Campus-Wide DEI Leadership, Planning, and Support
Initiate campus-wide as well as division-level diversity, equity, and inclusion leadership, planning, and support.
Action Item Details
For over twentyÌýyears, the ºÚÁÏÃÅ has created various levels of leadership to enact its vision around diversity, equity, and inclusion.Ìý Despite significant advances and achievements over this time, these systems created parallel and sometimes unconnected DEI priorities, policies, practices, and procedures across the university. The goal of this action item is to create a coordinated, consistent, and connected leadership and accountability structure for diversity, equity, and inclusion at all levels of the university.ÌýÌýÌýÌý
- Conduct aÌýnational searchÌýand successfully hire a Vice-Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and InclusionÌýto serve as the Chief Diversity Officer of the institutionÌýto be completed during the Fall of 2020.Ìý
- °Õ³ó±ðÌýOffice of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI)Ìýwill work with every division on campusÌýduring the fall of 2020 and winter of 2021Ìýto create a framework for diversity, equity, and inclusion leadership, strategic planning, and accountability.ÌýThis framework will train these leaders toÌýoperationalizeÌýDU’sÌýunifying philosophyÌýin building policies, practices, and expectations in relation to the internal and external work, mission, and vision of a unit.Ìý
- Beginning in Fall 2020,Ìýincubate and buildÌýdivision-levelÌýDEIÌýleadershipÌýby expanding theÌýODEI Fellow ProgramÌýto:
- Support minoritized faculty or staffÌý
- Infuse diversity, equity, and inclusion development into the core work of colleaguesÌý
- Work with leaders in the division to create and monitor unit-level DEI strategic planning and implementationÌý
- Identify and implement best practices for search processes and subsequent retentionÌý
- Communicate DEI advocacy efforts within their unit and beyondÌý
- °Õ³ó±ðÌýleadershipÌýwillÌýserve on a largerÌýcampusÌýDEIÌýsteering committee.Ìý
Updates
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College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences - Inclusive Excellence Committee
The College’s Inclusive Excellence Committee is developing, strengthening, and implementing a long-term cultural shift to uphold diversity and equity as central to institutional excellence.
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Professor Lexi Freeman Named Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | SeptemberÌý2, 2020
"After an open call to the Sturm College of Law faculty, consultation with the Faculty Executive Committee, and authorization by the ºÚÁÏÃÅ Provost’s Office, DU has appointedÌýÌýto serve asÌýAssociate Dean of Diversity, Equity and InclusionÌýandÌýDirector of Social JusticeÌýInitiativesÌýeffective September 1,Ìý2020. Among other priorities, Dean Freeman will lead efforts to further diversify ºÚÁÏÃÅ Law’sÌýstudent body, faculty, and staff, to nurture a more inclusive community, and to leverage institutional resources to combat inequity, bias, and injustice."
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Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Announces Fellows Program | September 23, 2020
Nominations due by EOD on Monday, October 12, 2020
To:ÌýºÚÁÏÃÅÌýDivision Level Leadership
Re:ÌýOffice of Diversity, Equity,Ìýand InclusionÌýFellowsÌýProgramÌýNominationÌý
The Office of Diversity, Equity,Ìýand Inclusion’sÌý(ODEI) FellowsÌýProgram willÌýadvance the work ofÌýdiversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI),Ìýcreating and further embedding a capacity-building resourceÌýwithin and alongside academicÌý& non-academicÌýdepartments at the ºÚÁÏÃÅ.Ìý
The ODEI FellowsÌýare meant to help your divisionÌýadvanceÌýdiversity, equity,Ìýand inclusionÌýeffortsÌýwith support (both in terms of funding and training)Ìýand coordinationÌýfrom the University at large.ÌýAs aÌýunit-basedÌýrole, your ODEI FellowÌýwill work within the divisionÌýtoward realizing DU’s vision outlined within theÌý2020-2021 DEI Action ItemsÌýand its goalsÌýto beginÌýcreatingÌýa coordinated, consistent, and connected leadership and accountability structure for diversity, equity, and inclusion at all levels of the university.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
There are 10 openings for ODEI Fellows. Each position will begin during fall quarterÌý2020Ìýand continue work until the end of the fiscal year, June 30, 2021.
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ODEI Announces Cohort of Fellows for 2020-2021 | November 18, 2020
The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion would like to announce and welcome our new ODEI Fellows.Ìý
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Heather Arnold-Renicker, Clinical Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Social WorkÌý
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Kari Burns, Graphic Designer, Marketing & CommunicationsÌý
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Rosalynn Feagins, Assistant Treasurer, Business & FinancialÌýAffairsÌý
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Hava Gordon, Associate Professor of Sociology & Criminology, College of Arts, Humanities andÌýSocialÌýSciencesÌý
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Jennifer Hoffman,ÌýAssociate Professor of Physics and Astronomy,ÌýCollege ofÌýNaturalÌýScience andÌýMathematicsÌý
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Anthony Holder, Associate Professor of Accounting, Daniels College of BusinessÌý
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Nancy Jones, Accessions & Archival Processor,ÌýUniversityÌýLibrariesÌý
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Kannan Muralidharan, Assistant Director of Graduate Enrollment, Provost's OfficeÌý
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Richard Rathburn,ÌýExecutive Director of Employer Connections,ÌýAdvancementÌý
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Sarah Thorstenson,ÌýAssociate Director & Transfer Coordinator, AdmissionsÌý& EnrollmentÌý
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Announcing the VC for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
"It is with excitement — and with gratitude to the many groups and individuals involved in this important search — that I am pleased to announce that Dr. Christopher M. Whitt will join DU as our vice chancellor for diversity, equity and inclusion (VC for DEI) beginning April 1, 2021."
See the Full Announcement Here
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ODEI has worked toÌýestablishÌýandÌýsupportÌýDEI committees
As of 3/30/21, ODEI has worked toÌýestablishÌýandÌýsupportÌýDEI committees in the following units:
- Information Technology
- Career and Professional Development
- Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System
- College of Natural Science and Mathematics
- Health and Counseling Center
- Business and Financial Affairs
- Marketing and Communications
- University Advancement
- Daniel’s College of Business
- College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
- Sturm College of Law