ASPPH, in partnership with the Transforming Academia for Equity Coordinating Center, Change Matrix, is pleased to announce a new three-part webinar series designed to advance equity-centered change across academic public health. Transforming Academia for Equity: A Learning Journey is a free, open-access professional development opportunity for students, staff, and faculty seeking practical strategies to strengthen equity, institutional excellence, and belonging.

This interactive series introduces the Leading Through Change Framework (LTCF), developed by Change Matrix and used by Transforming Academia for Equity grantee institutions to guide organizational transformation. Each 75-minute session will focus on a phase of the framework, from creating conditions for change, to engaging diverse voices, to implementing and sustaining long-term efforts. Participants will gain a comprehensive and actionable roadmap for advancing equity within their institutions.

Attendees will hear directly from grantee institutions, including Drexel University, UCLA, the University of Memphis, the University of Southern California, and Oregon State University, and will engage in structured activities to apply concepts in their own settings. Each session is designed to provide practical tools and clear next steps.

The series begins May 13 and continues June 10 and July 15, with sessions held from 1:00 to 2:15 PM ET. While participants are encouraged to attend all sessions, each session may also be taken independently. Recordings and resources will be available through the IDEA Institute’s eLearn platform following each webinar.

This series is supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.