Book Club: Building Inclusive Teams in Research Administration

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NCURA Region II is excited to invite you to our upcoming book club discussion on April 23, 2026 at noon as we explore Amber Cabral's Say More About That: Finding Moments for Radical Honesty and Collective Healing.

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Say More About That is a guide to navigating difficult conversations about identity, diversity, and inclusion with curiosity rather than defensiveness. It provides a framework for moving beyond surface-level dialogue to create the kind of honest, uncomfortable conversations that lead to genuine understanding and meaningful change in our workplaces and communities.

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Amber Cabral's book provides research administrators with practical tools to:

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• Navigate sensitive conversations around equity, access, and representation;

• Address microaggressions and bias that can surface in high-pressure situations;

• Foster psychological safety so team members feel comfortable raising concerns about processes, policies, or workplace culture; and

• Build trust across differences when managing cross-functional teams with competing priorities.

 

Whether you're managing a pre-award team, coordinating post-award compliance, or leading institutional research initiatives, the strategies in Say More About That can help you create the kind of team environment where difficult conversations become opportunities for growth rather than sources of tension. We'll discuss real-world applications for research administration settings and share strategies for implementing Amber Cabral's framework in our daily work.

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Join the Conversation

• Date: April 23, 2026

• Time: 12:00 PM

• Zoom Link: To Come (keep your eye out for an NCURA Region II email!)

• Book: Say More About That by Amber Cabral (ISBN: 978-1119839323)