The workshop series is open to the Duke community, particularly to staff interested in increasing skill and workplace culture in their departments. Directions, parking, and other logistical information will be released at a later time. Each workshop session requires registration, but participation is free. Please see each workshop description for additional details.
2026 Workshop Series
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• OIE 101 • Quality Hiring and Selection • Discrimination & Harassment Prevention •
OIE 101
In this (virtual) interactive session, you'll get an up-close look at the Office for Institutional Equity, our mission, our programs, and the individuals and communities at the center of everything we do. Come ready to engage, ask questions, and discover how we can work together to advance inclusive excellence across the enterprise.
Facilitated by: Elizabeth Jones, Ph.D., Director for Education
- Tuesday, October 6, 2026 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | REGISTER HERE (Zoom)
- Thursday, October 29, 2026 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | REGISTER HERE (Zoom)
Please contact oie-education@duke.edu if you have any questions or concerns.
Quality Hiring and Selection: Building an effective team
This workshop engages with search practices, including search committees on consistent and equitable practices throughout the search process. Participants will be better equipped to proactively implement beneficial strategies pertaining to:
- Recruiting a candidate pool
- Assessing positive and negative biases
- Understanding Duke resources
- Incorporating consistent and equitable evaluation measures
- Exploring best practices that are congruous with departmental and institutional priorities
- The topics and techniques covered in this workshop are beneficial for those tasked with making recruitment, selection, and retention decisions.
Facilitated by: Kimberly Hewitt, J.D., Vice President for Institutional Equity
- Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM | REGISTRATION
Note on the online registration form: Microsoft may ask you to sign in to access the form. Please use your alphanumeric NetID@duke.edu email (not an alias like jane.doe@duke.edu) and log in using your Duke credentials. The form will recognize you as a Duke employee or student and it will give you the option to receive a receipt of your submission, which will go to your Duke email inbox.
Registrants will receive additional information about the location, including parking, prior to the session. Please contact oie-education@duke.edu if you have any questions or concerns.
Discrimination and Harassment Prevention
This interactive session focuses on institutional compliance, including strategies to support alignment with the provisions of the Duke Policy on Prohibited Discrimination, Harassment and Related Misconduct (the Policy). Participants will have an opportunity to delve more deeply into the Policy, procedures, and reporting obligations. Participants will receive relevant information about the scope of the Policy, the definition of prohibited conduct, conduct that might implicate the Policy, prohibited retaliation, reporting obligations and how to encourage a work and/or learning environment that aligns with the Policy. The workshop will also include an overview of the various complaint handling procedures.
Participants will:
- Engage in real life scenarios.
- Engage in opportunities for real time responses to Policy-related situations and/or video content.
- Receive material designed to equip them with the knowledge to utilize resources (such as OIE).
- Learn techniques to initially respond to reported concerns or conduct in an appropriate manner
Facilitated by: Kimberly Hewitt, J.D., Vice President for Institutional Equity
- Thursday, November 19, 2026 | 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM | REGISTRATION
Note on the online registration form: Microsoft may ask you to sign in to access the form. Please use your alphanumeric NetID@duke.edu email (not an alias like jane.doe@duke.edu) and log in using your Duke credentials. The form will recognize you as a Duke employee or student and it will give you the option to receive a receipt of your submission, which will go to your Duke email inbox.
Registrants will receive additional information about the location, including parking, prior to the session. Please contact oie-education@duke.edu if you have any questions or concerns.