Four Black students are sought to contribute to the development and use of a discussion tool for non-Black faculty, staff, and students to use in developing skills for addressing racially-charged situations on campus and beyond. Specifically, hired students will be asked to collaborate with Dr. Shelley Fairbairn on developing, refining, and implementing the discussion tool that focuses on three topics drawn from the “Racially Sensitive Classroom Practices” document developed through the BLM@Drake initiative during the fall of 2020. These topics are:

• the use of racially charged language
• attention to Black hairstyles
• putting BIPOC students on the spot

Each student contributor will be paid $12.50/hour for up to 12 hours of work to be completed between April 12 and May 12. Interested students should contact shelley.fairbairn@drake.edu by 9 a.m. on Monday, April 11, to indicate their interest. In the email, please describe your:

• willingness to assist with the anti-racist development of non-Black members of the Drake campus community  
• experience and comfort with leading anti-racist development activities
• ability to meet between 9:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Monday–Friday

Application emails will be evaluated based on the extent to which the applicant is interested in doing anti-racist development work among non-Black members of the Drake community, the amount and relevance of their experience with that work, and their availability to assist with the work during the stipulated work hours. Applicants will be informed of the hiring decision by 5 p.m. on Monday, April 11.

— Shelley Fairbairn, Professor of Education, SOE