An Immersive Experiential Exercise for Teaching Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Management Education

Keywords: diversity, DEI, management education

Abstract: Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives have become a priority across higher education and the workplace. Tens of millions of dollars are allocated toward creating employees and an organizational culture that embrace diversity and support the minority. Despite the investment, management education students receive limited opportunity to think, feel, and behave as a member of a marginalized population. This session will engage attendees in two immersive DEI exercises which can be replicated across management education classrooms as a means of teaching students to be more empathetic toward marginalized colleagues.