University of Massachusetts Amherst
PAE-6: Diversity and Equity Coordination

The Faculty Senate Status of Diversity Council makes recommendations on all matters affecting the status of diverse populations and underrepresented communities on the campus, including such matters as faculty, librarian and staff recruitment, retention, promotion and salaries, the recruitment, admission and retention of undergraduate and graduate minority students, granting of financial aid, and the development of programs to reflect the needs of the diverse UMass community.

Co-Chair: Sergio Brena,College of Engineering Co-Chair: Laura Lovett, College of Humanities and Fine Arts Lisa Fontes, College of Humanities and Fine Arts Hoang Gia Phan, College of Humanities and Fine Arts Alice Nash, College of Humanities and Fine Arts Ingrid Holm, College of Humanities and Fine Arts Tobias Baskin, College of Natural Sciences Mathew Ouellett, College of Social & Behavioral Science Mari Castañeda, College of Social & Behavioral Science Mzamo Mangaliso, Isenberg School of Management Ernest Washington, School of Education Doris Clemmons, School of Education Nathaniel Whitmal, School of Public Health & Health Sciences Beth Lang, Library Sam Killings, Admin. & Finance Laurie Anastasia, Equal Op. & Diversity Byron Bullock, Student Affairs/Campus Life Ernest May, Faculty Senate Riki Hing, USA/MTA Nahir Otano-Gracia, Graduate Student Tiffany Yee, Graduate Student Li Gu, Graduate Student Samantha Lyon, Graduate Student

The Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity (EO&D) • Administers internal discrimination grievance procedures and conducts investigations relative to affirmative action and equal opportunity complaints. • Administers the University Sexual Harassment Policy and provides advice and counsel to the campus community on all related issues. • Conducts outreach to campus personnel to increase and assess effectiveness of efforts in affirmative action and equal opportunity. • Develops and implements uniform affirmative action and equal opportunity policies and procedures for the entire campus. • Develops monitoring systems to assess recruitment efforts and the progress of campus programs toward affirmative action goals. • Establishes record keeping systems to maintain adequate empirical data for monitoring affirmative action and equal opportunity efforts on the Amherst campus. • Prepares state, federal, and University system mandated reports. • Provides training programs for academic and non-academic managers regarding the role of affirmative action and equal opportunity on the Amherst campus. • Produces an annual Annual Affirmative Action Plan and related documents for the Amherst Campus. For print versions of recent documents, please contact the EO&D office. It is also available online.

The Executive Director for Equal Opportunity and Diversity, or designee, is also the Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, and Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator for the campus. This person will provide information about the University's obligations with respect to the provisions of nondiscrimination statutes including information about the requirement to provide program accessibility for persons with disabilities. This position also oversees the diversity initiatives for the University.