Council for Diversity + Inclusion

Council for Diversity
+ Inclusion

The college's Council for Diversity + Inclusion is charged with creating a more equitable and inclusive community at AAP.

In June 2020, following the murder of George Floyd and BLM protests, AAP faculty, staff, and students began conversations with college leadership to initiate significant shifts in curricular and cocurricular programming. AAP's Council for Diversity + Inclusion was founded soon after and was charged with creating a comprehensive plan to guide change and action in many different areas across the college.

The Council's 5-point Charge

AAP Diversity and Inclusion Assessment Report
Student Support
(Admissions/Retention/Career services)
Faculty and Staff Recruitment and Retention
Rethinking our Substantive Curriculum (Core, distribution, studios/workshops) and Co-curricular Programs (study abroad, internships, engaged work, events/talks/exhibitions)
Accountability and Redress

Council Structure

The 2022–23 council has a membership of ten people comprised of four students, four faculty, and two staff from across AAP. Faculty chairs of the college's departmental diversity committees are members of the council to ensure communication between the council and their committees.

Latesha Fussell

DIRECTOR OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
CO-CHAIR

Jen Delos Reyes

ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR EQUITY AND INCLUSION
CO-CHAIR

Medina Lansanky

ARCHITECTURE
D+I DEPARTMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR, ARCHITECTURE

Paul Ramirez Jonas

ART
D+I DEPARTMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR, ART

Sara Bronin

CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING
D+I DEPARTMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR, CRP

Melanie Holland Bell

ASSISTANT DEAN FOR EDUCATION
Njillan Sarre

M.Arch. '23

Havily Nwakuche

B.F.A. '25

Akiko Kelley

B.S. URS '24

Sushmitta Ranganathan

M.R.P. '23