Reckoning: Visioning and Planning a New Paradigm for Equity, Antiracism, and Social Justice in Libraries" / Elaine Westbrooks, UNC-CH; slides and video.