Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Committee

Current work and past efforts

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Adam Lau

Overview

The Equity, Inclusion & Diversity (EID) Committee is charged with helping the Division of Undergraduate Education (UE) thoroughly integrate the values of equity, inclusion, and diversity into its community, programs, and work processes. Formed in 2015 as the Equity & Inclusion Implementation Team, the current EID Committee is made up of nine staff from units across UE. 

Structure

The EID Committee consists of a steering committee and three subcommittees. Each EID subcommittee is guided by the following mission:

To create a work environment that centers equity, inclusion, and diversity where staff can feel safe and supported to be their authentic selves. The UE EID Committee serves as a platform for underrepresented voices and experiences to challenge and disrupt norms of the institution, and a space to continue to expand our critical consciousness in order to better guide decision making and processes within the division.

Current members of the EID Committee are:

Audrey Thomas*
Betsy Greer*
Brook Yu
Evelyn Thorne
Judy Stern
Khuong Le
Kris Arden
Maya Mahajan
Tracie Allen*

*Steering Committee member

Steering Committee

Description and Goals

The Steering Committee works in concert with the co-chairs to support and coordinate the work of the overall EID Committee and subcommittees. The Steering Committee helps set strategic goals, plans monthly full committee meetings, advises on policy and direction, leads specific projects and programs, and joins the monthly meetings with the Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education and the Chief of Staff.

Interested in getting involved with UE EID work? Let us know how you'd like to engage!

Partnering with Leadership Subcommittee

Description and Goals

The Partnering with Leadership Subcommittee seeks to build systems for sustainable, consistent, and reiterative engagement with UE leadership. In particular, we aim to identify, advocate, and facilitate staff needs with a view to implementing equitable solutions and addressing inequity within UE. Current goals include:

  • Establish method for working with different levels of leadership advocates on a regular basis

  • Establish a consistent method for collecting data on staff needs and satisfaction

Interested in getting involved with the Partnering with Leadership Subcommittee? Email Betsy Greer at bgreer@berkeley.edu

Equitable Hiring Practices Subcommittee

Description and Goals

The Equitable Hiring Practices Subcommittee seeks to observe, explore and share opportunities to implement more equitable hiring practices within the division. We seek to foster a community that supports authentic expression for all as well as humanize staff because our identity is more than our work. We strive to improve our campus culture by creating a sense of belonging for all levels of staff through action-based objectives that prioritize transparency and critical consciousness. Current goals include:

  • Assign an EID representative on each search committee in UE

  • Create a checklist detailing best practices and resources for hiring committees and chairs

Interested in getting involved with the Equitable Hiring Practices Subcommittee? Email Tracie Allen at twgallen@berkeley.edu

Communications Subcommittee

Description and Goals

The Communications Subcommittee provides equitable access for UE staff to information and resources that support their work around EID and provides opportunities to build community across the division. To that end, the subcommittee’s goals include:

  • Providing EID-related content for the monthly UE newsletter for divisional staff, in order to highlight EID resources and professional development opportunities, as well as to offer opportunities for connection with others across the division by highlighting specific upcoming events

  • Updating this webpage as needed 

Interested in getting involved with the Communications Subcommittee? Email Judy Stern at jlstern@berkeley.edu

EID Team Timeline

2022     Launched Hiring Pilot Program
              
Reorganized EID subcommittees

2021     Launched EID newsletter

2020     Developed EID subcommittees
              Launched Staff as Students of Social
              Justice Program

2019     Initiated Multicultural Education
              Program for the Division

2020     Organized second Staff Summit
              focused on professional development                       and fostering belonging

2016     Organized first Staff Summit

2015     Produced report on equity, inclusion, and
              diversity in the Division