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I-Lab
NYU | SPS
The Intersectionality Lab (I-Lab) examines how inclusion, diversity, belonging, equity, and access intersect with teaching and research to enhance the liberal arts and industry-specific disciplines.
We support and engage New York University faculty through events, consultations, and resources. Learn more about us.
I-ENGAGE
Events, activities, and services at New York University to build community using an intersectionality lens.
Contact us us discuss intersectionality as an educational practice. To request a syllabus consult, upload it here.
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WHAT'S NEW?
February is Black History Month, a celebration of African American Life, History, and Culture, originally created in 1926 by Dr. Carter G. Woodson.
The theme observed for 2025, chosen by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), is: “African Americans and Labor.” It explores the ways various types of work intersect with the collective Black experience.
If you want to explore more about the history of this month and related upcoming initiatives, click on this link, which will redirect you to the ASALH website!
RECENT EVENT
FROM NEWSROOM TO CLASSROOM:
WSJ Instructor Tools for Shaping the Future of Inclusive Education
Discover how WSJ's Instructor Tools empower educators to cultivate global perspectives and inclusive classrooms, transforming news into impactful learning experiences on the international spectrum.
This fall we partnered with the WSJ on this special event which featured free WSJ subscriptions, proven teaching strategies, ready-to-implement pedagogical guides, and new digital learning tools to enhance learning and power inclusive spaces in the global classroom. The event even featured free WSJ swag giveaways!
Most importantly, we co-created resources for innovating inclusive education. Featured WSJ guest speakers were Cate Daniels, WSJ Marketing Associate, and Alisha Stegall, the WSJ academic coordinator, as well as NYU SPS faculty panelist presenters, Professor Raul Sanchez, Professor Dan Bullock, Professor José Mendoza, and Professor Bahriye Goren.
Stay tuned for a follow up article with related resources for the community, coming soon!.
EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS
Encouraging the sharing of pronouns in an educational environment is a simple yet powerful way to contribute to a more inclusive and respectful world.
Want to learn more and don't know where to start? Just click on one of the videos below! This video series is from the NYU Pronouns and Gender Inclusive Language Toolkit created by the NYU Office of Global Inclusion (OGI)
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ABOUT
"There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives." - Audre Lorde
Intersectionality, Interdisciplinarity, Inclusivity, Inquiry, Innovation, Intercultural, International, Impact, Industry, Ideas, and the pronoun "I." How can I be part of the solution to systemic inequalities in building an inclusive world? The SPS Intersectionality Lab or I-Lab is a virtual space where NYU faculty from all units gather to interrogate how theories about anti-racism and social justice intersect with practices of pedagogy and applied research in both the liberal arts and industry-specific disciplines.
Our work focuses on Intersectionality (as coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989) as a lens of inquiry, as an intellectual sensibility, and as a way to influence industry-specific policies and practices. By encouraging the application of theory to practice, the I-Lab will be a unique space at SPS (and beyond) where scholarship and industry come together with an explicit focus on understanding and reducing systemic inequalities.
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