Dr. OiYan Poon
educator, author, speaker, and race and education scholar.
Dr. Poon has worked closely in partnership with practitioner-leaders to advance race and class equity in college admissions. In 2019–20, with practitioner-leaders from ACCEPT she co-led the Hack the Gates project, which convened researchers and practitioners in college admissions to begin reimagining college admissions systems. She was a lead co-author of amicus briefs defending diversity and race-conscious admissions, submitted to federal courts including the US Supreme Court in the SFFA v. Harvard case.
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Speaker
Dr. Poon is a sought-after speaker who is often invited to deliver highly engaging and evidence-informed talks to a wide array of audiences about racial diversity and equity. She has been a featured speaker at national conferences, such as NCORE and the Courageous Conversation Summit, and at college and university even.
Workshop Facilitator
Dr. Poon is an experienced workshop designer and facilitator. She offers high-quality learning programs and workshops for organizational leaders, student leaders, community advocates, educators, and others interested in working to advance equity in their organizations and work.
Organizational Change Consultant
Dr. Poon is an expert in designing and implementing data-informed organizational systems, practices, and norms to improve diversity and equity. Organizations make daily routine decisions that can either reproduce or disrupt socioeconomic inequalities. Dr. Poon can support leadership to develop and implement systemic changes to advance equity.
Sample of Past SELECTEd
INVITED TALKS AND KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
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Speaker and Workshop Facilitator. Loyola University Chicago.
Keynote Speaker. The Symposium for Inclusive Excellence. Colorado State University. [Zoom]
Keynote Speaker. Bridgebuilders Series. Southern Methodist University.
Panelist. American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
Keynote Speaker. MSAN Intersectional Social Justice Collaborative for Middle and High School Students. [Zoom]
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Invited Panelist. American Academy of Arts & Science Forum on the Future of Higher Education. Aspen, CO.
Keynote Speaker. Connecticut State Education Resource Center. [Zoom]
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Invited Speaker. RILE Conference, Stanford Graduate School of Education. [Zoom]
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Invited Speaker. Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence, Purdue University. [Zoom]
Invited Speaker. Centre for Global Higher Education, Oxford University, England. [Zoom]
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Invited Panelist. NAACP LDF Civil Rights Conference. Potomac, MD.
Keynote Speaker. Association of Public & Land-grant Universities Teaching & Learning Conference. Fort Collins, CO
Invited Plenary Speaker. African American Policy Forum. New York, NY
Invited Speaker. Tufts University. Medford, MA
Invited Speaker. University of Connecticut. Storrs, CT
Invited Speaker. Yale University. New Haven, CT
Opening Plenary Speaker. Institute for Transformative Practice Symposium. Brown University. Providence, RI
Dean’s Distinguished Diversity Lecture. University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign.
