| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.21 |
| Liaison | Stephen Ellis |
| Submission Date | June 9, 2023 |
Boston University
PA-5: Diversity and Equity Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.56 / 2.00 |
Stephen
Ellis Director, Data Analytics BU Sustainability |
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Part 1
Yes
Does the committee, office and/or officer focus on students, employees, or both?:
Both students and employees
None
A brief description of the diversity and equity committee, office and/or officer, including purview and activities:
The story of Boston University is constantly evolving, informed by a rich history of inclusion and a present day influenced by thousands of unique perspectives. The staff at Diversity & Inclusion seeks to strengthen and expand that narrative by providing leadership, vision, management, and strategic direction for initiatives that promote diversity and inclusion for individuals, groups, and communities across BU’s Charles River, Medical, and Fenway Campuses.
Boston University Diversity & Inclusion (BU D&I) works closely, and collaboratively, with academic leaders in all 17 schools and colleges, countless centers and institutes, as well as administrative units across the University to build a positive and inclusive campus environment, to help ensure that not only are we more diverse but also that pathways to success and participation are open to every member of the BU community.
URL: https://www.bu.edu/diversity/about/
Additionally, in August 2020, Boston University established the Office of the Senior Diversity Officer which builds on the work of the University's DEI efforts. The Senior Diversity Officer (SDO) focuses on policy changes that are coordinated, consistent, and consequential across the entire institution. The SDO reports directly to the University President and works closely with the Board of Trustees, placing diversity among the University’s top priorities. Initiatives led by the SDO include the Antiracism Working Group, the Trustee Committee on Diversity Equity & Inclusion, the Taskforce on Workplace Culture, and the Community Safety Advisory Group.
URL: https://www.bu.edu/diversity-officer/
Boston University Diversity & Inclusion (BU D&I) works closely, and collaboratively, with academic leaders in all 17 schools and colleges, countless centers and institutes, as well as administrative units across the University to build a positive and inclusive campus environment, to help ensure that not only are we more diverse but also that pathways to success and participation are open to every member of the BU community.
URL: https://www.bu.edu/diversity/about/
Additionally, in August 2020, Boston University established the Office of the Senior Diversity Officer which builds on the work of the University's DEI efforts. The Senior Diversity Officer (SDO) focuses on policy changes that are coordinated, consistent, and consequential across the entire institution. The SDO reports directly to the University President and works closely with the Board of Trustees, placing diversity among the University’s top priorities. Initiatives led by the SDO include the Antiracism Working Group, the Trustee Committee on Diversity Equity & Inclusion, the Taskforce on Workplace Culture, and the Community Safety Advisory Group.
URL: https://www.bu.edu/diversity-officer/
Part 2
Most
Estimated proportion of academic staff that has participated in cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:
Most
Estimated proportion of non-academic staff that has participated in cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:
Some
If trainings are made available, provide:
Students
The Howard Thurman Center offers a number of cultural competence and self-assessment activities to students throughout the year. The Center's staff also hosts training for constituents when asked (i.e. Student Government).
URL: https://www.bu.edu/thurman/programs/
In addition, during orientation for incoming undergraduate students, there is at least an hour dedicated to cultural competency activities.
Academic Staff
"A member of the Association of American Universities, Boston University is committed to the highest levels of intellectual and creative achievement and to developing an extraordinary, world-class faculty. Crucial to that mission is a significantly increased breadth of cultural, racial, and ethnic diversity among our teaching and research ranks.
We seek to normalize the inclusion within our 17 schools and colleges, and departments of people who are underrepresented in academia, including faculty and scholars from marginalized racial, ethnic, social, and religious groups. In service of this goal, the University has developed several programs to assist our search efforts and serve as a resource to better enable our faculty in its efforts to diversify."
Four programs/initiatives/trainings are provided through BU Diversity & Inclusion which address faculty's cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion:
-University Scholars Program
-Target of Opportunity Program
-Recruitment Committee: Candid conversation in a safe space
-Developing and Supporting Faculty
URL: https://www.bu.edu/diversity/initiatives-data/faculty-hiring/
Non-academic Staff
"The aim of the Faculty & Staff Community Networks (FSCNs), or employee resource groups is to foster and promote a healthy and supportive culture for individuals engaged with issues related to diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, and full participation within the BU community. The overarching mission: to catalyze a deeper sense of unity among individuals from underrepresented communities and their allies and to ensure that the University remains an institution where differences are understood to be a source of mutual power, insight, and effectiveness."
There are four FSCNs overseen by BU Diversity & Inclusion which provide activities that address cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion:
-Faculty and Staff of Color
-Staff and Faculty Extend Boston University Disability Support (SAFEBUDS)
-Faculty and Staff who are LGBTQIA+ identified
-Faculty and Staff Allies and Advocates
URL: https:/www.bu.edu/diversity/our-communities/fscn/
The Howard Thurman Center offers a number of cultural competence and self-assessment activities to students throughout the year. The Center's staff also hosts training for constituents when asked (i.e. Student Government).
URL: https://www.bu.edu/thurman/programs/
In addition, during orientation for incoming undergraduate students, there is at least an hour dedicated to cultural competency activities.
Academic Staff
"A member of the Association of American Universities, Boston University is committed to the highest levels of intellectual and creative achievement and to developing an extraordinary, world-class faculty. Crucial to that mission is a significantly increased breadth of cultural, racial, and ethnic diversity among our teaching and research ranks.
We seek to normalize the inclusion within our 17 schools and colleges, and departments of people who are underrepresented in academia, including faculty and scholars from marginalized racial, ethnic, social, and religious groups. In service of this goal, the University has developed several programs to assist our search efforts and serve as a resource to better enable our faculty in its efforts to diversify."
Four programs/initiatives/trainings are provided through BU Diversity & Inclusion which address faculty's cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion:
-University Scholars Program
-Target of Opportunity Program
-Recruitment Committee: Candid conversation in a safe space
-Developing and Supporting Faculty
URL: https://www.bu.edu/diversity/initiatives-data/faculty-hiring/
Non-academic Staff
"The aim of the Faculty & Staff Community Networks (FSCNs), or employee resource groups is to foster and promote a healthy and supportive culture for individuals engaged with issues related to diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, and full participation within the BU community. The overarching mission: to catalyze a deeper sense of unity among individuals from underrepresented communities and their allies and to ensure that the University remains an institution where differences are understood to be a source of mutual power, insight, and effectiveness."
There are four FSCNs overseen by BU Diversity & Inclusion which provide activities that address cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion:
-Faculty and Staff of Color
-Staff and Faculty Extend Boston University Disability Support (SAFEBUDS)
-Faculty and Staff who are LGBTQIA+ identified
-Faculty and Staff Allies and Advocates
URL: https:/www.bu.edu/diversity/our-communities/fscn/
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