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academic diversity
When results
matter... beyond education to sustainable change. Cambridge Hill
Partners assists universities and colleges to strategically position
diversity initiatives and to implement best practices in diversity.
Typically, colleges and university administrators ask us:
Representation: How do we increase the representation
of minority faculty and students and increase the tenure rate of
women faculty and faculty of color?
Faculty Development: How do we engage faculty in
developing multi-cultural competencies needed to lead classroom
discussions on diverse issues and to revitalize the curriculum?
Administration: How can senior managers drive diversity-related
change? How can we model new behaviors? How do we support the advancement
of high potential diverse employees into leadership positions?
Student Life: Now that the student body is diverse,
how can we help students create an enriched, multicultural co-curricular
life, and diminish social isolation among minorities?
In response to these challenges CHP has developed a three-tiered
diversity model:
Of these, teaching and
learning as the core activities within the university/college are
the most important.
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>> Administration:
Cross Cultural Competencies: Cross Cultural Competencies
for direct service staff (staff most frequently in direct contact
with students):
- Admissions
- Financial
Aid
- Registrars
- Student
Affairs
- Campus
Police
- Dining
Services
Competencies
include:
- Serving
diverse students
- Preventing
culture clash
- Customer
service with international students
Recruitment:
Reflecting through recruitment and hiring processes the diversity
of the student population at all levels of the organization.
Breaking Glass: Coaching, development and mentoring
as effective tools for preparing high potential staff for leadership,
and increasing the capacity of senior leaders to coach across differences.
Aligning Systems: Bringing performance evaluation
and reward systems and career development systems as well as alignment
with university/college diversity goals.
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>> Leadership Team
Diversity Councils can serve as an organizing and authorizing body,
providing coherence, coordination and visibility to diversity efforts.
In our experience the reasons why some diversity leadership teams
succeed and others fail has to do with the degree to which members
of the diversity leadership teams, and key constituents, share a
common understanding of what their work is, and have the appropriate
levels of authorization. CHP helps clients develop a shared understanding
of what they are setting out to accomplish, and obtain appropriate
authorization and funding to see the work through to completion.
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>> Goals of Diversity Education
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