1. Intercultural Advising in the Current Political Climate
NACADA: Session Britt Seminow Tammi Wiley Wickson
Saturday, October 14, Eastman School of Music Rochester Institute of Technology

2. Introduction Interactive Activity
Bennett’s Model for Intercultural Advising
Current Issues
Resources for Assessing Your Own Attitudes and Your Student’s Attitudes
Discussion

3. Carrying the Load

4. Milton Bennett’s Developmental Model for Intercultural Sensitivity

5. Milton Bennett’s Developmental Model for Intercultural Sensitivity
Ethnocentricity
Denial of Difference
Defense of Difference
Minimization of Difference

6. Milton Bennett’s Developmental Model for Intercultural Sensitivity
Ethnorelativity
Acceptance of Difference
Adapation to Difference
Integration of Difference

7. Pending Policies That May Impact Students
Travel Ban
How might a student who supports the travel ban discuss it?
How might a student who is impacted by it discuss it?
How do you react as an advisor?

8. Pending Policies That May Impact Students
Budget Cuts Across the Government
How might a student who supports the travel ban discuss it?
How might a student who is impacted by it discuss it?
How do you react as an advisor?

9. Pending Policies That May Impact Students
Rollback of Protective Legislation
Protections for transgender people
Student Loan protections
Title IX
Investigation of affirmative action in admissions
How might a student who supports discuss?
How might a student who is impacted by discuss?
How do you react as an advisor?

10. Pending Policies That May Impact Students
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
How might a student who support discuss it?
How might a student who is impacted by it discuss it?
How do you react as an advisor?

11. Rise of White Supremacy, “Fake News” and Anti- Intellectualism
Overall Climate
Rise of White Supremacy, “Fake News” and Anti- Intellectualism
How do we respond as institutions?
How do we respond as advisors?
Is all culture relative?

12. Suggestions for Supporting Students
Refer students to sources for legal counsel.
Be a safe space for students to discuss the issues that they are facing.
Connect students with faculty mentors and other campus resources. Examples of obstacles that mentors help students tackle include:
Access to legal consultation.
Assistance filling out DACA renewal forms.
Ideas for securing financing to pay for DACA application fees.
Issues related to on-campus employment.
Issues related to off-campus employment.
Provide guidelines to students regarding travel. Offer alternatives to international travel for students to complete degree requirements.
Stay informed. Pay attention to current events.
Reflect on your own world view and how that may shape how you approach students. Seek out opportunities to increase your understanding of how students are experiencing the political climate and shifting public policy.

13. References and Additional Resources
Anti-Defamation League. (2017) White supremacists on campus: unprecedented recruitment efforts underway. Retrieved from: underway?_ga= &mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWkRGbE16RTBOak15TVdReSIsInQiOiJqREs1bVNtU04ycDUzb m14ZWlUY0YrRXBYaDhOcUR5RjdDQmVSRFo0NG93OVJXTVlOSnFtWGpNQ2FKZXlnYmNKeWhDbmdXdUV5Z2k0Rlk2ZHJFSXo3RFd5eG hLRkZqYlM5cmRNTUFGZ0dQZjV6aVBTcW9xOFFjXC83N0x6NDQwM1EifQ%253D%253D
Bennett, Milton J. (rev. 2011). A developmental model of Intercultural Sensitivity. Retrieved from IDRInstutute website (pdf) (pdf)
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Schmidt, P. (2017). For some advocates, trump presidency raises hopes. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 63(19), A19.
Supiano, B. (2017). 'uncharted waters' for higher education in trump era. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 63(20), A19.
Sutton, H. (2017). Support undocumented students without compromising legal responsibilities. Dean and Provost, 18(6), doi: /dap.30286