Building Equity at DU

Since the launch of the annual Diversity Summit twenty-oneÌýyears ago, the Â鶹Çø has worked to engage and critically question the ways in which we as a community (students, staff, faculty, alumni, leadership, and community partners) could more fully embody our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). DU’s DEI work will engage in five areas of impact, each with specific action items, aimed at securing leadership, taking action, and increasing accountability and consistency across the university. This action plan will serve as a new platformÌýas we enter into the next stages of our vision for a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive DU. Ìý

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Jeremy

DEI Impact Area 1

Improve how we talk about, understand, and measure DEI at DU

Articulate, educate,Ìýand train on DU'sÌýunifying philosophyÌýof diversity, equity, and inclusion informed by the key terminology of minoritized and intersectionality

Host regular chancellor and leadership engagement tours to meet with faculty, staff, students, and alumni from Indigenous, Latinx, Black, Asian Pacific Islander, LGBTQ+, and other minoritized communities, informing continued planning, measurement, and assessment

Campus

DEI Impact Area 2

Give DEI power, authority, and accountability

Establish a DEI steering committee that includes the chancellor, provost, and unit-level DEI leadership

Conduct a comprehensive review of DEI campus climate workgroups, studies, reports, and student demands followed by regular updates

Initiate campus-wide division level diversity, equity, and inclusion leadership, planning, and support

Anderson Academic Commons

DEI Impact Area 3

Invest in and provide training for students, staff, and faculty

Identify and address institutional barriers at DU to close the opportunityÌýgap between minoritized students and non-minoritized students

Advance faculty diversity and retention

Institute baseline, mandatory training and continued professional development for administration, faculty, staff, and students

Seeking Grace

DEI Impact Area 4

Build support specifically for our Black community

Support and provide resources to address the lived experiences of Black community members at DU

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DEI Impact Area 5

Launch university-wide programming to explore a more equitable future

Facilitate substantive discussions throughout the year on exploring the term antiracism

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