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Professor Rumay Alexander Community and Diversity Committee Chair Title Faculty Council 2015- 16 Diversity Syllabus

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Community & Diversity Committee Goals Long-term goals: – To improve the climate at UNC for minority faculty with regard to matters of race/ethnicity – To achieve long-standing, sustainable and appropriate numbers of underrepresented minority faculty to truly realize the benefits of diversity in education – To yield long-term positive change in the UNC environment for all faculty

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Page 1: Professor Rumay Alexander Community and Diversity Committee Chair Title Faculty Council 2015- 16 Diversity Syllabus

Professor Rumay AlexanderCommunity and Diversity Committee Chair

Title

Faculty Council 2015- 16 Diversity Syllabus

Page 2: Professor Rumay Alexander Community and Diversity Committee Chair Title Faculty Council 2015- 16 Diversity Syllabus

Community & Diversity Committee Goals

• Short-term goals: – Plan thematic discussions on race/ethnicity in

academia, inclusive excellence and faculty diversity at each Faculty Council meeting in 2015-16

– Advise Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs; provide feedback on draft faculty diversity plan

Page 3: Professor Rumay Alexander Community and Diversity Committee Chair Title Faculty Council 2015- 16 Diversity Syllabus

Community & Diversity Committee Goals

• Long-term goals:– To improve the climate at UNC for minority faculty

with regard to matters of race/ethnicity– To achieve long-standing, sustainable and

appropriate numbers of underrepresented minority faculty to truly realize the benefits of diversity in education

– To yield long-term positive change in the UNC environment for all faculty

Page 4: Professor Rumay Alexander Community and Diversity Committee Chair Title Faculty Council 2015- 16 Diversity Syllabus

Three major intersectional issues

At Faculty Council we will discuss how gender, race, sexual orientation, class and other categories of identity impact the experiences of faculty and students with regard to these three areas

Note: All will benefit! UNC-Chapel Hill

Inclusive excellence

Family, childcare & work-life balanceFixed-Term Faculty

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Inclusive excellence

• “A change-focused iterative planning process whereby there is a deliberate integration of diversity, equity and inclusion ideals into leadership practices, daily operations, strategic planning, decision making, resource allocation and priorities.”– Williams, Berger, McClendon, 1985

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Points of intersection• Discussion topics:– Provost’s Committee on Inclusive Excellence and

Diversity– Ombud’s Office environmental scan– Faculty inclusivity, climate and privilege in the academy– Faculty family and childcare issues– Experiences of fixed-term faculty of color – Impact of affordability on inclusive excellence

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Join us or send feedback

Community and Diversity Committee meets each month before Faculty Council: •October 13, 2:30-4pm, Carrington 104•October 28, 1:30-3pm, Carrington 104•November 17, 1:30-3pm, Carr 200b

Visit http://go.unc.edu/a3XNm for the committee’s charge & membership. Join us or contact Katie Turner with feedback at [email protected].