Haverford College
PAE-6: Diversity and Equity Coordination

The Office of Multicultural Affairs is dedicated to implementing educational and cultural programs that improve campus climate and enhance community life at Haverford. The OMA provides opportunities for cultural exploration, dialogue, personal reflection and leadership development by incorporating these themes into the student life experience. We strive to provide a comprehensive program to ensure that historically under-represented groups in particular, and all Haverford students in general, will have rich learning experiences in and outside the classroom. In collaboration with individual students, student organizations, faculty, and administrative staffs we work to facilitate academic, personal, social, and cultural development and success in order to create a safe, welcoming, and inspiring environment. The OMA strives to develop campus wide learning opportunities about issues of diversity among students, faculty, and staff. We seek to support student organizations and encourage students to be involved in challenging discussions. The OMA supports leadership development activities and trainings focusing on how to talk about tough issues and build a vocabulary that allows us to interact over our differences. Bring us your ideas and your critiques so that we can go about the business of building a multicultural community.

The Dean of Multicultural Affairs/ Director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs has primary responsibility for the functions of the Office of Multicultural Affairs, which provides multicultural/diversity programming to the community and academic and social support to a variety of student constituencies, including a number of formally constituted affinity groups. The Dean of Multicultural Affairs/ Director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs will conduct workshops and seminars on topics related to Multicultural Affairs, assist in the orientation and retention of students of diverse backgrounds, and be proactive in exploring areas of interest to students from diverse backgrounds and of diverse lifestyles and beliefs. S/he will also be expected to teach up to two courses per academic year, with the details of course content and scheduling to be agreed upon yearly in consultation with the Dean of the College and Provost. Reporting to the Dean of the College, s/he also participates in the general advising function of the Dean’s Office, providing support to sophomores, juniors and seniors. H/she serves as a member of various campus committees, including the Educational Policy Committee and the Committee on Student Standing and Programs, and participates in the Dean-on-Call rotation. As an Associate Dean of the College, s/he shares general duties with the other Associate and Assistant Deans that include the interpretation of college academic and social regulations, crisis intervention, problem-solving, policy development and implementation, and referral of students to appropriate college agencies and resources.

The Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) supports and sustains Haverford College’s commitment to diversity by supporting student programs, faculty initiatives, and curricular innovations that cultivate a vibrant and multifaceted intellectual community. The OMA works in collaboration with offices such as Admissions, [Disability Services], International Student Services, Eighth Dimension, Religious and Spiritual Life, Student Activities, and The Women’s Center as well as with centers and programs such as Africana Studies, the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship, the Education Program, Gender and Sexuality Studies, the Hurford Humanities Center, Latin American and Iberian Studies. Through a variety of student internships and programs such as the Ambassadors of Multicultural Affairs, the Visiting Artists Series, the OMA Passport for first-year students, and the Sophomore Supper Series, the OMA provides support and mentoring for affinity groups as well as for all those invested in the work of building a strong, diverse community.