Racial & Cultural Literacy Trainings

(Excerpts from Provost David Madigan’s 11/1/21 email message to the university community)

“Last year, President Aoun announced a series of action steps that Northeastern would take to combat individual, institutional, and systemic racism. To embark on this work as an institution, Northeastern has launched an online anti-racism and cultural literacy training that is required of the entire university community – students, faculty, and staff – across our global network. The spirit of requiring everyone in our community to participate in this training is to promote our collective support for all things that improve our pursuit of shared values and communal efficacy.

The purpose of the training is to better equip our community to combat racism and other systemic inequities. The training comprises four interactive modules that introduce basic concepts, raise awareness, and inspire us to think about how we can apply these learnings in our everyday lives.”

Faculty and staff can find the modules in myNortheastern under Services/Links. Students who were registered for classes in Spring 2022 (excluding co-op) can access it through the Student Hub.

NOTE TO NEWLY REGISTERED FALL ‘22 STUDENTS (EXCLUDING THOSE ON CO-OP): You will be granted access to the training as classes begin and receive an email with the link and instructions from Academic Impressions, Northeastern’s partner in administering the survey. Once you receive that link, you’ll be able to access and complete the training via the Student Hub.

Yes. This series of online training modules, which are mandatory for all members of the Northeastern community, will provide the tools to better understand why diversity matters, and to address racism and other systemic inequities in our community.

Please email northeastern@academicimpressions.com so that the Academic Impressions team may troubleshoot the issue.

• If you are new to the university, please wait one week and try again as names are constantly being added to the training list.
• If you are on a leave of absence from the university, you will not be required to take the training until you return to work.
• If you are designated as a temp non-student employee, you are not required to complete the training. All faculty and staff, both full-time and part-time are required to complete the training.
• If you are on co-op, you will not be required to take the training until you resume classes.

You’ll have one month to complete the training from the point you receive access.

If that’s the case, please email diversity@northeastern.edu for assistance.

• You will receive reminders until your training is fully completed.
• Students: If you fail to complete the training after multiple reminders, they may be referred to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution. Should you subsequently appear in front of OSCCR for a bias-related incident, or any other matter related to the content of the online training, you may be issued stricter sanctions.
• Faculty and Staff: Data on faculty and staff who do not complete the training will be sent to their supervisors.

Thank you for completing your training! Our report on completion status is generated bi-weekly. There might be a time lag between the date of your completion and the date when compliance data is updated. You may ignore the reminder in this case.

Incoming students will receive access to the training when they are officially taking classes.

You will not receive course credit. It is a customized learning program based on our collective commitment to building an inclusive university/society.

You do not need to complete the training while on co-op. You’ll receive access to the training  once you’ve finished your co-op and registered for classes, and you’ll have 30 days to complete it.

• Please email diversity@northeastern.edu for further assistance.
• If you are designated as a temp non-student employee, you are not required to complete the training. All faculty and staff, both full-time and part-time are required to complete the training.

You may wait until you are back from your sabbatical to complete your training; you’ll have 30 days from when you receive the access link.

No. Your employee training completion will cover your student requirement as well.

If you are a faculty or staff member, we encourage you to contact the EAP program. If you are a student, we recommend you reach out to University Health & Counseling Services or the Center for Spirituality, Dialogue, and Service.

For additional resources, please visit: https://provost.northeastern.edu/odei/resources/anti-racism-resources/.

Thank you for your willingness to share your thoughts and suggestions with us. You may send them to diversity@northeastern.edu.