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In July 2020, in response to increased racial injustices, protests, and the Black Lives Matter movement, then interim dean Vibhas Madan created the LeBow Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Action Group (DEI Action Group) to support the Black community and other marginalized groups within LeBow.
The DEI Action Group was formed and charged with three primary goals:
The Dean asked the action group to examine student life, recruitment and retention, curricular and extracurricular programming, experiential learning opportunities, inclusive teaching practices, and policies and procedures aimed at creating a culture of awareness and inclusion. This document summarizes the recommendations of the DEI Action Group and their progress to date in making this vision a reality.
Updated March 20, 2023
| Recommendation | Emerging | Progressing | Completed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Create DEI mission statement | Completed | ||
| Create DEI strategic plan | Completed | ||
| Appoint a DEI practitioner | Completed | ||
| Create DEI Advisory Council | Completed | ||
| Offer quarterly programming that highlights DEI | Completed | ||
| Offer Inclusive Impact Day | Completed | ||
| Create metrics to assess corporate partners to ensure that organizationally they value DEI | Progressing | ||
| Develop civic engagement/partnership with community groups | Progressing | ||
| Leverage LeBow community to provide support and expertise to local nonprofit organizations | Progressing | ||
| Redesign the DEI section of the LeBow website | Completed | ||
| Create internal and external diversity marketing plans | Progressing | ||
| Create a web tag called “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” | Completed |
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| Recommendation | Emerging | Progressing | Completed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intensify outreach to Black/African American and Hispanic/Latinx prospective students in Philadelphia | Completed | ||
| Focus on admitting, matriculating and retaining the largest percentage of Black/African American and Hispanic/Latinx students among our peer institutions | Progressing | ||
| Partner with corporate partners and institutional advancement/alumni to provide scholarship and stipend for Black/African American high school students to attend Camp Business | Completed | ||
| Increase diverse representation in faculty and staff positions | Progressing | ||
| Ensure diversity within selection committees | Progressing | ||
| Operationalize and scale BRIDGE program | Progressing | ||
| Continuously assess and evaluate underrepresented minority student experience | Progressing | ||
| Create an onboarding program | Emerging | ||
| Continuously survey staff and faculty to understand gaps in DEI | Progressing |
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| Recommendation | Emerging | Progressing | Completed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Encourage faculty to incorporate DEI-related assignments into coursework | Completed | ||
| Work with curriculum committees to incorporate DEI into more courses | Emerging | ||
| Make DEI part of College Research and Curriculum Innovation (CRCI) Group | Completed | ||
| Intentionally include diversity in research objectives | Emerging | ||
| Add a diversity requirement to LeBow undergraduate programs | Progressing | ||
| Create a new undergraduate interdisciplinary LeBow course (Global and Cultural Competency) | Emerging | ||
| Touch on DEI in CIVC 101 or UNIV 101 courses | Completed |
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| Recommendation | Emerging | Progressing | Completed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Develop and facilitate a training series around awareness of DEI | Completed | ||
| Create methods to facilitate dialogues that are more flexible and genuine | Progressing | ||
| Make funds available to send faculty, PhD students and staff to conferences to learn about DEI | Progressing | ||
| Create incentives for students to engage in DEI programming | Completed | ||
| Incentivize attendance/participation in DEI faculty/staff programing | Completed | ||
| Incentivize faculty/staff engagement by adding a DEI component to annual performance evaluation | Completed | ||
| Incentivize departments through Diversity Scoreboard | Emerging |
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| Recommendation | Emerging | Progressing | Completed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Create an LCOB DEI Dashboard to assess and measure progress of DEI initiatives | Completed | ||
| Faculty report DEI-related service on annual report | Completed | ||
| Report DEI-related course content or modifications in faculty annual report | Progressing | ||
| Add DEI component to tenure and promotion assessment and Annual Performance Review | Progressing |
Thank you for your interest in our DEI initiative and resources at Drexel LeBow. For more information and questions, please contact us. We look forward to hearing from you.
Trina Larsen Andras, PhD
Assistant Dean of DEI and Sustainability
(215) 895-4995
diprograms@drexel.eduGerri C. LeBow Hall 822