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Enacting Inclusive Excellence  

Michael Goh, PhD Interim Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer

Professor, Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development

University of Michigan March 12, 2018

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Equity and Diversity

PURPOSE(Remembering)Ambi%ousEquity,Diversity,andInclusiongoalsattheUniversityofMinnesota

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Equity and Diversity

PRINCIPLES(GroundedinTheory)Ambi%ousEquity,Diversity,andInclusiongoalsattheUniversityofMinnesota

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Vision•  Wedefinediversityasnotonlyadrivingforcebuta

necessarycondiAonforexcellence.•  Weenvisionanins%tu%onwhereequityanddiversity

arewovenintotheworkandlivesofeverystudent,faculty,andstaffmember.

•  Ascoreins%tu%onalvalues,equityanddiversitywillinfuseandinformthinking,policies,andpracAcesthroughouttheuniversity–frommissionstatementstostrategicplanstostudentadmissionstohiring,promo%onandtenure.

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StrategicPriori%es•  IncreasingRepresenta%onalDiversity•  ImprovingCampusClimate•  LeveragingStrategicInternalandExternalPartnerships.

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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-TWIN CITIES STRATEGIC PLAN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

OCTOBER 2014

“We embrace diversity, knowing that diversity among our faculty, staff, and students is linked to excellence and is a key source of the creativity and innovation that our vision requires.”

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• Weallshareresponsibilityforequityanddiversity—it’severybody’severydaywork.

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UCLAHigherEduca%onResearchIns%tute:MODELFORSOCIALCHANGE

0GmDF�GPS Equity and DiversityTheSocialAc%on,Leadership,andTransforma%on(SALT)Model

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UniversityofMinnesotaEquityandDiversityFramework

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COREVALUES

•  Socialjus%ce•  Excellence•  System-widecollabora%on/sharedresponsibility•  Communityengagement•  Sustainability•  Con%nuousimprovement,outcomes,andaccountability

•  Transforma%onthroughself-examina%on

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Equity and Diversity

PROGRAMS(InteracAonsinDiversitythatEngenderInclusiveExcellence)Ambi%ousEquity,Diversity,andInclusiongoalsattheUniversityofMinnesota

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ENACTINGINCLUSIVEEXCELLENCEAnExercise

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What’sHappening?

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WhattoINCLUDE?

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DEFININGINCLUSIONInclusiveExcellence

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–  Inclusion•  Theac%ve,inten%onal,andongoingengagementwithdiversity—inthecurriculum,intheco-curriculum,andincommuni%es(intellectual,social,cultural,geographical)withwhichindividualsmightconnect—inwaysthatincreaseawareness,contentknowledge,cogni%vesophis%ca%on,andempathicunderstandingofthecomplexwaysindividualsinteractwithinsystemsandins%tu%ons.

– 

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•  AAC&UcallsforhighereducaAontoaddressdiversity,inclusion,andequityascriAcaltothewellbeingofdemocraAcculture.Makingexcellenceinclusiveisthusanac%veprocessthroughwhichcollegesanduniversi%esachieveexcellenceinlearning,teaching,studentdevelopment,ins%tu%onalfunc%oning,andengagementinlocalandglobalcommuni%es.

•  AAC&Uendeavorstodevelop“equity-mindedprac%%oners,”whoarewillingtoengageinthenecessary,andsomeAmesdifficult,conversaAonsanddecision-makingthatcanleadtotransformaAonalchangeforstudentlearningandachievement.

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Equity and Diversity

PEOPLE(Understanding&DevelopingCapabiliAes)Ambi%ousEquity,Diversity,andInclusiongoalsattheUniversityofMinnesota

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Palmer,P.(2011).Highereduca%onandhabitsoftheheart:restoringdemocracy’sinfrastructure.JournalofCollegeandCharacter,12(3),1-6.

chutzpah•  KnowingthatIhaveavoicethatneedstobeheardandtherighttospeakit.

humility•  Accep%ngthefactthatmy

truthisalwayspar%alandmaynotbetrueatall–soIneedtolistenwithopennessandrespect,especiallyto“theother,”asmuchasIneedtospeakmyownvoicewithclarityandconvic%on.

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Palmer,P.(2011).Highereduca%onandhabitsoftheheart:restoringdemocracy’sinfrastructure.JournalofCollegeandCharacter,12(3),1-6.

•  FIVEHABITSOFTHEHEART① Wemustunderstandthatweareallinthistogether.② Wemustdevelopanapprecia%onofthevalueof

“otherness.”③ Wemustcul%vatetheabilitytoholdtensioninlife-giving

ways.④ Wemustgenerateasenseofpersonalvoiceandagency.⑤ Wemuststrengthenourcapacitytocreatecommunity.

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Palmer,P.(2011).Highereduca%onandhabitsoftheheart:restoringdemocracy’sinfrastructure.JournalofCollegeandCharacter,12(3),1-6.

•  Curriculum,Pedagogy,andDemocracy’sWell-Being–  Ahighlycompe%%veacademicculturedoesnotins%llasensethatweareallinthistogether.

–  Ahomogenous(orhighlysegregated)studentpopula%on,andpressurestowardsocialorideologicalconformity,workagainstanapprecia%onofotherness.

–  Anobsessionwith“objec%ve”ques%onswhoseanswersare“atthebackofthebook”doesnothelppeoplelearntoholdintellectualoremo%onaltension

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Palmer,P.(2011).Highereduca%onandhabitsoftheheart:restoringdemocracy’sinfrastructure.JournalofCollegeandCharacter,12(3),1-6.

•  Curriculum,Pedagogy,andDemocracy’sWell-Being–  Pedagogiesthatmakestudentsintopassiveconsumersofknowledgedonotcul%vateasenseofpersonalvoiceandagency.

– Whenindividualsuccessinthemarketplacebecomeeduca%on’sprimarygoal,studentsdonotdevelopthecapacitytocreatecommunity.

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Equity and Diversity

Interculturalcompetence

0GmDF�GPS Equity and DiversityFrom: Leung, K., Ang, S., & Tan, M. L. (2014). Intercultural Competence. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational  Behavior, 1, 489-519."

300differentdefiniAons 30differentmodels

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Misses Difference

Judges Difference

De-emphasizes Difference

Deeply Comprehends Difference Bridges Across Difference

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From: Leung, K., Ang, S., & Tan, M. L. (2014). Intercultural Competence. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational  Behavior, 1, 489-519."

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From: Leung, K., Ang, S., & Tan, M. L. (2014). Intercultural Competence. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational  Behavior, 1, 489-519."

0GmDF�GPS Equity and DiversityUCLAHigherEduca%onResearchIns%tute:MODELFORSOCIALCHANGE–MakingtheCasefor(inter)CulturalCompetence

CulturalCompetence

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ANewVision•  Ins%tu%onalDiversity

•  Interac%onalDiversityorInclusiveExcellence

•  InterculturalCompetence

•  IndigenousSovereignty

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Enacting Inclusive Excellence  

Michael Goh, PhD Interim Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer

Professor, Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development

University of Michigan March 12, 2018