Pfaudler Lecture: Cultural Humility: A Lifelong Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Taj Smith, Ph.D.
RIT Director of Diversity Education
| Dr. Taj Smith's role at RIT is to help train faculty and staff on their journey to cultural competency and humility. He also partners with staff and students across the university to facilitate high-impact workshops or high-level experiential learning opportunities for students. He considers himself an educator, curriculum developer and facilitator specializing in intercultural engagement, intergroup dialogue and program assessment. Taj earned his doctorate in Social Justice Education from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, an MA in Africana Studies from Cornell University, and a BA in Journalism and Mass Media Studies from Rutgers University. For fun, Taj enjoys trying out new restaurants, online shopping, fashion, sports, and watching the Walking Dead. |