Valeria J. Martinez has been named the assistant dean for diversity, equity and inclusion within Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Fine Arts (CFA). CFA Dean Dan Martin announced the appointment of Martinez to the new position in a message to the CFA community earlier today.
“Appointing Valeria to this role is a critical step in reinforcing our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in the College of Fine Arts,” Martin said. “Most of our schools and programs already have implemented processes and actions that positively affect our students, faculty and staff. Valeria will help us to continue to assure that CFA continues to become a more diverse, truly inclusive, and equitable environment for all.”
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BYU is heightening its efforts to address racism on campus.
Since the protests surrounding the death of George Floyd and the subsequent rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, BYU has sought to follow the admonition of President Russell M. Nelson and leaders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to “review processes, laws, and organizational attitudes regarding racism and root them out once and for all.”
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The BYU Committee on Race, Equity & Belonging was formed under the direction of President Kevin J Worthen over the summer. The committee’s mission statement says:
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At noon on Wednesday, January 20, Joe Biden, a former Democratic US senator from Delaware and vice president under Barack Obama, will be sworn in as the nation’s 46th president, succeeding Donald Trump and ending what might be the most tumultuous presidency in history. And Senator Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) will be sworn in as the nation’s first woman vice president. In keeping with tradition, Biden will deliver an inaugural address, laying out his plans and hopes. Perhaps more so than ever before, viewers will be listening for how the new president aims to reunite and heal a nation reeling from a pandemic, systemic racism, a sluggish economy, and painfully deep political divides that culminated in an attack on the US Capitol just two weeks ago that left five people dead and a disgraced Trump impeached for a second time.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 15, 2021) University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto announced in an email to faculty, staff and students today that the search for a new vice president for institutional diversity is underway. Please see the message below.
Dear Campus Community,
I am pleased this morning to announce a committee to help lead the national search for our next Vice President for Institutional Diversity (OID).
It is a committee, comprised of members who have worked long and hard, with passion and purpose, on an aspiration we all share – to make our community a more inclusive and accepting place for everyone.
The co-chairs of our search committee are:
After a comprehensive national search, Wanda Heading-Grant has been selected as Carnegie Mellon University s inaugural vice provost for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and chief diversity officer. Heading-Grant, who is currently vice president for DEI at the University of Vermont, will begin her new role at Carnegie Mellon on April 1. She will also hold a faculty appointment as Distinguished Service Professor in the Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy.
During her 30-year tenure at the University of Vermont, Heading-Grant has advised senior leadership on essential policies, programs and strategies to achieve inclusive excellence while ensuring every member of the university community received the support necessary to thrive. She established programs and policies fundamental to the advancement of DEI, including tools to enhance and innovate employee performance and professional development opportunities.