Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

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Name: Nannette Fromm, EdM
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Position: Associate Dean of Student Affairs

901 Walnut Street 6th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107

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Annual Goals 2023-2024

  • JCRS has set a goal that 100% of faculty will complete the Inclusive Teaching Strategies Self-Assessment and Reflection tool on at least one course over the academic year.  Results will be discussed with program directors and chairs to identify professional development needs.
  • The IDEA committee will offer opportunities for structured dialogue around inclusive teaching strategies.

Annual Goals 2022-2023

  • The committee finalized the Inclusive Course Design and Teaching Strategies Self-Assessment and Reflection guide for implementation and initiated the development of a companion resource guide. This tool was presented to the University Community at Faculty Days in June.  

    For more information about this tool , please contact Dr. Karla A. Bell ([email protected]) or Nannette Fromm ([email protected]).  
  • The committee offered quarterly lunch and learn sessions for faculty and staff. Topics included Native American/Indigenous Heritage Month and Gender Inequality in Scientific Careers.
  • The committee facilitated quarterly “Conversations that Matter” for JCRS students to provide a space where all perspectives are welcomed, and to engage together to seek to understand perspectives on various subjects.

Annual Goals 2021-2022

  • The committee developed and piloted an Inclusive Course Design and Teaching Strategies Self-Assessment and Reflection guide for faculty to promote reflection and action toward developing and delivering more inclusive course design and teaching strategies. 
  • The Associate Dean for Student Affairs facilitated book clubs for faculty and staff. Faculty and staff were able to choose among 3 books, which were provided to them by the College. These included Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence: Understanding and Facilitating Difficult Dialogues on Race (Derald Wing Sue), The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias (Dolly Chugh), and Biased (Jennifer L. Eberhardt)
  • Faculty and Staff participated in a virtual lecture entitled “Teaching and Leading with Racial Equity in Mind,” facilitated by Dr. Stephen Brookfield.
  • A student orientation video was developed to introduce new students to the members of the IDEA committee and inform them  about college-wide DEI initiatives.
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