Human Resource Development Masterclass

HRD & Antiracism

August 02, 2022 Academy of Human Resource Development Season 3 Episode 1
Human Resource Development Masterclass
HRD & Antiracism
Show Notes

In this first episode of Season 3, guests Dr. Marilyn Y. Byrd (University of Oklahoma), Dr. Chaunda L. Scott (Oakland University), and Dr. Terrence E. Maltbia (Columbia University) discuss the relationship between HRD and Antiracism, including:

  • What is meant by the term Antiracism?
  • What is the connection between Antiracism and the concepts of work and the workplace?
  • What are the systems, policies and practices that tend to perpetuate racism within organizations, and what’s the role of HRD to challenge and amend those? 
  • What is the relationship between Antiracism and HRD, and how does research, theory and practice in one influence research, theory and practice in the other? 
  • How does Antiracism help HRD to understand and work on current and future challenges in organizations?
  • What measures can HRD professionals use to assess an organization’s current state on addressing racism and progress it’s making?
  • Where should HRD practitioners go for guidance on how to do their Antiracism work?
  • What role does education play in positioning HRD to have a strategic role in working on Antiracism initiatives?
  • and much more.


For full details on the HRD Masterclass series, visit hrdmasterclass.com, for the bios of the guest scholars visit allbypodcast.com/antiracism.

For more information on the Academy of Human Resource Development, visit ahrd.org - by being a member of AHRD, you can access bonus materials from podcast episodes.

This episode is sponsored by The Columbia University Coaching Center of Excellence at Teachers College - find out about them by visiting their website at https://www.tc.columbia.edu/coachingcertification/ .