Berkeley Equity Training Series (BETS)

Berkeley Equity Training Series

The Berkeley Equity Training Series (BETS) at UC Berkeley, is an intentional sequence of three-hour topical sessions facilitated by subject matter experts and equity practitioners. This program is a cohorted professional learning experience designed to equip staff members and managers at Cal about how to be more culturally fluent and racially literate. Research consistently shows that professional learning communities, including cohort-based models, are impactful because they encourage self-reflection, collaboration, and refining one’s practices (Brooks 1998).

Program Audience

Anyone is welcome to submit an application to participate. 

The ideal audience for BETS is staff employees at UC Berkeley ranging within title codes: S1, M1, P3, P4, P5. 

The program aspires to recruit cohorts that are representative of a cross-section of the campus community.

BETS flier with icons of all the speakers.

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Program Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for the Equity Training Series, the following criteria must be met:

  • A commitment to attend all seven workshops for the full time
  • Willingness to actively participate in discussions with colleagues
  • Submit a completed application

Application Process & Timeline

  • 08/12/24 - Applicants receive confirmation of their application status 
  • 08/16/24 - Waitlisted applicants receive confirmation of their application status
  • 09/06 - BETS Program begins
  • 12/06/24 - BETS Program ends

If you have any questions about how to complete the application or are in need of an accommodation to successfully apply, contact Katrina Pantig at kpantig@berkeley.edu

Schedule of Experiences

Dates Session Facilitator
09/06/24 Anti-Blackness in Higher Ed Frank Harris III, Ed.D
09/20/24 Native American Identity & Representation Adrienne Keene, Ph.D
10/04/24 In Solidarity with LGTBQIA+2S Communities

Jamie Washington, Ph.D.
10/18/24 Disability Justice Candis Welch
11/01/24 Asian Pacific American Identity and Culture OiYan Poon, Ph.D
11/15/24 Supporting Latinidad at the Crossroad of Race, Culture, and Identity Michael Benitez. Ph.D.
12/06/24 Achieving Organizational Excellence Through DEI

Regina Stanback Stroud Consulting, Ed.D.