Program Overview

Introduction to the Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion PIE Institute

The Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Pedagogies for Inclusive Excellence (PIE) Institute is a program designed to build a community of Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) protagonists. This is achieved through 25 hours of practice in developing anti-racist pedagogy and dismantling white supremacy in online teaching.

Program Details

The program pays special attention to several key areas, including:

• Accessibility and universal design for learning
• Microaggressions in teaching practices
• Anti-racism in designing assignments and assessments
• Centering student voice and experience

Participants in the program will receive expert feedback on their responses to prompts and have the opportunity for individual consultations via office hours. The program's objectives include:

• Identifying and assessing personal goals for anti-racist pedagogy practice in online teaching
• Examining and demonstrating knowledge of historical and contemporary institutional and individual racism and white supremacy in education practice
• Assessing current assignments, assessments, and teaching practices through a critical race perspective
• Designing strategies for inclusive and equitable engagement

JEDI PIE Faculty Developers & Facilitators

The founding developers and facilitators of the JEDI PIE Institute include:

• Wei Ming Dariotis, PhD, Professor of Asian American Studies and CEETL Faculty Director
• Dawn-Elissa Fischer, PhD, Associate Professor of Anthropology and former Chair of Africana Studies
• Brigitte Davila, J.D., Latina/Latino Studies Lecturer and Faculty Director of the Latina/o Studies CSL Project
• Rama Ali Kased, Ed.D., Faculty Director of Metro Student Success Programs and Assistant Professor of Race & Resistance Studies

Past Facilitators

Past facilitators of the program have included:

• Christopher J. Collins, EdD, Lecturer Faculty in First-Year Experience at SF State
• Jenelle Borja, MA, Instructional Designer at CEETL
• Robert Bonner, PhD, Assistant Professor of Management
• Dawn-Elissa Fischer, PhD, Associate Professor of Anthropology
• Paul Steward, M.B.A., Lecturer Faculty in American Indian Studies
• Savita Malik, EdD, MPH, PhD, Director of Curriculum and Faculty Development at METRO
• O. Jerome Stewart, PhD, Assistant Professor of Management
• Veronica Rabelo, PhD, Assistant Professor of Management
• Valerie Francisco-Menchavez, PhD, Assistant Professor of Sociology
• Sherria Taylor, PhD, Assistant Professor of FINA
• Savita Malik, EdD, MPH, Director of Curriculum and Faculty Development at METRO
• Wei Ming Dariotis, PhD, Professor of Asian American Studies and CEETL Faculty Director

Program Availability

The JEDI PIE course remains open as a resource for SF State faculty. However, stipends for faculty completion of CEETL course offerings, which were previously made possible through one-time emergency federal funding (CARES and HEERF) for COVID-19, are no longer available as of April 25, 2022.