The University of Michigan is hosting an online workshop early next month designed to teach graduate students how to recognize racism “in everyday life.”

The online “Recognizing Racism in Everyday Life” workshop will be held Jan. 10 and offered through Rackham Graduate School. Additional versions of the workshop will be provided at other times during the semester, the university’s website shows.

Completion of the Jan. 10 workshop, which is free to students, fulfills the “anti-racism requirement” for the school’s diversity, equity and inclusion certificate program, according to a description of the event.

The description also notes goals of the workshop include learning terms “associated with racism, anti-racism, power and oppression,” gaining the ability to identify bias in the media and in everyday life, and practicing responding to “microaggressions or incidents of bias.”

Discussions will take place within the global and U.S. context, the description says.

The University of Michigan did not respond to a request for additional information about the workshop.

The workshop will be held roughly one month after the University of Michigan announced it will no longer require applicants for faculty jobs, promotions and tenure to submit statements on their commitment to diversity. That decision was made following a recommendation by a faculty group that reviewed materials on the subject and analyzed nearly 2,000 responses to a university employee survey.

The university said in its announcement the survey revealed most respondents said they felt diversity statements pressure faculty members to “express specific positions on moral, political or social issues.” It noted a slight majority also disagreed with an idea that diversity statements “allow an institution to demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion by cultivating DEI in the faculty.”

“Diversity, equity and inclusion are three of our core values at the university. Our collective efforts in this area have produced important strides in opening opportunities for all people,” Provost Laurie McCauley said of the decision. “As we pursue this challenging and complex work, we will continuously refine our approach.”

Protesters demonstrated on the University of Michigan’s campus earlier this month amid concerns the university’s Board of Regents was considering pulling funding from its diversity, equity and inclusion program. The board ultimately did not vote on doing so.