“Where Are You Really From?”: Mitigating Unconscious Bias on Campus

This experience paper describes an ongoing effort at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) that works to mitigate the negative effects of unconscious bias among the campus community. Our paper describes the BiasBusters@CMU program, session details, logistics, and preliminary findings from the analysis of pre and post session surveys. Our goals are to illustrate how research findings can be used in practice in higher education a) to help mitigate bias, b) to promote bias awareness, and c) to share our experiences with others who might be interested in bringing bias and inclusivity programming to their campus.