Department Diversity Grants Awarded

Provost Margaret Madden announces that five grants for diversifying academic programs have been awarded. Members of DAC served as a review panel for submissions to disperse funding identified by President Gibson. Departments will develop the programs for the remainder of this academic year and submit reports by the end of the spring semester. Their programs will be shared with other faculty as well.

The projects are:

Changing Political Imbalance: Elect Her to Lead – Ausra Park and Taewook Kang, Department of Political Science and International Relations

Incorporating Accessibility, Inclusivity and Diversity into Pedagogical Practices – Keith Wilhite, Department of English

Philosophy and Race Course Development – Josh Alexander, Department of Philosophy

Research and Mentorship Program for Underrepresented BIPOC Students – Len Cutler and Laurie Naranch, Department of Political Science and International Relations

Revising Curriculum, Courses, and Instructional Practices – Dean Amadio, Maureen Hannah, Nicole Heller, and Stefanie Simon, Department of Psychology

I want to thank these faculty for their initiative and commitment to enhancing their curricula to better serve all of our students.