| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 59.85 |
| Liaison | Lisa Lonie |
| Submission Date | Aug. 29, 2024 |
Haverford College
PA-7: Support for Underrepresented Groups
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.25 / 3.00 |
Jesse
Lytle VP and Chief of Staff Office of the President |
Non-discrimination statement
The non-discrimination statement, including the website URL where the policy is publicly accessible:
Haverford College does not discriminate in education or employment on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, color, age, religion, disability, genetic information, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. https://www.haverford.edu/student-life/community-guidelines/policies#non-discrimination-statement
Bias response team
A brief description of the institution’s discrimination response protocol or team:
Haverford College has a bias policy in the works that is currently on track to launch in July 2024.
Recruitment programs
Does the institution have programs specifically designed to recruit academic staff from underrepresented groups?:
Does the institution have programs designed specifically to recruit non-academic staff from underrepresented groups?:
If yes to any of the above, provide:
Haverford's Admission Office works with schools and CBOs to actively identify and recruit students from underrepresented backgrounds. We are a partner school for QuestBridge, and an member of the American Talent Initiative. We offer programs to preview a Haverford experience for underrepresented students by bringing them to campus and providing focused opportunities to learn about the campus and ask questions. As for faculty and staff, Haverford actively seeks opportunities to prioritize hiring from underrepresented groups, including working with CFD fellows, ACLS initiatives to increase diversity in the faculty, and a dedicated Library post-bac position designed to support underrepresented groups with an interest in librarianship. Haverford is also a member of the Consortium for Faculty Diversity, which works on increasing the diversity of students, faculty members and curricular offerings at liberal arts colleges with a particular focus on enhancing the diversity of faculty members and of applicants for faculty positions.
Mentoring, counseling and support programs
Does the institution have mentoring, counseling, peer support or other programs designed specifically to support academic staff from underrepresented groups on campus?:
Does the institution have mentoring, counseling, peer support or other programs to support non-academic staff from underrepresented groups on campus?:
A brief description of the institution’s programs designed specifically to support students, academic staff, and/or non-academic staff from underrepresented groups:
The Office of Multicultural Affairs "The OMA sustains and carries out Haverford's commitment to diversity by supporting student programs, faculty initiatives and curricular innovations that cultivate a vibrant and multifacted intellectual community" The Office of Multicultural Affairs is dedicated to implementing educational and cultural programs that improve campus climate and enhance community life at Haverford. Multicultural Scholars Program (MSP) MSP is a student-run networking and mentoring program dedicated to the goal of academic excellence. Student coordinators, in collaboration with faculty and deans, plan workshops designed to communicate the wisdom and experience of upperclassmen to new students. Open to all students in all disciplines, MSP sponsors workshops, panel discussions, trips to graduate school fairs, as well as convening informal gatherings that foster mentoring. There are also a host of student-run affinity groups spanning many backgrounds, identities, faiths, and nationalities, through which students find support, programming, and community. There are a set of AERGs (Employee Affinity Resource Groups). Currently there are 5 affinity groups and an open-invitation to launch other identity-based groups.
Support for future academic staff
A brief description of the institution’s programs to support and prepare students from underrepresented groups for careers as faculty members:
The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program was designed as part of a long–term commitment by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to help remedy, and eventually eradicate, the serious shortage of faculty of color in higher education. Through the comprehensive mentoring and financial support which the MMUF Program provides to selected Fellows, starting at the end of their sophomore year, the Program seeks to provide the requisites for a successful preparation for training for, and entering the professoriate.
Optional Fields
Does the institution offer housing options to accommodate the special needs of transgender and transitioning students?:
Website URL where information about the institution’s support for underrepresented groups is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Haverford offers gender-sensitive housing for first year students, all-gender bathrooms in residence halls, and QHouse, special interest housing designated for students that identify as LGBTQ and allies.
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