1. Engaging Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work
Shannon Portillo
Associate Professor
Co-Chair DEI Workgroup

2. Overview
Background of DEI at KU
Faculty Centered Report Recommendations
Update from this Semester
Moving Forward Together

3. Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Work at KU
National backdrop
Town Hall (November 2015)
Established DEI Taskforce (December 2015)
DEI Taskforce Report (May 2016)
Current and ongoing work (now)

4. Faculty Centered Recommendations from the Report
Shift away from a deficit centered discussion regarding hiring faculty from underrepresented groups.
Develop a comprehensive plan related to hiring faculty from underrepresented groups.
Revive the Dean’s Scholar Program as a pipeline for developing faculty of color.
Hold academic departments and deans accountable for making progress towards hiring and retaining more faculty from underrepresented groups.
More carefully and explicitly disaggregate how faculty members of color are counted and where they are located in faculty ranks and University departments.

5. Faculty Centered Recommendations from the Report
Foster opportunities for mid-career faculty of color in the areas of professional skills building, advancement, pathways to promotion, and opportunities for leadership at the department, school/college, and University levels
Develop a more robust and formalized mentoring program for all faculty, including midcareer scholars.
As an alternative to outsourcing diversity, equity, and inclusion work to paid consultants, make fuller use of campus expertise among faculty and staff, by identifying creative ways to recognize and compensate additional service work.

6. Framing DEI Work Representation – who is here
Climate – how do people feel included
Curriculum – what do we teach
Organizational Strategy – how do we make decisions (structural)

7. What are ways that Faculty Senate Can Engage in DEI work?
How are we valuing DEI work in P&T?
What kinds of support are we providing faculty colleagues (i.e., mentoring)?
What kinds of professional development opportunities are we taking? How are we rewarding faculty for doing this?
Safe zone training
Cultural competence workshops
Working on our pedagogy and curriculum with CTE or national associations
How are we recruiting new colleagues?
How are we supporting our students?

8. Co-Chair DEI Workgroup
Thank you!
Questions or Comments?
Please be in touch:
Shannon Portillo, Ph.D.
Co-Chair DEI Workgroup
4060 Wescoe Hall
@Prof_SP