The Equity Scholars Symposium, a Skyline College faculty workshop focused on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, was recently postponed from Feb. 7, to May 2, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., according to Skyline’s website.

The workshop was postponed because the organizers of the event, the Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning, felt that they still needed more time to work out scheduling and logistical factors, said Distance Education Coordinator Kim Saccio, who is part of the CTTL

“It was just that we just had a series of glitches and miscommunications,” Saccio said.

The workshop was created by the National Equity Project, and seeks to train faculty on how to make sure students are more welcomed into their classroom and ways to increase equity. It will go off of the works of author Zaretta Hammond, who is known for her 2014 book “Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain”. There they will learn how to make students more comfortable in hopes of increasing student engagement.

Saccio said that the first half of the day will consist of the training and the second half will be breakout rooms where faculty can discuss what they learned. Breakfast and lunch will be provided, as well as compensation for all faculty who attend.

There is no designated room for the event yet but the event will be held at Skyline, and is only open to Skyline faculty.