Diversity: Provost's Faculty Diversity Council
About
In 2013, the Office of the Provost established the Provost’s Faculty Diversity Council and selected for its membership representative from across Academic Affairs. The council, chaired by the Associate Provost for Diversity, meets once monthly.
Mission: To improve the diversity of JMU's faculty: It is the policy of James Madison University to provide equal employment and educational opportunities for all persons with out regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion age, genetic information, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, parental status, political affiliation. Employment actions are administered without discrimination. These actions include recruitment activities, working conditions, benefits and privileges of employment, compensation decisions, training classes, promotional opportunities, and termination of employment. (Based on the definition of diversity from Policy 1302.)
Excellence in Inclusivity
The Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs is pleased to announce an award for Excellence in Inclusivity in Academic Affairs. Recipients will receive a $1,000 honorarium and will be recognized at the Academic Affairs Awards and Retirement Recognition event in the spring. The deadline for colleges to submit nominations to the PFDC is Friday, January 15, 2021. For more information on the award and a rubric for submissions click here.
Provost's Faculty Diversity Curriculum Development Grant
James Madison University promotes access, inclusion, and diversity for all students, faculty, staff constituents, and programs, believing that these are foundational components of an outstanding education in keeping with our mission. The Council mission is to improve the diversity of JMU’s faculty and curriculum. Our definition of diversity is based on age, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, parental status, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran status. View JMU Policy 1302 here. This initiative supports JMU’s Core Quality of Access, Inclusion and Diversity, Goal 3F:
Goal 3F: The university will infuse a value and culture of diversity into the primary teaching, research and service approaches of academic units.
Therefore the Provost is pleased to announce competition for at least six diversity curriculum development grants for up to $3,000 each. The Council seeks proposals that contribute to enriching educational and research experiences that will support an ongoing commitment to this core quality. Through these grants we encourage faculty to talk about how curriculum can better showcase and support faculty interest in diversity, through revisions of existing courses, creation of new courses and research on diversity issues that pertain to curricular innovation. The deadline for submissions is Friday, January 15, 2021. For more information on the award and a rubric for submissions click here.
Literature
- Why is faculty diveristy important?
- Racial Equity Tools COVID-19 - Racial Equity & Social Justice Resources
- Black Feminist Perspectives on COVID-19: A Reading List
- CDEI Reading List for COVID-19
Resolutions
- Considering An External Climate Study
- Diversity and Inclusion Tools and Resources
- Recommendations post Coache survey
- Response to “Recruitment Procedures for Expanding and Retaining a Diverse Faculty."
- Same-sex Domestic Partner Benefits Resolution
White Papers
Campus Partners and Programs
- Access and Inclusion
- Madison Caucus For Gender Equality
- Professors in Residence Program
- Preparing Future Faculty Program
