Core Skill: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is valuing multiple social identities and advocating for access and belonging for all persons. Diversity is about celebrating differences; equity is equal opportunity and access for all persons; and inclusion ensures differences are welcomed so that every individual feels a sense of belonging. DEI skills require cultural humility, challenging structural inequalities, and awareness of one’s own social identities.
Rackham Resources
Professional Development DEI Certificate
Rackham is committed to enhancing the development and training offerings related to diversity, equity, and inclusion for all graduate students and postdoctoral fellows and is now offering a Professional Development DEI Certificate. This program is designed to prepare graduate students to work in a diverse environment while fostering a climate of inclusivity.
Diversity Statement Evaluation Rubric
Colleges and universities often request diversity statements from applicants for faculty positions. Diversity statements are also being requested of faculty as part of tenure and promotion. Rackham created a rubric to support graduate students and faculty in composing and evaluating diversity statements. The rubric was designed in collaboration with the National Center for Institutional Diversity and the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching.
Campus Resources
Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR)
Social-justice education program that blends theory and experiential learning.
National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID)
Produces, catalyzes, and elevates diversity research and scholarship.
CEW+
Provides resources to help women and underserved individuals at U-M reach their potential.
Spectrum Center
Envisions an inclusive campus, with sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression as its framework.
National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD)
Online resource for mentoring, tools, and support to be successful in academe.
Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs (MESA)
Uses the lens of race and ethnicity to build inclusive spaces and equitable opportunities for all.
Trotter Multicultural Center
Works to enhance multicultural awareness and provides a place for meetings and cultural events.
Upcoming Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Events
Contact Professional Development and Engagement
1530 Rackham Building
915 E. Washington St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1070
Phone: (734) 647-4013
Fax: (734) 936-2848
Hours
Professional and Academic Development is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The office is closed Saturdays and Sundays and on the following holidays: Thanksgiving (Thursday and the following Friday), Christmas through New Year's, Memorial Day, Independence Day (July 4), and Labor Day.