Panel: What Does Diversity Science Say About Belonging and Community?
On November 14, IDS affiliates Kyesha Isadore, Corey Jackson, and Jirs Meuris shared their research at the 2024 UW-Madison Diversity Forum in a panel moderated by IDS Chair Angela Byars-Winston.
Panel Description: Diversity science can help harness the power of research to leverage
cultural diversity to work for us and not against us. This panel presented diversity science
research from three leading scholars at UW-Madison, Drs. Isadore, Jackson, and Meuris, who study factors that promote belonging and community in various settings. Moderated by Professor Angela Byars-Winston, the panelists addressed the following topics:
How do online systems foster the development of community across diverse coalitions
and what does that mean for belonging in society?
How can better mental health care for marginalized populations increase belonging and
lead to better community outcomes?
How do organizations respond to diversity and what does that say about belonging in
the workplace?
