Arizona State University
PAE-6: Diversity and Equity Coordination

Arizona State University is deeply committed to positioning itself as a New American University by seeking to build excellence, enhance access, and have an impact on our community, state, nation and the world. This requires that our faculty and staff reflect the intellectual, ethnic and cultural diversity of our nation and world so that our students learn from the broadest perspectives. We engage in the advancement of knowledge with the most inclusive understanding possible of the issues we are addressing through our scholarship. As one part of this commitment, we have developed a strategic plan for diversity. Developed in consultation with a wide variety of constituencies within the University and the deans, this plan, called “Building blocks for success through people, programming and policies,” contains a statement which serves as an ongoing touchstone of our commitment. It includes several specific initiatives which will change and evolve over time depending on the challenges and opportunities we have before us.

University Steering Committee on Diversity Members Paul Espinosa Professor Transborder Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies Paul.Espinosa@asu.edu Debra Friedman Vice President/Dean College of Public Programs Debra.Friedman@asu.edu Stanlie James Director African American Studies Stanlie.James@asu.edu Kwang-Wu Kim Dean Herberger College of the Arts Kwang-Wu.Kim@asu.edu Mari Koerner Dean College of Teacher Education and Leadership Mari.Koerner@asu.edu Neal Lester Chair English neal.lester@asu.edu Deirdre Meldrum Dean Fulton School of Engineering Deirdre.Meldrum@asu.edu Delia Saenz Vice Provost Office of the Executive Vice President/Provost of the University DELIA.SAENZ@asu.edu Craig Thatcher Dean School of Applied Arts and Sciences Craig.Thatcher@asu.edu The website URL where information about the diversity and equity committee is available: http://diversity.asu.edu/committee

Arizona State University's Office of Equity & Inclusion supports and fosters a culture of inclusiveness. We promote and assist with equal opportunity and diversity initiatives. We also provide University leadership and hiring officials with clear and accessible employment data, timely and effective consultation, high-impact training, and rigorous review of employment-related policies and procedures.

Under Kamala Green’s leadership, the Office of Equity & Inclusion will facilitate the university’s hiring, promotion, development and pay practices to ensure they are as free of bias as possible. The office also will create and deliver training on how to build inclusive, discrimination-free work environments. Green will be active in diversity outreach internal and external to the university’s community and also will serve as ASU’s ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) and Title IX officer.