Resolution endorsing the Strategic Plan on Equity Diversity and Inclusion

On behalf of the Faculty and Professional Staff, the College Senate endorses the new Strategic Plan for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at The College at Brockport. We endorse the collaborative process through which this Strategic Plan for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion was developed. We recognize in this Strategic Plan the intentional intensification of the College Senate’s long commitment to cultivating diversity, equity, and inclusion at The College at Brockport. We commit to continued engagement for the effective implementation of the Goals, Strategies, and Metrics delineated in the Strategic Plan for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Delving into Institutional Diversity Messaging A Cross-Institutional Analysis of Student and Faculty Interpretations of Undergraduate Experiences of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in University Websites

Recognizing that university statements about equity, diversity, and inclusion are often cosmetic, performative, or at best, aspirational, rather than indicative of on-campus realities, this project analyzes interpretations of student identity and diversity through publicly available materials. The primary purpose of this research was to investigate how university messages about equity, diversity, and inclusion, available through public websites, are interpreted by faculty and students. Using a students-as-partners approach, we identified and analyzed themes based on our own perceptions and understandings of each of five university websites University of Calgary (Canada), University of Alabama (USA), Deakin University (Australia), University of Exeter (UK), and Portland State University (USA). While equity, diversity, and inclusion are signature initiatives at many universities, we found that analyses of their websites suggest that the ways in which those are operationalized differ. The patterns identified suggest that messaging through university websites can promote or detract from equity, diversity, and inclusion in university settings, and we observed differences in the ways in which institutions operationalized and represented initiatives related to equity, diversity, and inclusion. Exploring how these efforts at our five institutions are messaged to and interpreted by students provides a better understanding of the institutional priorities and the assumed values identified by student co-researchers. The use of student co-researchers proved an especially valuable contribution to this analysis to gain perspectives about presentations of student identity and diversity. Using this form of embedded research, we identify the limited presentations of and perceptions around diversity at institutions of higher education cited by student co-researchers

Fostering Equity & Diversity in Faculty Recruitment

Participating in a search for a new faculty member, whether as a search committee member, search committee chairperson, department chairperson, or dean, poses unique challenges for those in academics. Though we may be an expert in conducting rigorous research, a prolific writer, or a gifted “sage on the stage” in the classroom, few of us are also experts in academic recruiting. All too frequently we bumble through the search process, hoping fervently that the person we ultimately hire – the person who will likely be our colleague for decades – is someone who will turn out to be a serious scholar, productive researcher, collegial colleague, and an engaging educator

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Annual Report, 2021-2022

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Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Annual Report, 2020-2021

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Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Annual Report, 2022-2023

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