Courtney McCluney
Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior
Why this course
Workplaces have the potential to be real agents of social progress and racial equity. Many organizations fall far short of that aspiration and struggle with how to design organizational models and processes that put equity and inclusion at the center. Professor McCluney’s rigorous course gives the practical tools and frameworks needed to meaningfully incorporate equity into a company’s culture and DNA.
Designed for both undergraduate and graduate students, the course provides a model of how to have productive and informed conversations on race and equity. The curriculum recognizes the importance of history, defining uncomfortable terms, trust-building, and self-reflection for applied learning on organizational management and human resources.
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Course Highlights
Learning Outcomes:
Adopt a racial equity lens to understand organizational practices, norms, and processes.
Deepen our understanding of race and relevant concepts in organizational behavior.
Examine how historical practices and events generated systemic racism in workplaces.
Assess barriers and solutions to advancing racial diversity, equity, and inclusion at work.
Apply a racial equity framework to contemporary workplace practices and future of work issues.
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Biography
Dr. Courtney L. McCluney (she/her) is an Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior in the ILR School at Cornell University. Dr. McCluney examines how organizations perpetuate and maintain the marginalization of specific groups. Her work has been published in the Journal of Experimental and Social Psychology; Gender, Work and Organization; Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: An International Journal and numerous books including Race, Work, and Leadership: New Perspectives on the Black Experience. Dr. McCluney is a regular contributor to Forbes and Harvard Business Review, and she was recently named a Thinklist Amplify Nominee by the University of Bath’s Centre for Business, Organizations, and Society. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and earned her PhD in Psychology at the University of Michigan and BA in Psychology and Interpersonal/Organizational Communications at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.