Addressing Microaggressions

Subgroup Size

Pairs

Duration

1 hour

External Cost

No

Lesson Plan

Source

Created by Virginia Cabrera, Assistant Director of Orientation Programs, Student Success Programs, Purdue University.

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to: 1. Learn what microaggressions are and be able to identify them. 2. Understand why microaggressions may be harmful or hurtful to others. 3. Develop awareness to challenge personal assumptions that may lead to microaggressions, and demonstrate intercultural curiosity to engage in meaningful conversation across difference.