Inclusive Excellence Commitment

Video Transcript: CLASS Equity and Inclusion Manifesto (PDF)

Our college stands for inclusivity and supports those who protest the prevalence of racial injustice throughout our country. CLASS launched a new college level committee – an Inclusive Excellence Committee. The committee recognized that the work ahead of us needed a formal document, a manifesto, to guide our work.

For the 2020-21 academic year, the CLASS Inclusive Excellence Committee is immersed in the work of achieving goals stated in the CLASS Equity and Inclusion Manifesto. To that end, members of the committee have chosen to align with one of the following areas of focus:

• surveying the students on their experiences regarding equity
• providing resources to promote inclusive pedagogy, and  
• highlighting equity and inclusivity in faculty evaluations.  

Committee members hold themselves accountable to their commitments. In support of expanding our knowledge and understanding, we explored “From Equity Talk to Equity Walk”  last spring 2020, and Dolly Chugh’s “The Person You Mean to Be” this fall 2021.  We continue to actively engage in dialogue and reflection, and we continue to learn.

Inclusive Excellence Teaching Resources 

2023- 2024Committee Chair: Michael Giang

Current Committee Members

Pavitra Kavya, Communication

Shih-Tang Hwu,  Economics

Aaron DeRosa, English and Modern Languages

Barbara Gill-Mayberry,English and Modern Languages

Annie Danis, Geography and Anthropology 

David DeVore, History

Ernest Harrison, Music

Dale Turner, Philosophy

Brady Collins, Political Science

Tatiana Pumaccahua,  Psychology

Brgitt Lamothe-Francois, Psychology

Michael Giang, Psychology

Gabriele Plickert, Sociology

Joshua Truett, Theatre and New Dance 

Brianne Dávila, Associate Dean

David Horner, Associate Dean

Camille Su-Lin Johnson, Dean

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