The Committee on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (CDEIJ) is a Standing Committee of the Faculty Senate. Committee members include the Dean of the University (ex-officio), the Chief Diversity Officer (ex-officio), no fewer than seven appointed faculty members, and one student.
The duties of the Committee on Diversity are:
- To serve the university’s goal of increasing the social diversity of the campus.
- To participate in the development of initiatives that enable the university to hire new faculty from historically underrepresented populations and support such faculty's retention and success.
- Work with the President, Vice-Presidents, and the Chief Diversity Officer concerning diversity initiatives that can benefit from faculty presence and leadership, as needed.
- To establish liaisons with key university units, including staff and student diversity groups, to assess strategic needs and work collaboratively in diversity-related initiatives, as needed.
- To work with colleagues to maintain an educational environment that welcomes and supports diversity even as it protects and assures the rights of academic freedom outlined in the Faculty Code.
- To activate annually a group of faculty, staff, and students that will review aggregate data about patterns of bias and hate in our campus community to create educational opportunities for reflection and dialogue.
- To report annually to the Faculty Senate on the committee’s work related to diversity goals.
- Such other duties as may be assigned to it by the Faculty Senate.