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Thinking About Inclusive Museums in the UK
Hi, Nicole here! As part of my work as a Mellon/ACLS fellow with CFM, I’m focusing on a constellation of issues related to museums and labor, including pathways to museum employment; wage equity in the sector; workforce practices promoting … -
On Diversity and Inclusion
I must admit: writing this blog post about AAM’s work in diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion is humbling. In spite of the fact that I grew up in an African American-majority community, attended a majority-minority high school … -
The Community Futures Lab: Oral Histories, Oral Futures, and Quantum Time
This is Nicole with a bit of field reporting about futurist work in practice. Last week, I traveled to Philadelphia, PA to visit the Community Futures Lab, a project of the Black Quantum Futurism collective. Co-founder Rasheedah Phillips … -
Futurist Friday: Inspiring the Next Generation
How many kids want to work in a museum when they grow up?I suspect (unfortunately) very few. . Museum folk talk a lot about the homogeneity of our field, and about what makes it hard to build a diverse staff: ossified job requirements, low … -
Capture the Flag: the Struggle Over Representation and Identity
This article originally appeared in the May/June 2016 issue of Museum magazine. Exploring the social justice role of museums in the preservation and presentation of history and culture. “Take down the flag. Take it down now. Put it in a … -
My Recap from a Workplace Inclusion Forum
Today’s guest post is by the Alliance’s president & CEO, Laura Lott.She’s been on the hunt for resources to help AAM become a more inclusive workplace, and that search took her to Minneapolis for what turned out to be … -
Monday Musing: Combating Bias by Redesigning the Interview Process
This week’s musing isn’t even going to take me the usual 15 minutes. Here, read this: How to Take the Bias Out of Interviews.I’ve written about challenge-based hiring and blind auditions as techniques to reduce hiring … -
Your Guide to Labor 3.0 at the Annual Meeting
Hi, Nicole here! I’m excited to share what we’ve been up to at CFM around the issue of museums and labor and invite you to join in at this year’s annual meeting. Image credit: R. Black Labor issues continue to be front and center as the … -
Futurist Friday: Coming this Fall, the First Cyborg Olympics
One of the themes I explore in TrendsWatch 2016 is the blurring boundaries between ability, disability and augmented ability. We are experiencing a surge in “assistive technology” that can compensate for physical impairments … -
Museum Studies Programs & Tools for Creating More Inclusive Curricula
The graduates of museum studies programs are overwhelmingly white and female. If we want museums to be staffed by people who reflect the American public, we can broaden our search beyond museum studies program, and we can encourage …
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