Emory University
PA-4: Diversity and Equity Coordination

The Office of Institutional Equity and Inclusion opened on May 1, 2014 at Emory University. Lynell Cadray serves as the Vice Provost. The primary responsibility of this office is to implement systematic processes for all areas related to Equity and Inclusion. The staff of 16 serves the university in various critical functions: Equal Opportunity Programs and Affirmative Action, Faculty and Staff Training, Discrimination and Harassment Investigations, Title IX, implementation of Faculty and Senior Administrator Hiring Practices and Access and Disability Resources. These units work in tandem with other offices on campus. Campus Life oversees various units related to Community Building and is currently building a team which focuses on Diversity and Inclusion which includes: LGBT, The Center for Community Partnerships, The Center for Women, The Office of International Student Life and The Office of Multicultural Programs and Services. In addition, the Advisory Council on Community and Diversity convenes as a University Senate Committee and works across the university on diversity initiatives. Faculty, staff and students collaborate through a range of programs and practices designed to facilitate access, enhance equity and broaden inclusion.

Emory required mandatory training on Title IX to all faculty and staff in spring of 2015. The Office of Equity and Inclusion makes available training related to Title VII – Discrimination and Harassment and information related to these policies are highly visible on the Emory University website and on Emory’s campus. In addition, there are trainings developed related to Good Hiring Practices and Biases in the Academy. All of this information is available on the website at www.equityandinclusion.emory.edu/ In addition there are university wide initiatives and training programs related to Diversity and Inclusion and these are developed in individual units. A sampling of these may be found on individual websites at: The Center for Women, The Office of Campus Life, The Laney Graduate School, The Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, The School of Law, The School of Theology, Emory College, Oxford College, The Goizueta School of Business, Emory University School of Medicine and The Rollins School of Public Health. In addition, the Office of Equity and Inclusion provides assistance and training to faculty search committees and by collecting and maintaining updated data on these activities university-wide. Staff members works collaboratively with all academic units and faculty members in designing and implementing strategies to assist them in reaching their diversity goals. The university has fifteen university facilitators who train the community on Unconscious Bias.