What Should Cultural Humility Look Like in Practice in Higher Education?
Facilitator:
Toni Woods Maignan Sr., DNP, RN
Dr. Toni Woods Sr., DNP, MBA, BS, BSN, RN, is a bilingual (English/Spanish) nurse leader and Assistant Professor at Moravian University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, with over 20 years of experience spanning emergency medicine, telemetry, public health, school health, patient advocacy, and academia. Her scholarship centers on advancing health equity through cultural humility, including development of a Cultural Competency Curriculum grounded in the Purnell Model, and leveraging Artificial Intelligence to integrate cultural humility and clinical judgment into the nursing curricula. Dr. Woods has presented on cultural humility, emergency preparedness, health policy, Artificial Intelligence in nursing education, Microaggressions, Courageous Conversations, Cultural Insights, and has contributed to institutional policy initiatives. Dr. Woods holds a DNP in Leadership and Population Health Management and an MBA from Xavier University, a BSN from Seton Hall University, and a BS in Psychology from New York Institute of Technology. She is dedicated to mentoring emerging nurses and preparing clinicians to deliver compassionate, culturally responsive, and evidence-based care.
Dates & Times:
Tuesday, November 17, 2026; 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Location:
Virtual
Primary Audience:
Employees of the LVAIC Community (Cedar Crest College, DeSales University, Lafayette College, Lehigh Carbon Community College, Lehigh University, Moravian University, Muhlenberg College, and Northampton Area Community College)
Description:
This presentation invites higher education faculty and staff to consider what cultural humility looks like when translated from concept into daily practice. Through a focus on self-reflection, accountability, power awareness, and inclusive communication, participants will examine strategies for creating learning environments that support belonging and equity. Drawing on cultural humility scholarship and practical teaching approaches, the session will offer actionable ways to move beyond performative inclusion toward sustained, relationship-centered practice.
Registration Link:
https://forms.gle/33BnBe54AnUjR53F9
