Recommendations for DAPs
- NDEW 2017 Recommendations for Departmental Actions and Diversity Action Plan
Definition:
- A DAP is a written statement which summarizes a group’s —viz, your department’s— plan to advanced inclusive excellence on a stated time frame.
- At right, is a list of operating principles that were recommended by chairs and participants at NDEW 2017 for inclusion in a DAP
Dissemination:
- DAPs should be incorporated into departmental strategic plans
- A summary of the DAP that fits within a few lines should be incorporated into the Diversity Statement published on departmental websites
Operating Principles:
- A DAP should emphasize the following drivers for inclusive excellence:At right, is a list of operating principles that were recommended by chairs and participants at NDEW 2017 for inclusion in a DAP
- Equity, not equality
- Value commitment,not on time served or availability
- Work structure (for faculty/trainees/staff) should be flexible and constructed transparently
- Civility & respect towards all
- Absolute standards for RPT, not a curve
- Deemphasize genius myth
- Pathways, not gateways or pipeline
- Diversity equity is a social justice core value
- Define and promote diversity broadly AND focus on diversity inequities affecting targeted and specified groups
