Contact
Jen de los Reyes
Associate Professor of Art
Associate Dean for Diversity and Equity
delosreyes@cornell.edu
Office Hours
Monday–Thursday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m
Recommended Actions
The Council recommends that 12 actions be taken to change the inclusion and belonging climate in AAP.
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Make anti-bias reporting transparent, accessible, known, and streamlined
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Re-establish a Diversity Officer position at the college level
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Require training for faculty and staff [anti-bias/teaching in the diverse classroom/mental health and wellness]
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Change hiring practices for visiting faculty, teaching associates, and temporary staff to promote diversity
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Promote faculty and staff recruitment and retention by providing professional development and leadership opportunities for faculty and staff and by reviewing pay structures across different groups to ensure pay parity for women and People of Color
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Develop recruitment strategies and admissions policies to create a more diverse student body at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including post-doctoral students
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Create more robust student support and retention services, including career services and increase access to services
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Raise funds to recruit and retain diverse student and diverse faculty and staff
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Revisit and revise the substantive curriculum and co-curricular activities — exhibitions, lectures, etc. — to include issues of diversity and inclusion both in terms of content and producers
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Create systems of accountability for everyone in the college including visiting faculty and high-profile visitors; require diversity statements before any hiring decision; and give faculty feedback at mid-semester and end of semester
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Recognize and amplify work already being done on these issues by AAP faculty, staff, and students.
The Council further recommends that the recently established D&I committees in the departments of architecture and art, as well as CRP's diversity committee, work on relevant action items and report back by October 5, 2020. All work of the Council will be shared with the community at regular intervals in an effort to maintain full transparency.
