Diversity and Equity Graduation Requirement Faculty Resources

Proposal Form

Access the Diversity and Equity proposal form. 
(Complete section "DEu" for U.S. or "DEg" for Global )

Policy and Committee

• Please refer to the Diversity and Equity policy and Senate Resolution regarding the development of the Diversity and Equity graduation requirement.
• The Diversity & Equity Workgroup is a Subcommittee of GEC. Group membership and Charge {scroll down past the list of GEC members}

Resources for Submitting Proposals

Multiple resources are available to faculty submitting a Diversity and Equity Requirement proposal:

• Faculty Learning Center for professional development opportunities
• Summer Teaching Institute
• Evaluative tool used by proposal review committee
• Diversity  Equity Glossary of Terms
• Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice, Maurianne Adams & Lee Anne Bell, Third edition, Routledge, 2016. Available in library and via e-book.

Examples of Approved D&E Proposals

List of Diversity Equity Approved courses and links to the completed proposals

• Examples of Approved Annotated Syllabi:
  • SAMPLE SYLLABUS_KINE404
  • SAMPLE SYLLABUS_ECON445
  • SAMPLE SYLLABUS_ENVS340
  • SAMPLE SYLLABUS_LING300

*A note on "substantiality": The Diversity and Equity Requirement Proposal requires faculty substantially address core competencies and group representations.

For purposes of proposal review, "Substantiality" means:

1. Diversity and equity content is integrated throughout (at least) a majority of the weeks of the course​
   ​and
2. Diversity and equity assignments and/or assessments are integrated throughout (at least) a majority of the course​

• Examples of content: Lectures, guest speakers, readings, films, discussions, fieldtrips or fieldwork, etc.
• Examples of assignments & assessments: projects, exams, research, reflective essays, class discussions or activities/labs, etc.