AFD Climate and Retention Pilot Intervention Program (DEIBlueprint)

UC Berkeley, UC Davis, & UCSF 2021-2022

Project Principal Investigators

Berkeley

Karie Frasch, Director, Office for Faculty Equity & Welfare at Berkeley

Marc Goulden, Director of Data Initiatives at Berkeley

Sharon Inkelas, Associate Vice Provost for the Faculty; Special Faculty Advisor to the Chancellor on Campus Welfare; Distinguished Professor of Linguistics

Davis

Philip Kass, Vice Provost, Academic Affairs; Distinguished Professor of Analytic Epidemiology,Population Health and Reproduction (Veterinary Medicine), and Public Health Sciences (Medicine)

Binnie Singh, Assistant Vice Provost, Academic Affairs

San Francisco

Renee Navarro, Vice Chancellor, Diversity and Outreach; Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care

Elizabeth Ozer, Associate Vice Provost, Faculty Equity; Professor of Pediatrics

Project Abstract

DEIBlueprint addresses department climate by creating an easy-to-use process - a blueprint! - that sets departments up for success in diagnosing and addressing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB); in short, department climate. All too often, departments are on their own, trying to effectively implement initiatives from campus-wide surveys, fashioning original department climate surveys, analyzing their data, and conjuring action steps in response. This process is time-consuming, often error-prone, sometimes expensive, and potentially uninformed by campus expertise. Using a quasi-experimental design, DEIBlueprint has two components: (1) an online climate survey Question Bank, containing validated survey items participating departments can choose from to create customizable climate surveys appropriate to their unique context; and (2) a Climate Toolkit to support responsive activities. Toolkit elements will be associated with particular issues and span a wide range of accessible activities. The overall aim is to make departments more inclusive for all, increasing faculty retention and success.

Project Link: DEIBlueprint | Office for Faculty Equity & Welfare (berkeley.edu)

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