DEI in the Workplace.Diversity doesn't stop in the classroom. Inclusion is more than having lunch with someone new. Equity is more than providing an opportunity. This page provides some resources for addressing DEI issues in the workplace.
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Recruitment and Hiring Practices.Hiring committees need to actively consider DEI topics when using language, targeting placements, and through the interview process. The following are articles addressing hiring practices and recommendations for search committees. A summary of the articles can be found here.
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Retention and Burn-Out Prevention.Often, in an attempt to promote diversity and inclusion among a department, a person who checks a DEI category box becomes the "go-to" for all things DEI. This additional responsibility unfairly distributes the work the entire department should be doing around DEI topics. The following are opinion articles that address how faculty can and should share the work, and how faculty who perform this sort of invisible labor are often uncompensated for this work. A summary of the opinions can be found here.
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Managing Inclusive Meetings.Meetings in the workplace can be fraught with implicit biases and bropropriation, mansplaining, and other forms of pervasive interrupting. The following articles define these terms and discuss how to manage a meeting to help construct an inclusive environment. A summary of the articles can be found here.
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The Importance of Inclusion.Merely hiring a diverse individual is only a single step in creating a diverse and inclusive environment. In particular, diversity should be a product rather than an input for this environment; the key point is to create an inclusive workplace and diversity will follow. A summary of the articles and opinions can be found here.
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