Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 66.97
Liaison Holly Andersen
Submission Date May 13, 2021

STARS v2.2

Bennington College
PA-6: Assessing Diversity and Equity

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.88 / 1.00
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Has the institution engaged in a structured assessment process during the previous three years to improve diversity, equity and inclusion on campus?:
Yes

A brief description of the assessment process and the framework, scorecard(s) and/or tool(s) used:

We do not have a general framework at present. We completed a climate survey with the faculty, which is attached here.


Does the assessment process address campus climate by engaging stakeholders to assess the attitudes, perceptions and behaviors of employees and students, including the experiences of underrepresented groups?:
Yes

Does the assessment process address student outcomes related to diversity, equity and success?:
Yes

Does the assessment process address employee outcomes related to diversity and equity?:
Yes

A brief description of the most recent assessment findings and how the results are used in shaping policy, programs, and initiatives:

Faculty suggested that they wanted greater shared governance, more professional development in this area, and greater clarity to DEI work in evaluation processes.


Are the results of the most recent structured diversity and equity assessment shared with the campus community?:
Yes

A brief description of how the assessment results are shared with the campus community:

This survey was shared with both faculty and senior staff. This was an intentional share, so that senior staff could evaluate the information and decide how best to move forward.


Are the results (or a summary of the results) of the most recent structured diversity and equity assessment publicly posted?:
No

The diversity and equity assessment report or summary (upload):
Website URL where the diversity and equity assessment report or summary is publicly posted:
Website URL where information about the institution’s diversity and equity assessment efforts is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The faculty was the first, in a planned series of surveys. Now that has been completed, the intent moving forward was to have the staff complete the same survey. Once that is compiled, then students will be surveyed.


The faculty was the first, in a planned series of surveys. Now that has been completed, the intent moving forward was to have the staff complete the same survey. Once that is compiled, then students will be surveyed.

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