Professor Rumay Alexander

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

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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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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
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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
• Provosts Committee on Inclusive Excellence and
  Diversity
• Ombuds 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, 230-4pm, Carrington 104
• October 28, 130-3pm, Carrington 104
• November 17, 130-3pm, Carr 200b
• Visit http//go.unc.edu/a3XNm for the committees
  charge membership. Join us or contact Katie
  Turner with feedback at katie_turner_at_unc.edu.