Diversity and Inclusion Committee

The Diversity and Inclusion Committee works to help the College realize its ideals of diversity, equity and inclusion. Since its inception in 2016, the Committee has sponsored several workshops, dialogues, and lectures. In 2019-20 the Committee drafted and secured approval of the College's first Diversity and Inclusion Statement.

• Diversity & Inclusion Committee Members

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  Stephen Jefferson, Psychology, Chair
  Sadaf Ali, Communication, Media & Theatre Arts
  Hannah Blatchford, Geography & Geology
  Gabriela Dumitrascu, Mathematics & Statistics
  James Egge, CAS Dean’s Office
  Joseph Engwenyu, History & Philosophy
  Hannah Seidel, Biology
  Caralee Jones-Obeng, Africology & African-American Studies
  Dyann Logwood, Women’s & Gender Studies
  Maria Milletti, Chemistry
  Andrew Ross, Mathematics & Statistics
  Brian Sellers, Sociology, Anthropology & Criminology
  Ourania Spantidi, Computer Science
  

• Campus Resources

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  • Faculty Senate Committee for Action on Intersectionality, AntiRacism, and Equity (formerly Senate Task Force on Campus Climate, Race and Diversity Issues); CAIARE resources include:
    • Diversity Resources Guide for EMU Faculty
    • Creating a Culture of Belonging video series: parts 1, 2, and 3
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources (Faculty Development Center)
    
  • Diversity and Community Involvement (Student Affairs)
    
  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion homepage
    
  • President's Commission on Diversity and Inclusion
    

• Recent and Upcoming Events

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  What is DEI Anyway? Myths, Realities, Propaganda, and American History
  

  The EMU College of Arts and Science Diversity & Inclusion Committee hosts a panel discussion of definitions of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies and programs, and the implications of the Trump administration's executive orders.

  Panelists: Jonathan Hall, Dwight Hamilton, Tyrone Kelsey, Heather Shouldice

  Moderators: Caralee Jones-Obeng, Stephen Jefferson

  Monday, March 10, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm, in 111 Strong Hall.

  "We Are Speaking": Gender, Race, and Voting in the 2024 Elections

  This panel will bring together students, faculty, staff, and community members to discuss what is at stake within the 2024 elections.  We will specifically discuss the themes of race, reproductive rights, abortion, immigration, and more.

  Panelists (Speakers): Dyann Logwood, Sadaf Ali, Brian Sellers, Naomi Barbour, Ari'el Abbott, Alexxus Watson, Annie Somerville, Kimberely Ferrel, Jessie John

  Moderators: Lexie Brisson-Fast and Robert Fronta

  Monday, October 21, 2024, 4:00pm-5:30pm, in 100 Strong Hall. 

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