School of Advanced International Studies

Goal: Increase the diversity of thoughts, viewpoints and perspectives in the classroom by adding additional diverse tenure track, term, and adjunct faculty members, conducting a curriculum review, and adding co-curricular programs that address these goals.

Future State

• Increase in the number of diverse faculty (i.e., race, ethnicity, gender, age, national origin, religion, disability, sexual orientation) 
• Socialize faculty to syllabi inclusiveness 
• Standards and guidelines for diverse courses and syllabi 
• Increase the availability of diverse courses 
• Increased syllabi inclusiveness 
• Increase the presence of diverse speakers and guests at SAIS programs and activities 

Timeline

• Year 1 – Q1 & Q2 – Socialize the goal with key faculty leaders  
• Year 1 – Q1 & Q2 – Review open faculty positions/opportunities 
• Year 1 – Q1 & Q2 – Plan, organize and track programs and events with diverse participants and issues 
• Year 1 – Q1 & Q2 – Create collaborative research opportunity grants  
• Year 2 – Q1 & Q2 – Conduct curriculum review  
• Year 2 – Q1 & Q2 – Incorporate search committee training/best practices 
• Year 2 – Q1 & Q2 – Present research collaborations in a public forum  
• Year 3-5 – Q1 & Q2 – Utilize and review data and implement changes as needed