The College's Diversity and Inclusion Advisory and Action Committee (DIAAC) mission is to (1) support students, faculty, and staff of color (i.e., Black, Indigenous/Native American, Latinx, Asian American), as well as those who are marginalized, and those who are experiencing additional stress and threats as a result of their research, activism, who they are, or who they are imagined to be, (2) assist in broadening and deepening the College’s commitment and its efforts on matters that impact diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice (DEIJ) within the College and across campus, (3) advise the Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion and other senior College leadership, (4) strengthen the lines of communication between College Diversity and Inclusion administration and faculty, staff, and students, as well as between the College and campus, (5) develop and implement innovative programming that crosses institutional boundaries, integrates existing commitments, and identifies potential new initiatives, (6) educate the College and campus about DEIJ issues and how these affect the university and broader society, and (7) advocate for change.
Advisory + Action Committee
Diversity and Inclusion Advisory & Action Committee (DIAAC)
Members
Kate Abramson
Associate Professor, Philosophy
Stephanie Allen
Assistant Professor, Gender Studies
Rachel Nefertari Akhet Boveja
Career Coach, Walter Center for Career Achievement
Quintin Brown
Graduate Student, Chemistry
MarChe’ Daughtry
Graduate Student, Gender Studies
Alyssabeth Dubuisson
Program Manager, Latino Studies Program, American Studies Department, and Asian American Studies Program
Connor Kaurich
Undergraduate Student, Physics
Joseph Kielar
Director of Facilities and Sciences Infrastructure
Rob Loveless
ASL Senior Lecturer, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Dilloni Pinnock
Undergraduate Student, Political Sciences
Amy Richardson
Undergraduate Research Programs Coordinator, College of Arts and Sciences
Rebecca Skalla
Graduate Student, Chemistry
Sam Zheng
Associate Scientist, Biology
Deion Ziwawo
Undergraduate Student, Psychology and Law & Public Policy