Equity and Justice Team
Under the IDEA Initiative, the Equity and Justice Team is charged with addressing timely concerns regarding equity on campus; building community and belonging among faculty, students, and staff; and implementing long-term initiatives to ensure 61传媒continues to be an equitable and just institution. Since it’s founding, the team leads DEIJ workshops for campus constituencies; participates and shares insights from the Liberal Arts Colleges Racial Equity Leadership Alliance (LACRELA) econvenings; guides the development and provides funding support for departmental DEI action plans; administers the Racial Justice and Equity Fellowship program for faculty and students; and publishes the College鈥檚 IDEA Initiative newsletter to share DEIJ updates with the broader 61传媒community.
The Equity and Justice Team currently consists of the Associate Dean of Faculty for Racial Equity (ADRE), Assistant Dean and 61传媒Communities of Resources and Empowerment (SCORE) Director, Vice President, Secretary of the Board, and Convener of the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access (IDEA) Initiative, and the Equity and Justice Fellow.
Denise Nelson Nash ’76
Vice President, Secretary of the Board, and Convener of the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access (IDEA) Initiative
C谩ndida J谩quez
Associate Dean of Faculty for Racial Equity (ADRE) and Professor of Music
Gretchen Maldonado
Director, Laspa Center for Leadership
Francesca Simmons ’14
2023-2024 Equity and Justice Fellow