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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)

Duties

The Committee for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) acts for the Division in all matters of equality and diversity in general and in particular in reference to underrepresented faculty populations. This includes initiating studies and reports on campus diversity and equity, and evaluating institutional policies and procedures as they relate to equity and diversity. D&E maintains liaison with the University Committee on Affirmative Action, Diversity and Equity (UCAADE).

For a complete description of EDI’s duties please see the committee’s bylaws.

AY 21-22 Meeting Schedule, Agendas, and Minutes

2021-2022 Membership

Jesus Sandoval-Hernandez, Chair, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, UCAADE representative
Josue Medellin-Azuara, Vice Chair, School of Engineering
Mayra Bámaca-Colbert, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Danielle Edwards, School of Natural Sciences
Dong Li, School of Engineering
Sean Malloy, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Suzanne Sindi, School of Natural Sciences

Ex-Officio (non-voting):

Zulema Valdez, Associate Vice Provost for the Faculty (alternate for Teenie Matlock, Vice Provost for Academic Personnel)
Cecil Howard, Interim Vice Chancellor and Chief Diversity Officer
LeRoy Westerling, Senate Chair, School of Engineering
Patti LiWang, Senate Vice Chair, School of Natural Sciences

Corresponding System Committee:

University Committee on Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Equity (UCAADE)

Former Members

Annual Reports

Faculty Equity Advisors

In AY 15-16, the Academic Senate appointed Faculty Equity Advisors (FEAs), who will work with search committees to ensure they follow recognized best practices to help develop a diverse applicant pool. One FEA per school was appointed, as well as one FEA to handle cluster hire searches arising from the Strategic Academic Focusing Initiative. The FEAs will serve as advisors to the search, helping with the search plan and evaluation criteria; they will also provide advice on resources that might be shared with candidates at the time of interviews. In other words, they support search committees to ensure we have diverse candidate pools, which will in turn lead to a more diverse faculty. We have modeled our program on those in operation on other UC campuses.

FEAs are appointed by the Senate Committee for Diversity and Equity, the school deans, and the Vice Provost for the Faculty, and undergo training to help them support their colleagues in this important task.