Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

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RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Strategic leadership

• Working as member of the Dean’s senior leadership team, designs, implements and assesses school-wide programs, initiatives and approaches to reinforce DEI as core values throughout all aspects of the law school community.
• Advises on institutional responses to issues related to DEIB, coordinating with other DEIB leaders on campus and including acting as a spokesperson and strategic leader both internally and externally for the Law School.
• Develops, updates and reports on data and other monitoring tools to track the law school’s progress in its DEIB efforts.
• Collaborates with law school communications team to increase awareness of DEIB policies, practices and programs.
• Develops partnerships with other DEIB leaders at the University and within the broader community to align, coordinate, and support efforts for impact.
• Brings and shares an equity-minded lens to policies, practices, and assessment to the Law School.

Programming and instructional support

• Assists in developing ongoing learning opportunities for students that will prepare them to serve effectively in a highly diverse society grappling with persistent racial, social and economic inequities.
• Plans, implements and assesses DEIB programming and training for law faculty and staff, including on topics such as anti-racist pedagogy, first-generation student success, gender inclusion and cultural competence.
• Serves as a resource for faculty and staff to enrich DEIB efforts in our curriculum, classrooms, and co-curricular programs and consults with individual faculty as requested.

Student advising and support

• In collaboration with the Dean of Students and other senior leaders, develops and implements multi-faceted support services, including orientation and pre-orientation programs, to enhance the academic and professional success of first-generation students and students from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in the legal profession.
• Provides individual counseling and ongoing support to first-generation students and students from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in the legal profession, creating a seamless point of contact and connection from recruitment through graduation
• Mentors and supports the law student affinity groups.

Recruiting, admissions and pipeline programs

• Assists the Office of Admissions with outreach to and recruitment of underrepresented and historically marginalized students, including attending admissions-related events both on and off campus, and serving as an additional point of contact for underrepresented students during the admissions process.
• Collaborates with the Office of Admissions on student recruitment, including on pipeline initiatives.

External relations

• Serves as the Law School’s representative in relevant University, community and professional activities and groups.
• Collaborates with the Director of Alumni Relations to enhance the law school’s relationship and engagement with its alumni from underrepresented groups.